Ralph Borland

Ralph Borland is a researcher at HUMA, University of Cape Town. He is an internationally exhibited artist and curator, with work in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. His projects African Robots and SPACECRAFT are collaborations with street wire artists in Southern Africa, combining hand craft with digital technology. Their interactive sculpture Dubship I - Black Starliner (2019 - ongoing) is selected for the Dakar Biennale 2022. He has a PhD from the School of Engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, a Masters in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University, and an Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town. His research interests are at the creative intersection of arts, science and technology, including Interventionist Art, Critical Design, Object Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Futures Studies.