Mónica Rikić, EMAP artist in residency at Hexagram Network in Montreal, will participate in a professional panel at MUTEK Forum in Montreal, with other panelist who have participated in residencies all over the world, involved in different pockets of digital creation, from gaming, robotics to music, and share their experiences and insights navigating the tensions between artistic desires and institutional objectives.

Together, they also discuss the impact that residencies can have on artists' careers, and the role that residencies play in the global digital arts community. The conversation will be moderated by PHI’s Director of Programming Renelle Desjardins and features multimedia artist and musician Ahreum Lee, creative coder Mónica Rikić, and experimental music producer Leon Louder.