A personal reflection on the retrospective of Nathalie Magnan (1956–2016) — artist, hacktivist, and key figure in cyberfeminism. Magnan translated Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto into French, made documentaries about early internet culture (Internautes, 1995), produced tactical media, and tirelessly connected hackers, queer activists, and artists across networks.
The piece is as much about Magnan as it is about the 1990s indie web generation. Reflections on how early internet advocates were demonized by mainstream media, and how the only people who took their questions seriously were minority activists: anti-colonial, cyberfeminist, Act Up. Magnan was at that crossroads, bridging communities that would shape digital culture.
Magnanrama, a Cyberfeminist Exhibition · HackerTrans
The piece is as much about Magnan as it is about the 1990s indie web generation. Reflections on how early internet advocates were demonized by mainstream media, and how the only people who took their questions seriously were minority activists: anti-colonial, cyberfeminist, Act Up. Magnan was at that crossroads, bridging communities that would shape digital culture.