satellite jockey is 28 year old brazilian rick silva. silva uses the software google earth like a dj or vj would use turntables or a video mixer, manipulating streaming landscapes and glitchy satellite imagery into live multimedia mixes and installations.
silva’s various artworks and projects have shown in media festivals and museums in 5 continents. recent performances and installations of satellite jockey include media archeology: software cinema festival in houston, the sonar festival in barcelona, and futuresonic 2006 in Manchester.
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