§ 03 Press
In the field.
Zenka Caro is a speaker, media creator, and social architect whose work has been featured in papers, press, podcasts, conferences, and public forums exploring consciousness, purpose, innovation, and human potential. Known for making complex ideas feel alive and accessible, Zenka speaks at the intersection of science, spirituality, creativity, and systems change, inviting audiences to rethink what is possible for themselves and for society.
Her voice is both visionary and practical: part field reporter from the future, part community builder, part spark plug for the impossible.
Press inquiries: team@lightnet.org
As featured at
ForbesSotheby's New YorkTEDx Jackson HoleIONS
Featured media
Watch & listen.
Can Augmented Reality Bring Us to the Wisdom Age
TEDx Jackson Hole · 2016
Asheville Wave: The 7 Stages of Purpose
Holomovement · 2025
Contacting ET (Ep. 2264)
FADE TO BLACK Radio · 2026
Past Forward Tech Live Keynote
National Trust for Historic Preservation · 2017
Successful App Ideas in AR, MR, and VR 2.0
AWE — Augmented Reality World Expo · 2017
Plumbing a Tipping Point in the Consciousness Movement
Institute of Noetic Sciences · 2019
“A futurist … a thought leader in the future of extended reality, big-picture thinking and exponential change.”
— Charlie Fink · Editor, Convergence (2019)
Featured Press.
5 entriesSeptember 25, 2024
No Regrets: New Research Reveals How People Find Their Purpose In Life↗
AP News, Benzinga, MENAFN, and 30+ outlets nationwide (via EIN Presswire)
July 11, 2017
Artists Show the Potential of VR↗
Forbes Magazine · by Charlie Fink
April 2017
White Mirror: A Positive Vision for the Future of Technology↗
Upload VR
September 12, 2023
Research Group Makes Music with ETs↗
The Realtime Report
August 4, 2024
Sedona is in Stitches: Kudos↗
Verde News
Print & Digital.
21 entriesMay 1, 2026
Zenka Caro, Featured Leader Profile↗
Evolutionary Leaders
October 25, 2022
Faro se muestra mas de 20 galerias locales↗
La Voz
March 10, 2022
Con un Laberinto Virtual de Julio Le Parc MAPA se Agranda y Hace Pie en La Rural↗
La Nación
January 26, 2022
Spoon Bending Party: Mind-Over-Matter in Sedona↗
Signals AZ
March 12, 2020
Five Futurists Who Comment on The Trends of Tomorrow↗
Wiki.ezvid.com
December 8, 2019
Novel 20 years in the making honors local and family histories↗
Chillicothe Gazette (as Jenny Carden)
July 2019
Zenka's AR Ceramic Beetle is More Than an Insect↗
Concordia News · by Nancy Varekamp
2019
Convergence: The World will be Painted with Data↗
Book, with Zenka Afterword
June 14, 2017
10 Things I learned at Mind the Product 2017↗
Medium · by Josh Johnson
May 2017
Augmented Reality is Everywhere but Nowhere↗
Nerd Out · by Nick Kelly
April 13, 2017
Futurists want to transform Black Mirror's dystopia into something better↗
Venture Beat
September 28, 2016
Art's Future Could be Augmented Reality↗
Jackson Hole News & Guide · by Isa Jones
September 28, 2016
CULTURE KLASH: Other Worldly↗
Planet Jackson Hole · by Meg Daly
September 28, 2016
Prints Come to Life at Center Gallery↗
Jackson Hole News & Guide · by Isa Jones
July 11, 2015
Tour of Zenka Art Exhibit: The History of Virtual Reality in Japanese Raku Sculpture
Vrideo, 360 video interview (archived) · by Chadwick Turner
April 25, 2015
These Brilliant Sculpture Masks Chart Virtual Reality's History↗
Road To VR · by Matthew Terndrup
March 6, 2015
Ceramic Street Artist Zenka Takes on Virtual Reality↗
LATaco
March 5, 2015
Preview of Virtual Reality's 'Presence' by Zenka, Opening at District Gallery Saturday↗
Cartwheel Art Magazine · by Cindy Schwarzstein
March 4, 2015
At Last! Virtual Reality Becomes Virtually Real↗
KCRW (print and radio segment) · by Lisa Napoli
March 1997
Village Views↗
Terrace Park Historical Society (as Jenny Carden)
Featured
The Women of Robertson Place↗
The NO BS Spiritual Book Club
Also seen at
Upload VRVenture BeatRoad to VRThe Tech Interactive
Podcast, TV, Film & Radio.
