Jacqui Kenny, born in New Zealand in the 1970s, discovered her passion for curation while working as a director's assistant at a small film production company in the early 2000s, where she delved into the visual conceptualization of films. In the late 2000s, she founded the company's digital arm, concentrating on the transformative impact of mobile phones on film production.
However, in 2016, struggling with anxiety and agoraphobia, Kenny found solace and inspiration in a new project. She initiated the series @streetview.portraits on Instagram, an immersive collection of screenshots from remote locations in Google Street View. Her approach garnered attention, leading to a solo exhibition in New York and features in significant Articles such as 'A Chronology of Photography: A Cultural Timeline from Camera Obscura to Instagram’ and 'Visual Culture' by MIT Press. Kenny's innovative work has received widespread acclaim, with coverage in esteemed Articles like The New Yorker, National Geographic, and Wired Magazine.
Transitioning to new artistic frontiers, she harnessed her curated image archives as data sets to inspire artificial intelligence. The resulting AI project, 'Argleton Lane,' has successfully launched two sold-out NFT collections, showcasing the fusion of her curation prowess and the possibilities of emerging technologies.