Alina Nazmeeva is a media artist and educator newly based in Chicago. She is an Assistant Professor of Computation at UIUC School of Architecture. Alina creates simulations and worlds that analyze the intra-actions of physical and digital spaces and objects, and their cultural, economic and political ramifications. Using XR, gaming engines, CGI software, machinima, physical and textile installations, their creative and research practice examines the oscillations and murmurs between virtual and concrete, cities and videogames, organic and the engineered, gender and labor. Her most recent works are šŸ› bug in my software šŸŒ· and XR/XF: Extended Realities, Extended Feminisms.

Alina holds a Masters degree from MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Previously, she was a Taubman fellow at the University of Michigan, fellow at Canadian Centre of Architecture and Strelka Institute of Media, Design and Technology. She worked as a lead researcher at MITĀ Future Urban Collectives Lab and MITĀ Real Estate Innovation Lab. Her work was exhibited at Venice Biennale of Architecture, Future Arts Seattle, Boston Cyberarts, Liberty Annex Gallery in Ann Arbor, and Chicago Gamespace (Forthcoming).

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