20 entriesMarch 19, 2026
Zenka Caro, Founder of LightNet↗
Conscious Awakening Network
January 13, 2026
Jimmy Church, Fade to Black — Contact ET, Ep. 2264↗
Fade to Black
December 3, 2025
Live With Intention: Zenka Caro Shares Insights From The Holomovement Purpose Lab↗
BBR Wellness Consulting
March 25, 2025
Bridge to the Galaxy with Adam Cupell↗
Alliance for Extraterrestrial Diplomatic Contact
May 27, 2024
Ep. 4: Zenka Caro — How to Believe in Yourself↗
Awaken Your Purpose Podcast
April 24, 2024
Mind Over Matter (Episode 57)↗
Broader Lens Podcast
April 1, 2024
Muscle Testing and Pendulums↗
United News Network
March 12, 2024
The Joy & Science Behind Spoon Bending with Zenka Caro↗
Lisa Campion
February 17, 2024
Starseed Academy interview↗
IdeateTV with Jennifer Le
February 14, 2024
Mind Over Matter: Consciousness & ET Communication with Zenka Caro↗
The JeffMara Podcast
December 7, 2023
A Collective Consciousness Think Tank: 10 Books That Led Zenka Caro to the Foundation of LightNet↗
Sandie Sedgbeer
October 23, 2023
Ep. 1884 Zenka Caro: How to Contact ET↗
FADE TO BLACK Radio
September 16, 2022
Zenka Caro and CONTACT 2022 Event in Sedona↗
HelloKITTY (YouTube)
January 2, 2021
Birthing a New World Docu-series↗
Wendy Silvers
January 29, 2020
Zenka on Health Gig Podcast — The Future is Better Than Ever↗
Health Gig Podcast
January 23, 2020
Tokyo and The Future of Cities↗
Short Film by Alex Gorosh
August 1, 2019
Zenka on A Life Economy Podcast↗
Futurism, Citizen-driven Science, and Empowering People in a Passion Based Economy
June 16, 2017
Arapahoe School Takes Futuristic Leap↗
Wyoming Public Radio · by Rebecca Huntington
August 19, 2016
Documenting the Evolution of VR Headsets with Zenka's Sculptures↗
Voices of VR Podcast on Road to VR · by Kent Bye
August 18, 2015
Jenny 'Zenka' Carden: Brush Stroke of Genius↗
Innovation Crush · by Chris Denson
“L.A. storytelling futurists use augmented reality to turn the tables on Black Mirror.”
— MediaShift · April 2017
Talks & Keynotes.
