he/him/his bmoren@mcad.eduhttp://benmoren.com Film/Video, Interactive/Digital Media, Interdisciplinary, and Sound Art BIO Ben Moren is a Minneapolis based media artist working with filmmaking, performance, sculpture, and creative coding. His projects investigate the disappearing separation between digital media and the natural environment. He has created site specific and mixed reality projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum. He has exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, Chicago Artists Coalition, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an Associate Professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design teaching in the Media Arts department and the Web+Multimedia Environments major. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP Through hands-on, project-oriented teaching that intersects with critical dialogue and contemporary technologies, students learn to become self-motivated, critical independent thinkers and cultural producers. Ultimately, my goal as an educator is to help students establish a mode of working that is independent of assignments and institutional direction so that when they exit their formal education, they can continue to pursue their interests, continue making, and become lifetime learners that excel within their personal practices and broader communities.