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Melanie Hoff
⟴ ↭ ⥉ ⬼ ↯ ↬		Melanie Hoff is an artist, organizer, and technologist working within spaces of hacking and performance. Their work cultivates spaces of learning and collective reflection grounded in poetry and reconciliation for how we choose to live and what choices have been made for us. At the core of their practice is a study of intersecting systems of classification and power, building spaces—organizational and artistic—where contradictions can be held and futures rehearsed. Melanie teaches about art, sex, technology, design, and social cybernetics at Harvard, NYU, and Yale. Their work has been exhibited at the New Museum, Queens Museum, Bronx Museum, and elsewhere. They co-direct Hex House, an artist's space they co-founded in Brooklyn. They also co-founded Cybernetics Library, and formerly co-directed the School for Poetic Computation where they can often be found teaching from the edges of their research and experimentation.b. New Years Eve 1989 —
m [at] melaniehoff.comwww.melaniehoff.com
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UpcomingSFPC – Future Schools Residency at the National Academy of DesignWorkshop: Consensual HackingJuly 11th, 2026In-Personhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DW7EB1QDEAA/
https://nationalacademy.org/calendar/Future-Schools
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SFPC – Future Schools Residency at the National Academy of DesignLecture-PerformanceJuly 18th, 2026In-Personhttps://nationalacademy.org/calendar/Future-Schools
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Teaching in Beijing, China – feel free to reach out for collaboration :) August 2026In-Person
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Recent
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Hex HouseFounder & Co-director2018-ongoinghttps://hexhouse.studio/
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School for Poetic ComputationCo-director2021-2024https://sfpc.study/
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Harvard GSDPreceptorFall 2024, Fall 2025In-Personhttps://mde.harvard.edu/melanie-hoff/
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WordhackLecture-Performance: The Origin of the Word: Language, Lineage, Lovers and LoginsMay 21st, 2026In-Personhttps://www.wonderville.nyc/events/wordhack-5-21-26
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Leslie-Lohman Museum of ArtWorkshop: Consensual HackingSpring 2026In-Personhttps://sfpc.study/sessions/spring-26/consensual-hacking
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Singapore Art Week - Feelers GalleryGroup Exhibition: Ground Loops
Installation of Dance Poem Revolution and Workshop on Consensual Hacking		Winter 2026In-Personhttps://projects.sfpc.study/ground-loops/
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Boston Tech PoeticsArtist Talk: The Origin of the Word: Language, Lineage, Lovers and LoginsWinter 2026In-Personhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DVCEuPfktoO/?img_index=1
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Sandberg InstituteWorkshop: Consensual HackingWinter 2026In-Personhttps://sandberg.nl/hackers-designers-platform-in-action
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University of Arts London - Machine Language SymposiumArtist Talk: The Origin of the Word: Language, Lineage, Lovers and LoginsWinter 2026In-Personhttps://youtu.be/gsmKvIlltIA?si=ZOjQmZ4UiJud8Vw8
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Culture HubResidency, Installation of Dance Poem Revolution & Performance in collaboration with Ime SoulWinter 2026In-Personhttps://www.culturehub.org/melanie-hoff
https://www.culturehub.org/read/choice-chance-and-revolution
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Published by the School for Poetic Computation
Conceived by Melanie Hoff		Book: "Sex Ed: A Pleasure and Queer Centered Study in Epistemic Empowerment"Winter 2025Bookhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DSLjNvGEotr/
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Center for Performance ResearchPerformance: Sex is the World Our Desires ProduceFall 2025In-Personhttps://www.cprnyc.org/events/open-studios-curated-by-empress-wu
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWsGoyQlC_x/
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Parsons LectureArtist TalkSpring 2025Online
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Rip SpacePerformance: Dance Poem RevolutionSummer 2025In-Personhttps://rip.space/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMJKJ0FzWoh/
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Consensual HackingSummer 2025In-Personhttps://sfpc.study/sessions/summer-25/consensual-hacking
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Bronx MuseumGroup Exhibition: WORKING KNOWLEDGE
Shared Imaginings, New Futures		Spring 2025In-Personhttps://bronxmuseum.org/exhibition/working-knowledge/
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Code Societies: Cybernetic SculptureSpring 2025Onlinehttps://sfpc.study/sessions/spring-25/cybernetic-sculpture
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Digital Love Languages, Falling Failing Feeling FreeingFall 2024, Spring 2026Onlinehttps://sfpc.study/sessions/fall-24/digital-love-languages
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New York Art Book Fair Block PartyInstallation: Dance Poem Revolution (for School for Poetic Computation)Spring 2024In-Personhttps://printedmatterartbookfairs.org/
