esther bouquet

It's always a bit intimidating to arrive alone and late at the party but here we go, mastodon!

As an #artist and #researcher I critically examine #technology from a social, cultural and political perspective. I create projects that usually explore the transposition of #surveillance and control phenomenons happening on the #web into physical, material, and performed spaces.

As a #graphicDesigner and adjunct professor I focus on designing (& teaching how to design) #artistBooks #zines #experimental #publications and more recently #webtoprint publications. I'm also passionate about lightweight, #handmade and artistic #websites.

And finally, as a #french person who recently moved to #nyc and is chronically and anxiously online, I'm looking to make new (IRL) friends đŸđŸŒ»đŸŠ‹

#introduction

Jan 21, 2025 at 7:08pmWeb
Show threadGuillaume RossoliniJan 21, 2025

@estherbouquet hi! A propos of nothing, I tend to add my tags at the end of the post, on their own line

This way they are still useful for reach but they don’t deter readability, and Mastodon clients tend to present them differently

Show threadpenciledpageJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome!
Show threadmillerebondsJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Du coup curieux de tout ça bienvenue
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome to the #Fediverse đŸ„° !
Show threadAnnaJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet not late, and certainly not alone! Welcome! Your work looks fascinating, look forward to learning more about it :)
Show threadTheShapelessVoidJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet We're just glad you made it. We need all the good people we can get.
Show threadJennifer Moore đŸ˜·Jan 21, 2025

@estherbouquet

Welcome! It occurred to me you might like to follow @grimalkina if you don't already! (for the tech/culture angle)

Show threadudo m. rader ☕ đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș đŸ‡ș🇩 🐧Jan 21, 2025

@estherbouquet Welcome, I'm sure you'll like it here! Mastodon certainly isn't perfect, but for "independent" social media, there probably isn't much better. Lots of really nice and interesting ppl!

And that said, it sounds like you won't be bored anytime soon, that's a lot of interests you have there 😁

Show threadMartha CrimsonJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Hello and welcome!
Show threadSpoonJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome welcome!
Show threadBranwen OShea (she/her)Jan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome!😊
Show threadwanderingmagusJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome to the Fediverse!
Show threadJonChevreau 🇹🇩Jan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Bienvenue!
Show threadTheNurseIsInJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet welcome to mastodon!
Show threadJames BaillieJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome!
Show threadKate BowlesJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet @mistertim Welcome! What a rich life you bring in with you.
Show threadcoolsurferdude4461Jan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet #fashionablylate is all good. Welcome. I'd say the #ds106 space might provide you with connections. Much art. Experimental. light. and handmade for sure.
Show threadCharlotte WalkerJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet @kate Hello! I’m a researcher with a particular interest in zine-making and mental health - just trying to put together a supervisory team for a PhD looking at this
Show threadKate BowlesJan 22, 2025

@purplepadma @estherbouquet By chance this floated past:

https://kolektiva.social/@BrittlebushDistro/113873514426863749

Brittlebush Distro (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Hey fediverse! We're an #anarchist #zinedistro based in the "inland empire" (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) in Southern California, unceded Cahuilla, Luiseño, Tonga and Serrano land. We use a Craigslist copy machine to print and distribute zines in our local area. You can find us at backyard shows, coffee shops, mutual aid distros, fundraisers, poetry nights, art shows, wherever we're invited. You can follow us here for zine recommendations, tabling report backs, and signal boosts of radical happenings from the IE. You can email us at [email protected]

kolektiva.social
Show threadCharlotte WalkerJan 22, 2025
@kate @estherbouquet Oh great! Thanks
Show threadFly-paper-love-makerJan 21, 2025
welcome @estherbouquet please let us know how you find your time here
Show threadvariantJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome Esther. We're an autonomous collective of good willed spirits. May you find your people. I look forward to seeing your interpretation of our collective experience.
Show threadRupert đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡șđŸŽâ€â˜ ïžđŸ˜ŸđŸ”­đŸ“·đŸșđŸȘđŸŒđŸ”„Jan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet welcome! And glad to see you've got the #hashtag thing 😾
Show threadesther bouquetJan 23, 2025
@rupertcutler haha yes, maybe a little bit too much considering the amount of kind welcomes I got from so many different people and instances. But this is exciting! Happy to be here!
Show threadJenn, blobby goblinJan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet better late than never. Welcome! 💜
Show threadSteve Dallape ☑ 🌎Jan 21, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome! We are happy to have you here, I think you will like it. As a graphic designer and sometime artist myself, I look forward to seeing your work and your posts and boosts if what you find interesting
Show threadCallalilyJan 22, 2025
@estherbouquet
Hello & welcome.🙂
Show threadoldfartjmb says FREE PALESTINEJan 22, 2025

@estherbouquet

Welcome! There are lots of very interesting people here. You are responsible for finding your folks.

What I do is when someone posts something interesting, I tap on their avatar image left of their screen name at the top of their post and look at their profile page. If they seem like interesting people, I follow them. If someone turns out to be not who you thought, you can unfollow them later. Follow lots of people starting out.

