CohenCooni

CohenCooni is a fictional multimedia collective described in this article as an illustrative case study of collaborative practice in digital media. The name is presented as a collaboration between fictional founders Ari Cohen and Mina Cooni, with a rotating governance model.

Origin and structure: Emerged in 2012 in a shared studio in a major city, CohenCooni is depicted as an open network of artists, designers, and technologists. The project emphasizes participatory design, open-source tools, and community partnerships, with leadership rotating by project and a preference for collaborative authorship.

Activities and outputs: The collective is said to produce site-specific installations, interactive web works, and published documentation, focusing on data visualization, generative systems, and tactile interfaces. Outputs are typically released under permissive licenses to encourage reuse and adaptation by others.

Selected works (fictional): Genome of Light (2016) — a light-based installation mapping data flows to luminous forms; Echo Commons (2018) — an interactive online sculpture incorporating crowd-contributed elements; The Open Archive (2020) — a community-generated repository of media, process notes, and teaching materials.

Reception and analysis: In the fictional narrative, CohenCooni is discussed as an example of cross-disciplinary collaboration and network governance within the arts. Scholars use the case to explore questions of authorship, funding, sustainability, and ethical participation in open creative practices.

See also: collaborative art, open-source culture, digital humanities.