VNS Matrix
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VNS Matrix was an artist collective
founded in Adelaide
, Australia, in 1991, by Josephine Starrs, Julianne Pierce, Francesca da Rimini and Virginia Barratt. They are credited as being amongst the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism
to describe their practice.
In 1991 they wrote their "A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century" and have been credited as among the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism
.
One of their first works was a 6 by 18 foot billboard announcing "the clitoris is a direct line to the matrix...".
Artist collective
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims...
founded in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia, in 1991, by Josephine Starrs, Julianne Pierce, Francesca da Rimini and Virginia Barratt. They are credited as being amongst the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism
Cyberfeminism
Cyberfeminism is a feminist community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist interactions with and acts in cyberspace. The term was coined in 1991, and feminist individuals, theorists and groups identifying themselves as cyberfeminists were most active in the 1990s...
to describe their practice.
Background
VNS Matrix was an Australian artist group who were active from 1991 to 1997.In 1991 they wrote their "A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century" and have been credited as among the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism
Cyberfeminism
Cyberfeminism is a feminist community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist interactions with and acts in cyberspace. The term was coined in 1991, and feminist individuals, theorists and groups identifying themselves as cyberfeminists were most active in the 1990s...
.
One of their first works was a 6 by 18 foot billboard announcing "the clitoris is a direct line to the matrix...".