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School for Poetic ComputationLead Organizer SFPC: Sex EdSpring 2024In-Personhttps://sfpc.study/sessions/spring-24/sex-ed
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EducationNew York University, Interactive Telecommunications ProgramMPS2015 - 2017New York, NYhttps://tisch.nyu.edu/itp
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School for Poetic Computation✳︎2016New York, NYhttps://sfpc.io/
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Pratt InstituteBFA Sculpture

2009 - 2013New York, NYwith a focus on sculpture, metalsmithing, and photography http://www.visualvoicegallery.com/portfolio/past/melanie-hoff-15000-volts
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Education, Organizing & CurationThe Kitchen Residency Advisor 2023New York, NY & Onlinewith SFPChttps://thekitchen.org/on-view/the-kitchen-l-a-b-residency-x-simons-foundation-x-school-for-poetic/
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School for Poetic ComputationDigital Love Languages: Communion, Consent, and RefusalSpring 2022Onlinehttp://lovelanguages.melaniehoff.com/
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Digital Love Languages: Sensory CommonsSummer/Fall 2021In-Personhttps://sfpc.io/cocoon/programs/#sensory-commonshttp://digitallovelanguages.com/%e2%99%a1-class-page-%e2%99%a1/
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School for Poetic ComputationLead Organizer and Teaching Steward: Digital Love LanguagesSummer 2020Online https://2020lovelanguages.melaniehoff.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyqOiIcCiaQ&t=397shttps://digitallovelanguages.github.io/https://rcravago.github.io/handle-with-care/inner-package.html
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Code Societies Winter 2020Lead Organizer, Curruculum Designer, and InstructorJanuary 2020NYCCo-organized with Neta Bomani & Emma Nortonhttp://sfpc.io/code-societies/https://sfpc.io/codesocieties/
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BUFUDesigner & Developer: Cloud9 Website April 2020Onlinehttp://cloud9.support/
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School for Poetic Computation: YCAMInstructor: Peer to Peer Folder PoetrySeptember 2019Yamaguchi, JapanCo-Organized by Taeyoon Choi and Lauren Gardnerhttps://gist.github.com/melaniehoff/96bffd279b0ea66f61291e231283aab5
https://medium.com/sfpc/sfpc-in-yamaguchi-day-4-aca5c3191a71
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School for Poetic Computation: Detroit
Theme: Uncovering Technology		Co-organizing the session, leading curriculum design, and Instructor: Peer to Peer Folder PoetryAugust 2019Detroit, MICo-Organized by Neta Bomani, Taeyoon Choi, Lauren Gardner, and myselfhttps://sfpc.io/detroit/
https://github.com/SFPC/detroit
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Radical NetworksInstructor: Peer to Peer Folder PoetryOctober 2019NYChttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-networks-tickets-72061121755https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2019/participants/melanie-hoff/
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Code Poetry TrackFall 2019NYCStudent Blog Post
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Rhizome x Arts in PartsInstructor: Imagining AI, a Game of Trust, and the Earth!July 2019Rockaway Beach, NYJoined by Leila Kasshttps://www.artsinparts.org/
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School for Poetic ComputationLead organizer and facilitator: Code Societies Winter 20202019New York, NYInvited by the School for Poetic Computationhttps://sfpc.io/code-societies/
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Pioneer WorksFacilitator & curator: Disassembler Roundtable 3 part series
2019Brooklyn, NYInvited by Bethany Taborhttps://pioneerworks.org/classes/disassembler-roundtable-deprogramming-with-hypnosis/

https://pioneerworks.org/classes/disassembler-roundtable-sensory-commons/https://pioneerworks.org/classes/disassembler-roundtable-de-tooling-intimacy/
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School for Poetic ComputationLead organizer and facilitator: Code Societies Winter 20192019New York, NYInvited by the School for Poetic Computationhttp://sfpc.io/codesocieties-winter-19/
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School for Poetic ComputationLead organizer and facilitator: Code Societies Summer 20182018New York, NYInvited by the School for Poetic Computationhttps://sfpc.io/codesocieties/
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Cybernetics ConferenceCo-organizer2017New York, NYwith Sam Hart and Francis Tseng, Sarah Hamerman, David Hecht, Charles Eppely, Dan Taeyoung. Hosted by Prime Producehttps://cybernetics.social/schedule/
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University TeachingParsons Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture SeriesLecture: Parsons Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series Fall 2021Onlinehttps://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/lectureseriestypes/visiting-artist-lecture-series/
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Parsons UniversityGuest Lecturer: Artist Talk, Sustainable Systems Course with Jan MunFall 2021Online
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New York University, Interactive Telecommunications ProgramInstructor: Cybernetics of Sex: Technology, Feminisms & the Choreography of ControlFall 2020, Fall 2021Onlinehttps://cyberneticsofsex.melaniehoff.com/
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New York University, Integrated Digital MediaInstructor: Intro to WebSpring 2020NYChttps://melaniehoff.github.io/web-nyu-idm/
