Fee Plumley facts for kids

Fee Plumley is a talented artist and expert in digital technology. She was born in Britain but now lives in Australia and is an Australian citizen. She helps people use technology to create art and connect with others. Fee worked for the Australia Council for the Arts, where she helped start cool projects like "Geek in Residence." Since 1997, she has worked with Douglas Rushkoff, another digital expert. You might have heard her on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Download this Show on Radio National, where she talks about how we use and share information online.

Fee Plumley's Journey in Art and Tech

Early Days in Theatre

Fee Plumley started her creative journey in theatre. She worked in places like North Wales, London, Leeds, and Manchester. She was a stage manager, helping shows run smoothly. She also made props, which are the objects used on stage.

Discovering the Internet for Art

In 1996, Fee used the internet for the very first time. A landlord in Brighton invited her to try it. She wasn't happy with her theatre work anymore. So, she began to explore how the internet could be used to create art. Her work now combines stories, performances, and new technologies. These include mobile phones, social media, augmented reality (which adds digital things to the real world), and Arduino (small computers for creative projects). Fee's art explores how creative people use technology to share their ideas and connect with others.

Exciting Art Projects

the-phone-book

In 2000, Fee Plumley started a company called the-phone-book Limited. She created it with Ben Jones, an animator and filmmaker. This project received some funding from the Arts Council of England. The company wanted to "explore new technologies as they emerge." They looked at what these new tools could offer creative minds.

Their program focused on building platforms for artists. They also ran special projects and taught artists and the public. They showed how to use mobile phones to create and share art. This included using phones for creative writing, like writing very short stories or poems. These were often 150 characters or less, similar to how the Twitter platform works.

reallybigroadtrip

In early 2012, Fee Plumley started an amazing project called reallybigroadtrip. She successfully raised money for it through crowdfunding. This means many people donated small amounts of money online. She raised A$27,000 on a website called Pozible. She was A$10,000 short of her A$25,000 goal. Then, famous people like Hugh Jackman, Amanda Palmer, and Neil Gaiman tweeted about her project. Their support helped her reach her goal! In fact, she raised A$2,000 more than she needed.

The main goal of reallybigroadtrip was to create and share digital art together. Fee traveled across Australia for three months. She worked with Australian and international "nomads" (artists who travel) and people she met along the way. Fee used the money for travel costs and to buy a bus. This bus was turned into a mobile workshop and art exhibition space. It was also a technology lab and Fee's home during the project.

reallybigroadtrip worked with other artists and groups in Australia. They held meet-ups organized on Twitter, collaborative art sessions, screenings, and workshops.

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In Spanish: Fee Plumley para niños