Mary Maggic (they, them) is a non-binary Chinese-American artist currently based in Vienna, Austria. Their work spans amateur science, public workshopology, performance, installation, documentary film, and speculative fiction. Since 2015, Maggic’s research has centered on hormone biopolitics and environmental toxicity, and how the ethos and methodologies of biohacking can serve to demystify invisible lines of molecular (bio)power. Since completing a Masters from MIT Media Lab, their work has been exhibited internationally including Migros Museum of Contemporary Art and Institute of Contemporary Arts London, among others. In 2017, their project “Open Source Estrogen” was awarded Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica Hybrid Arts, and in 2019 Maggic completed a 10-month Fulbright residency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia exploring the connection between Javanese mysticism and the plastic pollution crisis. Maggic is a current member of the online network Hackteria: Open Source Biological Art, the laboratory theater collective Aliens in Green, and the Asian artist collective Mai Ling Vienna.
