BIO
John Lee is a world-renowned computer hacker, creative futurist, writer/director, artist, professor.
Co-founder of hacker/art space rip.space
Strategic Foresight & Futures Thinking
Working with think tanks on long-term technological and social trends. Association of Professional Futurists member.
Cybersecurity & Hacker Culture
Historical perspective on evolution of hacking, current threat landscape, and ethical implications of emerging technologies.
AI & Creative Technology
Practical applications of AI in creative fields, machine learning for content generation, and human-AI collaboration.
Short List
Kennedy Center AI Expert
Hauser Wirth Ursula Mag 2025
Director
Writer
Visiting Professor
Artist
Rip Space [ Riot in Process]
Association of Professional Futurists
Solarpunk
Hacker
Cyber Warfare
Cover Of Wired Magazine
60 Minutes
PS1/MOMA
Wikipedia
Press
Director
Writer
Selected Work:
Narrative:
The Drone Thief
The Undefeatable Hacking Agency
Emily Makes the World Go Round: Space DJ The Memory Thieves original treatment
Articles:
The WaterGee Speculative Fiction For Compass Mag
Music Video Treatments:
Young The Giant - Mind Over Matter
Little Mix: Move
Bruno Mars - Young Girls
Cailin Russo - Pink Sand
Documentary:
There Is No Tomorrow
The Dark Side Of Gaming
Narrative:
The Drone Thief
The Undefeatable Hacking Agency
Emily Makes the World Go Round: Space DJ The Memory Thieves original treatment
Articles:
The WaterGee Speculative Fiction For Compass Mag
Music Video Treatments:
Young The Giant - Mind Over Matter
Little Mix: Move
Bruno Mars - Young Girls
Cailin Russo - Pink Sand
Documentary:
There Is No Tomorrow
The Dark Side Of Gaming
Artist
Zukunft Garten Installation 2023
Winzig Zukunft Garten 2025 [live at LACMA]
Gen Zeit: Multi-user climate change futures Geil Zeit
Denniston Hill artist in residence
PS1/MOMA artist in residence
Futurist
Professor
Hacktivism//Rebellion 101 2024
Solarpunk/Hacktivism 2023
Vibe Coding for Futuring 2025
Solarpunk/Hacktivism 2023
Vibe Coding for Futuring 2025
Appearances
Selected Appearances:
Hacker
RiotFrame
A video streaming tool for art and activists: works on Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, and any other streamer that accepts rtmp video streams. Streams a set of videos from a directory to any streamer 24 hours 7 days a week that jumps the algorithm till either someone kills it, gets flagged or the system gets disabled.
A video streaming tool for art and activists: works on Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, and any other streamer that accepts rtmp video streams. Streams a set of videos from a directory to any streamer 24 hours 7 days a week that jumps the algorithm till either someone kills it, gets flagged or the system gets disabled.
Products
Hacker's Brew
A coffee for hackers
Atlas Eleven
A private OSINT tool.
Zip Clothing
A release of Iomega/Zip products as lifestyle brand.
MVGEN.COM
A programmatic GIF video generator
Urban Expose
A journalistic experiment [sold]
A coffee for hackers
Atlas Eleven
A private OSINT tool.
Zip Clothing
A release of Iomega/Zip products as lifestyle brand.
MVGEN.COM
A programmatic GIF video generator
Urban Expose
A journalistic experiment [sold]