33 entriesSeptember 26 - October 31, 2026
Augmented Reality Exhibition↗
Jackson Hole Center for the Arts: Jackson Hole, USA
May 30, 2026
1+1 = 1: The New Math of the Renaissance
Holomovement Wave: Cascais, Portugal
May 30, 2026
Choose Love: The Spoon Bending Experience
Holomovement Wave: Cascais, Portugal
May 9, 2026
Bending Your Reality↗
Soul Retreat Sedona: Sedona, USA
February 4, 2026
Spoon Bending and Telekinesis
Sensus Extra Ordinaries Training with Dalia Burgoin and Alex Stefan: Sedona, USA
January 31, 2026
Telekinesis & Spoon Bending Talk↗
Shine Sanctuary for the Soul: Sedona, USA
December 4, 2025
Spoon Bending & PSI Abilities Workshop↗
Humankind Center: Sedona, USA
November 17, 2025
How to Bend a Spoon↗
Mission Achievement and Success Charter School: Albuquerque, USA
October 25, 2025
Global Oneness Summit↗
Humanity's Team
May 24, 2025
The 7 Stages of Purpose↗
Holomovement Wave: Asheville, USA
September 14-15, 2024
Starseed Academy Welcome · Contact & Spoon Bending
Starseed Academy Contact Japan 2024: Tokyo, Japan
May 23-27, 2024
Evolutionary Technology and New Economies
Holomovement Wave: Ibiza, Spain
May 23-27, 2024
The Purpose Lab Debut
Holomovement Wave: Ibiza, Spain
February 10, 2024
How to Bend Your Reality
Conscious Life Expo: Los Angeles, USA
May 20, 2023
How to Sculpt Your Dream Scape
Dreamscape Conference: Sedona, USA
January 1, 2021
Seeds Crypto Live↗
18-hour non-stop global broadcast
December 12 & 19, 2020
Zenka at the 12/12 Convergence: Science and Tech
November 19, 2020
The Future of Higher Education, Virtual Reality and Citizen Driven Science↗
CSUN University: Northridge, USA
July 2019
Plumbing a Tipping Point in the Consciousness Movement↗
Institute of Noetic Sciences, 18th Annual International Conference: Santa Clara, USA
January 2019
Triple Smart Labs Summit
Córdoba, Argentina
September 2018
UC Berkeley Innovation Lab Conference
Berkeley, USA
September 2018
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, USA
January 2018
I Have a Dream↗
ARinAction at MIT: Boston, USA
January 2018
AR/CV Meet Up↗
Google Launchpad: San Francisco, USA
January 2018
Ye Old Futurist Union↗
Angel City Brewery: Los Angeles, USA
November 2017
Past Forward Tech Live Keynote↗
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Chicago, USA
June 14, 2017
The Future: Fear, Follow, or Fantasize
Mind the Product Conference: San Francisco, USA
June 2017
The Art of VR Panel↗
Sotheby's: New York, USA
May 2017
AWE Augmented Reality World Expo↗
AWE: Santa Clara, USA
How to generate successful app ideas as we move into AR, MR, and VR 2.0.
April 12, 2017
Zenka en la UCC↗
Universidad Católica de Córdoba: Córdoba, Argentina
October 2016
Can Augmented Reality Bring us to the Wisdom Age↗
TEDx Jackson Hole: Wyoming, USA
Sculptures and street art paint a picture of where we are in time and where we are headed based on new developments in VR and AR.
October 2016
CSUN California State University
Northridge, USA
Ongoing
Zenka | Nodo940 & The Dream Machine↗
Nodo940 Gallery: Córdoba, Argentina
Press and Venues
FADE TO BLACKDelta JFKICA Los AngelesWyoming Public Radio
§ Past Experiences
Twenty years of experiments.
Past projects, salons, debate clubs, citizen science, and AR drops. Each card opens its full story.
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Ye Olde Futurist Union
A debate club for the galactic age. Oxford-style debates on AI, cryptocurrency, genetic engineering, and what comes next.
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White Mirror
A create-a-thon where 150 people envisioned positive futures through storytelling, as a Black Mirror counterpoint.
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Triple Smart Labs
An innovation lab network empowering citizen-driven science through shared hardware and collaborative research across distributed nodes.
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Harmonic Convergence 2020
A citizen science experiment where 72,000 people from 152 countries meditated together for contact and peace.
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Remote Controls
Raku-fired clay remote controls with gold-leaf buttons, brought alive by augmented reality overlays.
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Interdimensional Travel Agency
An NFT collection reframing travel as movement between states of consciousness, not places.
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