Justine Poplin PhD is an academic and researcher of Visual Culture; Adjunct Research Fellow to the University of NSW Judith Neilson Chair, Sydney Australia. Her ongoing research examines symbolism and the new epoch of online & offline representations in the Digital Age on which has published, presented and exhibited in Australia, China, Paris, Istanbul and London. Dr Poplin has received grants and awards including an Australian Postgraduate Award, City of Yarra Project Grant Australia and a Red Gate Gallery Artist Resident in Beijing China.