/ about
Sofia Taipa is multidisciplinary artist and eclectic maker based in London with a dual background in arts and computer science. She probes the phenomenology of sound, light and the body as tangible entities, while making use of computational tools to craft process-oriented experiences. Her practice-based research currently encompasses the concepts of collective identity, individuation and perception.
/ exhibitions
2024
AGORA: a place of gathering | Arthub Studios, London | UK
Dissection | Hypha Studios, Stratford | UK
2023
Digital Design Weekend | Victoria & Albert Museum | UK
MA/MFA Computational Arts Degree Show | Goldsmiths University of London | UK
2022
Mung Pop-up Exhibition | Goldsmiths University of London | UK
/ other
2023
[Teacher Assistant] MFA Computational Arts | Goldsmiths University
[Instructor] Experimental Creative Coding | Online Course | Cyber Patio
/ education
2022 – 2024
Master in Fine-Arts (MFA) | Goldsmiths University of London | UK
2018 – 2022
Independent Curricular Units in Informatics and Multimedia Engineering (BSc) | Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa | PT
2017 – 2020
Bachelor (BA) in Multimedia Art [Major] | Interaction Design [Minor] | Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa | PT
/ awards and publications
2023
MFA Computational Arts Scholarship | Goldsmiths University of London | UK
2020
[Paper Publication] Disclosed eyes: An Interactive Installation on the Impact of Hypervigilance | UXUC Journal
2018
Academic Excellence Award | Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa | PT
2017
Finalist | X National Competition (The Enterprise Challenge), Junior Achievement | PT