Bio

Jon Cohrs is a recording engineer and visual/sound artist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Through residencies, installations, and performances at I-Park, Banff New Media Institute, Futuresonic, and Eyebeam, his work has focused on exploring technology and it’s connection with wilderness through his documentary The Door to Red Hook: Backpacking through Brooklyn, his website ANewF*ckingWilderness.com, and the 2009 Futuresonic Art Award winner, the Urban Prospector.

Most recently, He’s been an artist in residence at the Eyebeam Atelier working on OMG I’m on .TV. This is an analog Pirate TV station in New York City that fills the void left behind after the digital transition, addressing the evolution of media, fan based culture, copyrights, and discussions on bandwidth allocation. OMG TV was used as a reference in a Supreme Court amicus brief on creativity and copyright.

His work has been discussed in numerous publications such as BoingBoing, Deutsche Welle, Neural Magazine, Furtherfield, PSFK, and Gizmodo among others. He’s also worked with Laurie Anderson, Cory Arcangel, and The Yes Men, among other artist.
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