Show threadRebecca WallaceJan 22, 2025
@estherbouquet Bienvenue!
Show threadKiny McCarrickJan 22, 2025
@estherbouquet Hello! From one artist to another :)
Show threadKaren E. Lund 💙💛Jan 22, 2025
@estherbouquet Welcome!
Show threadmilJan 22, 2025
@estherbouquet je serai Ă  NYC vers mi-mai (si jamais) đŸ€“â˜•đŸ“–đŸ“š
Show threadesther bouquetJan 23, 2025
@mil1000 carrĂ©ment, avec plaisir ! Tu viens juste pour visiter ou c’est en relation/dans le prolongement de ta thĂšse ?
D’ailleurs, par curiositĂ©, quand tu parles de recherche-crĂ©ation, c’est un DSRA ou c’est autre chose ? 👀
Show threadmilJan 23, 2025

@estherbouquet je reviens Ă  NYC pour ĂȘtre avec des ami·e·s et voir des choses / aller Ă  des events mais ce n'est pas particuliĂšrement liĂ© Ă  mes recherches

quand je parle de recherche-crĂ©ation je parle du type de doctorat que j'ai fait et que je termine entre MontrĂ©al et Paris — Ă  l'UQÀM — et qui est moitiĂ© pratique / moitiĂ© thĂ©orie

Show threadesther bouquetJan 24, 2025

@mil1000 C'est trop trop cool (pour tout) !
Je ne savais pas que des doctorats recherche-création existaient en dehors des écoles d'art (et avec un nom différent), et encore moins avec la possibilité de les faire dans des universités de deux pays différents.
Ça n'a pas Ă©tĂ© trop difficile de gĂ©rer deux cultures universitaires diffĂ©rentes ? Et du coup tu avais deux thesis advisors ? Si les thĂšses de mes ami·es n'avaient pas Ă©tĂ© aussi difficiles et s'iels n'en Ă©taient pas ressorti·es autant traumatisé·es, j'avoue, ça me tenterait presque. En tout cas, bravo (et bon repos ?) !

Et si on se loupe en mai, on pourra peut-ĂȘtre se voir Ă  montrĂ©al, j'ai des ami·es lĂ -bas que je vois de temps en temps (mais pas avant le printemps haha, les -17°C, je ne peux pas, c'est au-dessus de mes forces đŸ„¶ )

Show threadJust BobyJan 23, 2025

@estherbouquet Hi 👋 welcome to the fedi,
It’s not that bad as it looks sometimes :))

I’m a graphic designer, non-tech, Apple user, and here since 2022, and they couldn’t make me install Linux - so it’s all possible :D
(No advise to give, other than if you’re on iPhone install Ivory, asap)

Show threadesther bouquetJan 23, 2025
@boby_biq thanks! i'm curious, what's the difference between Ivory and the mastodon app?
Show threadJust BobyJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet Mastodon official app is.. not very good, to put it that way. Ivory is fun, and beautiful by the Tapbots people. Ivory also have built in gif button.
Show threadHorks BisgaJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet hello
Show threadDr. Aeryn ☕Jan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet
Welcome!!
Show threadNick ShermanJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet Hello and welcome to both Mastodon and NYC, from one graphic designer / handmade website person to another!
Show threadrobbie lymanJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet welcome to nyc! wherezabouts have you been hanging out so far?
Show threadesther bouquetJan 23, 2025
@alanza thanks! I’ve been to the Center for Performance Research a couple of time, the last two shows I’ve seen were really really awesome. I’ve also been fascinated by the Clock, so I’ve been going to the Moma every time I’m in the area to see it haha
Show threadrobbie lymanJan 24, 2025
@estherbouquet omg, amazing! i haven't been to the center for performance research yet!
Show threadesther bouquetJan 24, 2025

@alanza it doesn’t seem like they have a lot of upcoming events but I would subscribe to their newsletter if you are interested. I think they also offer subsidized rehearsal spaces throughout the year to support artistic creation. It’s a very precious space!

I saw on your website that you performed at Wonderville (that’s awesome! And I love this place!). Was it during WordHack or another kind of event?

Show threadrobbie lymanJan 25, 2025
@estherbouquet thanks for the rec! yeah, wonderville’s great! i’ve performed (music) there for the Brooklyn Experimental Electronic Music Meetup, for a livecode.nyc show, a one-off show a friend organized, and for Hex90! not for WordHack yet, but maybe someday :)
Show threadesther bouquetJan 29, 2025
@alanza oh wow, i hope i'll catch one of your performance one day! let me know if you have anything planned in the upcoming months!
have your heard of the school for poetic computation (SFPC)? they are in nyc and have online 10-week classes every quarter and I feel like your interests and your artistic practice might overlap with the subjects they dig into🙂
Show threadrobbie lymanJan 29, 2025
@estherbouquet yes!! i’ve been casually keeping an eye on them. hoping to make the jump at some point :)
Show threadkcǃJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet 👋 welcome!
Show threadAviva GaryJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet Hi! 👋
Show threadSumana HarihareswaraJan 23, 2025
@estherbouquet welcome to New York City! Bienvenue!