Memo Akten is an artist, researcher and computer scientist who uses emerging technologies both to make artworks and to examine their effects on contemporary life. His practice combines moving image, sound, language, dance, installation and performance, frequently using interactive, algorithmic and data-driven processes. His work considers the social, cultural and ecological consequences of technological systems, connecting questions of collective intelligence with science, spirituality and ritual. Akten holds a doctorate in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Art from Goldsmiths, University of London. Projects documented on his website include Body Paint, Learning to See and Deep Meditations, which have appeared in international museum exhibitions. His work Forms received the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica.