Lalya Gaye

**Lalya Gaye** (born 1978) be a Swiss-born digital media artist den interaction designer wey ein early work be influential insyd de field of locative media. She dey live insyd Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, wey she be de founder den director of de international den interdisciplinary digital art practice **Attaya Projects**.

## Early life
Na dem born Lalya Gaye insyd Geneva, Switzerland insyd 1978, de daughter of a Senegalese-Malian poppie den a Swedish mommie (both International Labour Office officials), den de youngest of 8 kiddies for ein poppie ein syd. Na ein poppie be trade unionist Abdou Salam Gaye - a key figure insyd de African Trade Union Movement - wey ein mommie be a feminist human rights activist. Na dem classically train am as a dancer insyd ein youth wey na she dey DJ since ein teens.

## Education den career
Mostly active as a digital media artist, Lalya sana get a background insyd engineering, physics den interaction design, den extensive experience insyd interdisciplinary collaborations, academic den practical teaching, as well as project management.

She receive a B.Sc. insyd Physics for de University of Geneva, Switzerland insyd 1999, den a M.Sc.Eng. insyd Electroacoustics for de Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) insyd Stockholm, Sweden insyd 2002. Na she first start an art den design research career for de research group Future Applications Lab, Viktoria Institute, insyd Gothenburg, insyd Gothenburg, Sweden - a research lab insyd Interaction Design, Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Technology den Human-Computer Interaction. While insyd Gothenburg, she sanso work for a PhD insyd Applied Information Technology top for de University of Gothenburg, she teach for de Interaction Design programme for Chalmers University of Technology, na she be a founding member of de Swedish art group Dånk! Collective wey na she freelance give organisations wey dey include Medialab-Prado.

## Work
While a researcher for de Future Applications Lab (2002-2006), na Lalya dey for de forefront of locative media arts den interactive music research. Notable projects dey include she pioneer locative media arts project Sonic City, Tejp, den Context Photography. Na she sanso be active insyd de field as a steering committee member of de International Mobile Music Workshops series (one of de main locative media arts festivals den conferences of de time), as a member of de 'metareviewer' (editorial) program committee of de 2006 NIME conference, de leading conference on alternative musical interfaces, den thru co-running dorkbot-gbg, de Gothenburg branch of de international dorkbot movement.

While for Culture Lab (2010-2012), ein research focus on designing for creative uses of digital technology for social inclusion den community work, wey e result insyd an AHRC-funded conference, an exhibition as co-curator den a book as co-editor about Connected Communities.

Na Lalya Gaye exhibit, lecture den perform internationally. Ein work - as well as de work ein digital media arts practice Attaya Projects produce - na dem feature am for de NIME conference, Dokufest, Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival, de DLI Museum & Art Gallery, Brass International Festival and Northern Design Festival among oda places. Ein work receive grants from among odas de AHRC den Arts Council England, na dem commission by international festivals such as Festival of Lights (Lyon), wey na e receive extensive press coverage thru de years. Na dem feature Attaya Projects insyd both 2014 den 2015 insyd de Hannah Directory of "*people doing great things in the North of England*" as one of de best creative practices insyd de North of England.

## Notable projects

### Sonic City

### Locative media projects

* *Tejp* (2003-2004)
* *Context Photography* (2004)

### Art installations

* *Yellooooow Splitch* *(2008)
* *Arbre à Palabre* (2009)
* *Cycles of Brass* (2014):
* *Oh My Home - Lost & Found* (2015) Na dem present am for Kosovo ein Dokufest festival, Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival, as well as dem feature am insyd Swedish, Kosovar den Northern Irish media  (national television den local press).

## Oda work
Alongsyd ein art practice, Lalya currently be a member of all-female North East England DJ collective Montoya. She be an executive member for de board of de Artists' Union England top - de first den union per wey dey represent visual artists insyd England.
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