Editing Chris Korda (section)

== Career ==
=== Artistic work ===
In 1992, Korda founded the [[Church of Euthanasia]], a satirical religious organization advocating for population reduction through non-traditional methods, including abortion, cannibalism, and sodomy. Korda used this platform to raise awareness about overpopulation and environmental degradation.

In 1995, Korda, together with Lydia Eccles, launched the campaign [[Unabomber for President]]. This campaign took the form of a political action committee, Unabomber Political Action Committee (UNAPACK). The group supported the arguments set forth in the Unabomber Manifesto, but not [[Ted Kaczynski]] himself.

The Church of Euthanasia's activities often involved performance art, including provocative demonstrations and multimedia presentations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://taz.de/!1260395/ | title=Wie es ihm gefällt | newspaper=Die Tageszeitung: Taz | date=25 November 1999 | page=23 | last1=Sundermeier | first1=Jörg }}</ref>

The music video "I Like To Watch", which was published on the website of the Church of Euthanasia after the [[terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001]], provoked criticism. It combined footage from the coverage of the attacks with excerpts from [[pornographic film]]s and sporting events.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/02063812.htm | title=This Just in &#124; VIDEO }}</ref>

In 2022, the "Le Confort Moderne" main gallery showed a retrospective of Korda's work.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.confort-moderne.fr/fr/ | title = Le Confort Moderne | access-date = 2024-07-22 }}</ref> [[Artforum]] magazine wrote about the exhibition: "The cumulative effect of these pieces, ... is to sow doubt. Korda, ... excels at appropriating the very language and tools of political populism and evangelism that are prevalent across mass media and culture."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.artforum.com/events/chris-korda-250159/ | title = Chris Korda - Artforum | date = 27 July 2022 | access-date = 2024-07-22 }}</ref> [[Frieze Magazine]] reviewed the exhibition and wrote: "Korda's primary aim is to raise awareness about the environmental crisis and the need for radical solutions. Her secondary aim, ..., is to revitalize human creativity through collaboration with machines. She explores this project as a software developer, creating programs designed to generate forms and music exceeding human capacities."<ref>{{cite journal | url = https://www.frieze.com/article/chris-korda-woman-of-future-2022-review | title = Chris Korda - Woman of the Future | journal = Frieze | date = 7 July 2022 | issue = 230 | access-date = 2024-07-22 | last1 = Simon | first1 = Vincent }}</ref>

In 2024, Korda's work was featured in an exhibition titled "Artist's Con(tra)ception" at the [[Kölnischer Kunstverein]] in Germany. This exhibition showcased the depth of Korda's artistic contributions, presenting her blend of art, activism, and performance.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kivvon.com/de/koeln/artist-s-con-tra-ception-koelnischer-kunstverein-zeigt-erste-ausstellung-chris-kordas-in-deutschland | title = Artist's Con(tra)ception Kölnischer Kunstverein zeigt erste Ausstellung Chris Kordas in Deutschland | work = Kivvon | access-date = 2024-07-22 }}</ref>

=== Musical work ===
Korda began experimenting with [[electronic music]] in the late 1980s, using synthesizers and computer software. Her albums include ''Six Billion Humans Can't Be Wrong'' (1999), ''The Man of the Future'' (2003), and ''Akoko Ajeji'' (2019).

Korda toured Europe with the album ''The Man of the Future'', released in 2003 by the German electronic music record label [[International Deejay Gigolo Records]]. Korda has performed at numerous electronic music festivals and events worldwide, including the [[Sonar Music Festival]] in Barcelona in 2001. Korda's live performances often feature the use of her own software.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/chris-korda-se-lumanita-si-estinguesse-la-terra-starebbe-molto-meglio/909425/ | title = Chris Korda: "Se l'umanità si estinguesse, la Terra starebbe molto meglio" | work = Rolling Stone Italia | date = 23 May 2024 | access-date = 2024-07-22 }}</ref>

=== Software development ===
In 2008, Korda designed Fractice, a fractal renderer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://discours.io/articles/social/church-of-euthanasia | title = Church of Euthanasia | work = Discours | access-date = 2024-07-22 }}</ref> She is also the inventor of music software such as Waveshop (2013), a bit-perfect lossless free audio editor,<ref>[http://betanews.com/2013/02/27/edit-audio-with-no-loss-of-quality-using-waveshop/ Beta News.]</ref> and ChordEase (2014), a free software tool that simplifies playing notes on any [[MIDI]] instrument. ChordEase was presented at the 2015 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Korda | first = Chris | year = 2015 | title = ChordEase: A MIDI remapper for intuitive performance of non-modal music | journal = Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression | url = https://nime2015.lsu.edu/proceedings/103/0103-paper.pdf | access-date = 2015-09-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035038/https://nime2015.lsu.edu/proceedings/103/0103-paper.pdf | archive-date = 2016-03-04 | url-status = dead }}</ref>