Béatrice Coron

Béatrice Coron collects many stories. Born and raised in France, she was a city dweller, a shepherdess and truck driver among others, then she worked in tourism and lived in Egypt and Mexico for one year each and two years in China. She moved to New York where she launched her career as an artist. All these places left their mark on her thoughts and her art.

For the last 30 years, she explores visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Her work can be seen in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty and the Walker Art Center. You can see her public art in New York, Chicago, Paris and Hong Kong among others. To catch all in one place watch her TED talk or visit her website.

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson is the Director of Virtual Worlds and Director of Virtual Worlds for Rutgers University and directs Game Research and Immersive Design. at Rutgers University. Who's always been captivated by fascinated by the intersection of learning, technology, and the self - from microcontrollers and code to games and community. As a co-founder of Fair Use Building and Research (FUBAR) Labs and Rutgers University Makerspaces, he's a big proponent of hands-on learning and encourages people of all ages to use their creativity to challenge the world in both physical and virtual aspects.

The Identity Project Book experience is a space to experiment within the ideas, art, and experiences of Béatrice Coron. Bringing this project to life is a joyful next step in using technology to engage with the artist's imagination as reality.

Sonia Yaco Sonia Yaco is a faculty librarian at Rutgers specializing in digital initiatives and emerging technologies, She has worked with special collections at Rutgers and other universities for the last 15 years and previously was a computer professional. A book artist herself, she served as executive director of the NJ Book Arts Synposium from 2020-2022.

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