Cezar Mocan

Cezar Mocan is a Romanian artist and computer programmer based in Brooklyn, whose work focuses on the power structures that shape society’s engagement with technology. He works with software, video and computer generated imagery towards recontextualizing aspects of digital culture we take for granted, often in absurd ways. His practice at large investigates the role branding and Silicon Valley discourse have in shaping contemporary ideologies. Most recently, he has been researching the computer desktop’s use of nature photography through the lens of landscape studies.

Cezar’s work has been shown in exhibitions in New York and Berlin, including Anywhere but Here at The Canvas Bowery (2021) and Reality? at Acud Macht Neu (2018). In conjunction with his artistic practice, he teaches and often designs or develops software for other artists. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University and an M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University, where he is currently a Research Resident.