My creative practice is a study of the [an]archival, entropy in the material, and unsettling spaces where systems & structures break down. Lisa Cianci (A.K.A Blackaeonium) is an artist, archivist, and digital media developer from Naarm (Melbourne) – Wurundjeri Country, Australia. Her creative practice employs both analogue and digital materials, with a current focus on real-time & code-driven anim
ations, digital video, and installations that use fabric and discarded clothing. Lisa's work is a study of [an]archival possibilities, entropy in the material, unexpected artefacts in both digital and analogue media, and the unsettling spaces where systems and structures break down. The artist’s role in preservation of cultural heritage is an important factor this work. Lisa has exhibited her art work internationally in physical galleries and virtual spaces. She completed a PhD by research project in 2012 at RMIT University, occasionally writes academic texts related to her research interests, and until recently was teaching in Creative Arts & Digital Transformation. Her teaching areas include a broad range of subjects in digital media, creative research methods, and sustainable creative practice. Lisa currently works as a specialist in digital learning resources at RMIT University Library. Lisa's PhD project outcomes include a series of analogue and digital media artworks, and an experimental archival system built for the development of creative projects and preservation of variable media artworks. Experimental archival practices & archives in the wild are ongoing interests born from that project.
