Helena De Preester studied at Ghent University and the Université Libre de Bruxelles before obtaining her PhD in Philosophy at Ghent University (2004). She also holds a Master of Science in Psychology (Clinical Psychology) and is a psychotherapist. She is research professor at KASK & Conservatory and visiting research professor at the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences of Ghent University. Her research is at the intersection of body-subjectivity-emotions on the one hand and technology-art-politics on the other. See website for publications.