Simon Boas has been working as a designer and video producer for the past decade with a focus on interaction, motion, and code. He is also a socially engaged digital artist whose work investigates the theme of permissions at the intersection of technology and personal life. His research into privacy, consent, and creative uses of technology lead him to work with groups such as the Tactical Technology Collective to investigate privacy in online dating.
Boas received his MFA in Digital Art and New Media from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2018, and recently presented his work in Amsterdam, Rome, and San Francisco. His work is largely informed by his experience as a journalist and documentary filmmaker. He has created projects for SIGGRAPH, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Drain: Journal of Contemporary Art and Culture, Carnation Contemporary, Root Division, Nisus Gallery, the Everett Daily Herald, and The Santiago Times.
In 2017 Boas co-founded MidGray, an art and design collective that investigates consent and privacy with the help of technology.