Benjamin Lappalainen
Benjamin Lappalainen is a Toronto-based creative technologist, artist, and educator. Through interactive installations, live audiovisual performance, and kinetic sculpture, he interrogates and misuses technologies like computer vision and machine learning to expose their breaking points and expressive range. He has shown work and taught at venues and festivals including InterAccess, OCAD University, and Long Winter. He is currently XR Development Lead at UKAI Projects, a cultural research and development organization, and co-leads soft_launch, a creative technology education collective. Trained as an engineer (BASc, Engineering Science, University of Toronto), Benjamin focuses his current research on developing software and hardware for interactive media. Working across tools like TouchDesigner and custom electronics, he builds accessible systems that support artist communities in realizing technically ambitious projects.
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