In conversation with

Casey Reas

Casey Reas has spent over two decades at the intersection of art and technology, creating works that blur the boundaries between control and emergence. As co-creator of Processing, the open-source programming language that democratized creative coding, Reas has fundamentally shaped how artists engage with digital media. His software-based artworks have been exhibited at institutions from the Whitney Museum to LACMA, and his influence extends through his teaching at UCLA's Design Media Arts program. In this conversation, Reas reflects on the evolution of digital art, the open-source ethos behind Processing, and the challenge of preserving digital artworks amid constant technological change.