[1] and offers "a chance for the public to present its own views and enter or alter various art discourses".
[3] Furtherfield describes itself as: "the collaborative work of artists, programmers, writers, activists, musicians and thinkers who explore beyond traditional remits; dedicated to the creation, promotion, and criticism of adventurous digital/networked media art work for public viewing, experience and interaction.
"[4]Furtherfield was founded in Harringay, London, England, in 1996 by artist-theorists Ruth Catlow and Marc Garrett.
[23] The organisation is run by a core group of six "current grafters" comprising founders Catlow and Garrett (Co-Directors), Charlotte Frost (Executive Director), Neil Jenkins (Technical Director of Projects), Giles Pender (Technical, Network and Logistics’ guru), Michael Szpakowski (Outreach and Education), Olga Panades Massanet (Co-editor and Workshop Facilitator) and Lauren Wright (Co-producer and Coordinator).
Notable artists and curators that Furtherfield has worked with, in various capacities, include Shu Lea Cheang,[25] Thomson & Craighead,[26] Ben Vickers,[27] They Are Here,[28] James Bridle,[29] Katriona Beales,[30] Holly Herndon,[31] Gretta Louw,[32] Helen Varley Jamieson,[33] Carla Gannis,[34] and Anna Dumitriu[35] amongst many others.