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Rhode Island School of Design, Industrial DesignLecturer: Thesis ResearchFall 2019Providence, Rhode Island
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Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the ArtsLecturer: Experimental Computation Fall 2017New Brunswick, NJCritical interaction design, HTML CSS JS, generative design, physical computinghttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Design-2B-Experimental-Computation-Syllabus--AewE0J_Ip0dNERNpvNlo4~Q2Ag-oED1ojFsTEPayoB2yIjdU
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Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the ArtsLecturer: Experimental Computation Spring 2018New Brunswick, NJCritical interaction design, HTML CSS JS, generative design, physical computinghttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Design-2B-Experimental-Computation-Syllabus--AewE0J_Ip0dNERNpvNlo4~Q2Ag-oED1ojFsTEPayoB2yIjdU
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Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the ArtsLecturer: Experimental Computation Fall 2018New Brunswick, NJCritical interaction design, HTML CSS JS, generative design, physical computinghttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Design-2B-Experimental-Computation-Syllabus--AewE0J_Ip0dNERNpvNlo4~Q2Ag-oED1ojFsTEPayoB2yIjdU
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Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the ArtsLecturer: Experimental Computation Spring 2019New Brunswick, NJCritical interaction design, HTML CSS JS, generative design, physical computinghttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Design-2B-Experimental-Computation-Syllabus--AewE0J_Ip0dNERNpvNlo4~Q2Ag-oED1ojFsTEPayoB2yIjdU
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Rhode Island School of DesignLecturer: Thesis ResearchFall 2019Providence, Rhode IslandIndustrial Design Department
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WorkshopsOverkill FestivalInstallation & Workshop: Dance Poem RevolutionFall 2024Enschede, Netherlandshttps://www.theoverkill.nl/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBLwZxMsa6o/
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Pioneer WorksDigital Love Languages workshop as part of Software 4 Artists Day Fall 2023New York, NYhttps://pioneerworks.org/programs/software-for-artists-day-8
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New York Art Book Fair Block PartyHoops & For Loops workshop with School for Poetic Computation2022New York, NYCo-led with Neta Bomanihttps://nyabf2022.printedmatterartbookfairs.org/Block-Party. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkJzvt-ukV_/
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Eyebeam Poetic Computation: Folder PoetryApril 2020Online
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Pioneer WorksInstallation: Draw What You Think Alexa Looks LikeDecember 2019Brooklyn, NYSecond Sundays
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Detroit Community Technology ProjectInstructor: Folder Poetry - School for Poetic Computation2019Detroit, MIwith support from Neta Bomani, Taeyoon Choi, & Lauren Gardnerhttps://github.com/melaniehoff/folderpoetry
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The Room ProjectInstructor: Collect, Code, Connect - School for Poetic Computation2019Detroit, MIco-led with Neta Bomani, Taeyoon Choi, & Lauren Gardner
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Pioneer WorksInstructor: Cybernetics of Sex: Technology, Feminisms, and the Choreography of Culture2019Brooklyn, NYInvited by Angeline Meitzlerhttps://pioneerworks.org/classes/cybernetics-of-sex/
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Cybernetics of Sex: Technology, Feminisms, and the Choreography of Culture2019New York, NYTaught as part of Code Societieshttp://sfpc.io/codesocieties-winter-19/2019/01/25/cybernetics-of-sex.html
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Cybernetics of Sex: Technology, Feminisms, and the Choreography of Culture2018New York, NYTaught as part of the critical theory track led by American Artisthttp://sfpc.io/codesocieties-winter-19/2019/01/25/cybernetics-of-sex.html
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Parsons Journalism + DesignInstructor: Browser as Investigative Toolbox2018New York, NYA workshop on building Chrome extensions for researchhttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Design-2B-Experimental-Computation-Syllabus--AewE0J_Ip0dNERNpvNlo4~Q2Ag-oED1ojFsTEPayoB2yIjdU
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInstructor: Cybernetic Marginalia2019Cambridge, MACo-led with the Cybernetics Library
Organized by Gary Zhexi Zhang for MIT ACT's February School		http://thefebruary.school/
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Queens MuseumInstructor: Field Remediations2018Queens, NYCo-led with the Cybernetics Library & Karolina Sobecka: https://queensmuseum.org/events/join-queens-museum-studio-program-artist-in-residence-karolina-sobecka-for-a-public-workshop-on-her-newest-project-field-re-mediations
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School for Poetic ComputationInstructor: Social Network Paintings2018New York, NYCo-led with Dan Taeyounghttps://github.com/smalldatasquad/social-network-paintings
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Pioneer WorksInstructor: Data Cindy, Sherman Query2017Brooklyn, NYCo-led with Dan Taeyounghttps://pioneerworks.org/classes/data-cindy-sherman-query/
