Natalie Jeremijenko — Australian Artist born on December 30, 1966,

Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of the net.art movement, and her work primarily explores the interface between society, the environment and technology. She has alternatively described her work as "X Design" and herself as a "thingker". She is currently an Associate Professor at New York University in the Visual Art Department, and has affiliated faculty appointments in the school's Computer Science and Environmental Studies... (wikipedia)

The art world is a very prissy little thing over in the corner, while the major cultural forces are being determined by techno science.
Information is not just something you download from the Web. The way trees grow and where birds choose to live are much better signs of water quality than all the data being collected by the EPA.
Wealth and vegetation go together, and that exacerbates environmental injustice. The poor bear the burden of degraded environments.
I believe in a tongue-first exploration of the world. Food is our most immediate daily relationship to our ecosystem, and there is something delectable and intriguing about it.
Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.