About Rattus

Hello, stranger / friend !

Right now my name is August, but I am also Sol, Ari, and (in lesser degrees) Aven and Nyx. He/they; I oscillate between putting the he or the they first. I also will always respond to Rattus : ) (I have complicated thoughts on my relationship with therianthropy and alterhumanity, but know that spiritually and in my heart I am a rat!!)

I am an undergraduate Computer Science and Studio Art student in the Midwestern USA. Originally from Russia, but god willing I will make a life for myself overseas. I like to joke I chose compsci for the money and art for the soul, but I've realized in the last year that unfortunately I may like the science part of Computer Science, and, even worse, I think I may like math. Not really good at either though ;p

I'm graduating next May so all I do right now is pretty much study, and sometimes make art and code. I also do odd jobs for my advisor-turned-mentor, which for the last year or so has included being their research assistant and working on their upcoming huge site-specific installation (of proportions that are a little silly to think about)!

When I do have some time to myself I like to make art, read both great and shitty books, engage in various crafts, and walk the same route around the city/town I've perfected for deep meditative leg shuffling.

Favorite topics to have thoughts on:

• 20th Century, Contemporary, and New Media art (especially: Dada, Russian avant-garde, textile and fiber art, web art of all forms, video games as art)
  • Art that explicitly engages with the conventions of its own medium has a special place in my heart; e.g. The Beginner's Guide, Sol Lewitt, Malevich
• Rattus norvegicus particularly and muroid rodents generally
• The thing that people usually call math rock (I have no idea what the proper language to refer to that is, but picture melodic instrumental fun-time-signature jazzy fusion type thing......)
• Prime numbers