Fahad Karim

b. 1990 Switzerland Lives and works in the United States

Fahad Karim is a South Asian new media artist. Utilizing code as his artistic medium, Karim creates systems that delve into human culture, innovatively reinterpreting traditional concepts through automation. His work encompasses themes like architecture, folklore, our interaction with technology, and the notion of time. His generative art has been showcased at Bright Moments, Consensus 2023, and Annka Kultys Gallery. Pohualli, a code-based generative art project inspired by Aztec mythological motifs and the rich history of Mexico, was shortlisted for the Lumen Prize in 2023. He is a graduate of Cornell University in Computer Science.