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SUNY PurchaseGuest lecturer at Social Software: Critical Chrome Extensions2017Purchase, NYInvited by Tega Brain
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 NYU ITP UnconferenceInstructor: Critical Chrome Extensions2017New York, NY
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 NYU ITP UnconferenceInstructor: Artists Interrupting Cybernetic Systems2017New York, NY
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ResidenciesRecess Artist ResidencyWith the School for Poetic ComputationSummer 2023New York, NYhttps://www.recessart.org/projects/180-electronic-cafe-for-poetic-computation
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Pioneer WorksSummer 2019 tech resident2019Brooklyn, NYOrganized by Tommy Martinez and Angeline Meitzlerhttps://pioneerworks.org/technology/residency/
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The Strange FoundationSpring 2019 cohort2019West Showkan, NYOrganized by Willa Koerner and Daniel Morganhttps://thestrange.foundation/
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Selected TalksCivic Creative Base TokyoCybernetics of Sex LectureWinter 2023Tokyo & OnlineOrganized by Mizushina Mamihttps://ccbt.rekibun.or.jp/en/players/melanie-hoff
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WordhackArtist PresentationSummer 2022Onlinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMUL1NwkC6M
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Parsons MFA PhotographyVisiting Artist Lecture June 2020Onlinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-Mc1Xm4DI
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Trigger OrgArtist Lecture & PanelMarch 2020Onlinehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/17SH4vcCbmYLBrs0LflOqWYSlpPEZF0Ys/view?usp=sharing
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Teachers College, Columbia University
Artist Lecture & Guest CriticApril 2020Online
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New York University, Interactive Telecommunications ProgramLecturer: Code Societies PresentationMarch 2020Brooklyn, NYOrganized by the ITP CodeLab
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Pioneer WorksPanel moderator: The New Weird at Press Play Book and Music Fair2019Brooklyn, NYInvited by Elvia Wilkhttps://pioneerworks.org/programs/press-play-fair-2019/
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Independent Curators International and Unbag MagazinePanelist: Institutional Entropy2019New York, NYCo-presented with the Cybernetics Libraryhttps://www.facebook.com/events/376201609897017/
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Goethe Institut USA - Facets ConferenceLecture and Panel: "In Support of Bots That
are Narrow & Full"		2018New York, NYOrganized by Caroline Sindershttps://twitter.com/FacetsCon
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BAM Wendy's Subway - Always Already Desiring Machines
Lecture and Panel: "Always Already Searching"
2017Brooklyn, NYOrganized by Amanda Parmerhttps://www.facebook.com/events/bam-fisher/always-already-desiring-machines/1760467287589999/
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Spectral EventLecture and Panel2017New Rochelle, NJOrganized by Amelia Bearskin
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Telfair Museum - Pulse Art + TechnologyLecture: Artist talk2017Savannah, Georgia
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Babycastles - WordhackLecture: Artist talk2017New York, NYOrganized by Todd Anderson & Claire Donato
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Cybernetics Conference
Panel moderator: Allison Parrish & Mimi Onuoha
2017Brooklyn, NYOrganized by the Cybernetics Library
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The Simple ShowLecture: Artist talk2017Brooklyn, NYOrganized by Kady Ruth Ashkraft and Jenny Nelson
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Group Exhibitions & InstallationsBrooklyn Art Book FairInstallation of Dance Poem RevolutionFall 2024Brooklyn, NYhttps://www.bkabf.info/2024-exhibitors/
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WordhackDance Poem Revolution Presentation and PerformanceSummer 2024New York, NY & Onlinehttps://www.wonderville.nyc/events/wordhack-june-2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/C6z6iXNNsbE/?img_index=1
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Amant recursynonym performance at For Your ReferenceWinter 2023Brooklyn, NYAmant Residency x Hex Househttps://www.amant.org/programs/111-for-your-reference
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Hex HouseCAKEHOLE performanceSpring 2023Brooklyn, NYAn outlandish ceremony gameshow karaoke oral history conceived by Philip Errico, Thea Riven and Melanie Hoff in celebration of Hex House's 1st birthdayhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CrePxYSOgaG/?img_index=1
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Amantsex is the word our body bursts performance for Cyberfeminist Book LaunchFall 2023Brooklyn, NYInvited by Mindy Seuhttps://www.amant.org/programs/103-cyberfeminism-index-sex-is-the-world-our-desires-produce
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Hex HousePerverted Wedding Performance, curated by Cy XWinter 2023New York, NYInvited by Cy Xhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CqYRLMhOt6F/?img_index=1
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Rhizome Artist Commission: Garlic Trust Harvest Summer 2022New York, NY
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Rhizome & Queens MuseumWet Networks ExhibitionFall/Winter 2021Queens, NYOrganized by Celine Wong Katzmanhttps://queensmuseum.org/2021/10/wet-networks