About me

Biography

Kirsten Swensen (1992) is an Amsterdam based digital media artist whose work delves into themes such as existentialism and transience combined with mixed realities experiences, code and data. Her process often begins with a question or feeling, transformed into dynamic video art, immersive installations, and detailed generative compositions. Swensen’s creative process is deeply influenced by the fluidity of natural phenomena and the concept of non-dualism.

Her art reflects a deep interest in the intersection of human consciousness, nature and technology, exploring what it means to be human in the era of artificial intelligence and challenging us to consider how our digital creations mirror the complexities of the natural world. Introspection, meditation and impermanence both as a practice and a theme, play a significant role in her life and work. Utilizing code, game mechanics, and generative art, she creates immersive digital experiences that invite viewers to contemplate the nature of existence in the digital age. Drawing inspiration from the quiet wisdom of nature, the stillness of meditation, the flow of energy, and the structure of science, she seeks to connect spirituality and technology. Her practice explores how technology can serve as a medium for spiritual insight and awareness.

Her work has been performed and exhibited in institutions worldwide including Van Abbemuseum, MMMAD Festival, Sedition Art, Blinc Festival, Adelaide Festival, Glow, Dutch Design Week, STRP Festival, DEMO Festival and more. 

Exhibitions

2023 Sedition Art, NFT Collection Launch, UK
2023 MMMAD Festival, Group Exhibition, ES
2022 DEMO Festival, Group Exhibition, NL
2022 Sedition Art, NFT Collection Launch, UK
2015 Adelaide Festival, Group Exhibition, AU
2015 B-Seite Festival, AV Performance & Exhibition, DE
2015 LPM Festival, AV Performance, NL
2014 Dutch Design Week, Group Exhibition, NL
2014 Van Abbe Museum, Group Exhibition, NL
2014 GLOW, Group Exhibition, NL
2014 LPM Festival, AV Performance, NL
2014 STRP Festival, AV Performance & Exhibition, NL

Partners & Galleries

Talks

TEDx Eindhoven

Talk

2017

TEDx Eindhoven

Talk

2017

TEDx Eindhoven

Talk

2017

Van Abbe Museum

Talk & Exhibition

2017

Van Abbe Museum

Talk & Exhibition

2017

Van Abbe Museum

Talk & Exhibition

2017