richard pell prichard pell is a founding member of the highly acclaimed art and engineering collective the institute for applied autonomy his work with span classcapsiaaspan includes several robotic web and biologically based projects that call into question the imperatives that drive technological development span classcapsiaaspan projects such as the robotic graffitiwriter isee and txtmob have been exhibited in art activist and engineering contexts such as the span classcapszkmspan in karlsruhe mass moca span classcapscacspan in cincinnati australian center for the moving image aldrich museum of contemporary art hackers on planet earth and the international conference on robotics and automation span classcapsiaaspan projects have been chosen for an award of distinction and two honorable mentions at the prixars electronica in linz austria and were selected for span classcapsresspan magazines 10 best new artists of 2005 his narrative and documentary videos explore the individuals relationship to authority his most recent video documentary entitled dont call me crazy on the 4th of july won the best michigan director award at the ann arbor film festival in 2005 took 1st prize at the iowa international documentary film festival has screened in numerous festivals internationally in 2007 he was awarded a prestigious rockefeller new media fellowship for the establishment of a new museum entitled the center for postnatural historyp <p>Richard Pell is a founding member of the highly acclaimed art and engineering collective, the Institute for Applied Autonomy. His work with <span class="caps">IAA</span> includes several robotic, web and biologically based projects that call into question the imperatives that drive technological development. <span class="caps">IAA</span> projects such as the robotic GraffitiWriter, iSee and TXTmob have been exhibited in art, activist and engineering contexts such as the <span class="caps">ZKM</span> in Karlsruhe, Mass MoCA, <span class="caps">CAC</span> in Cincinnati, Australian Center for the Moving Image, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Hackers On Planet Earth and the International Conference On Robotics And Automation. <span class="caps">IAA</span> projects have been chosen for an Award of Distinction and two Honorable Mentions at the Prix-Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria and were selected for <span class="caps">RES</span> Magazine’s 10 Best New Artists of 2005. His narrative and documentary videos explore the individual’s relationship to authority. His most recent video documentary entitled, Don’t Call Me Crazy On The 4th Of July, won the Best Michigan Director Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 2005, took 1st prize at the Iowa International Documentary Film Festival has screened in numerous festivals internationally. In 2007 he was awarded a prestigious Rockefeller New Media Fellowship for the establishment of a new museum entitled The Center for PostNatural History.</p> Richard 187 Pell RichardPell 5 http://www.appliedautonomy.com