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Suzon Fuks

I feel an urgency to question the difference between our tools and our senses, to dig inside, to stay aware and mindful, and to keep exploring the layers.

Suzon Fuks is a multidisciplinary artivist whose award-winning work examines the impact of technology on humanity and the environment, water issues, and the experiences of women and people seeking asylum.

Born in Brussels, she trained in performing arts and completed a Master’s in Visual Arts at La Cambre (1979–1984). She moved to Australia in 1996, serving as Artistic Director of the multi-arts organisation Igneous from 1997 to 2024.

Since the early 2000s, Suzon has been internationally recognised as a pioneer of networked performance, creating online works that foreground interaction, hybridity and participation. Awarded a three-year Australia Council Fellowship (2009–2012), she conceived Waterwheel, an art–science platform dedicated to water, which connected more than 1,500 artists, scientists, activists, teachers and young people across 34 countries and 81 locations. In 2021, she co-created ‘Before The First’ with Annie Abrahams and Helen Varley Jamieson, retracing early histories of internet performance.

Since 2019, Suzon has developed a major body of work using locally sourced electronic waste. This includes artist books reflecting on the shift from analogue to digital, wearable pieces, miniature and large-scale installations, performances and videos. ‘e-Galaxy’, her most extensive project in this field, builds on two decades of site-responsive practice and innovative audience participation.

Her works using upcycled electronics have been presented widely, including ‘Be Like Body–Obsolete #4’ (four international festivals), ‘Assemble’ at the 2023 Prague Quadrennial, ‘Archeo-Galaxy’ for Magdalena Montpellier, ‘e-Galaxy video #1′ at ISEA 2024, and in 2025 the ‘e-Galaxy’ installation and video #2 at the State Library of Queensland, the Digital Art Space (Munich), Le Lieu Multiple–Espace Mendès (Poitiers), and Rurart (Rouillé).

Suzon Fuks has also been awarded a Copeland Fellowship at the Five Colleges (Massachusetts), a Fellowship at the Australian Choreographic Centre, and an Asialink Residency in India.