Biography

Megan Smith’s practice investigates creative acts of identity placemaking within the digital domain. She uses the social web as a space to source and make work. She is currently working with open source hardware, geo & mobile technologies and code combined with the popular social media platform Twitter to showcase geo-located community lifestreams. Smith is a practice-based PhD candidate at Leeds Metropolitan University and teaches Digital Media at Leeds College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in many places, she is one of three geeks who run Our City, Our Music and is co-founder of DoGoSee.com, an interactive mapping site that explores cities through the use of locative media.