MORAKANA
About
MORAKANA is a New York City-based studio founded by Tiri Kananuruk (Thailand) and Sebastián Morales Prado (Mexico). Their work is characterized by scientific and artistic inquiry, development of custom tools, and experimentation. By leveraging scientific principles and challenging the role of technology in our lives, MORAKANA invites us to think critically about plausible means for Nature to reclaim the physical and digital ecosystems we are part of.
They teach at the School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) and Collaborative Arts (NYU). Their work has been supported by CultureHub, Autodesk Pier 9, Mana Contemporary, Tropical Futures Institute, and NEW INC, among others.
Photo by Mikey Asanin
Sebastián Morales Prado, a Latino man, is looking straight at the camera, wearing a white t-shirt, black blazer, and a MORAKANA cap. Tiri Kananuruk, a Southeast Asian woman, is standing on the right side of the foreground, facing left. She holds MORAKANA’s Networked Hardware PCB, which has LEDs on.