Aiden Arata is a writer and artist from Los Angeles, where she pens essays, fiction, and the occasional screenplay. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Rumpus, BOMB, Hobart, The Fanzine, Wonderland and Alternative Press. In 2022, she wrote for the online sketch comedy show Stapleview. Her Substack, Under the Influence, explores the extremely online experience of an active participant in- and perpetuator of - internet culture. Her graphic and video art has garnered shoutouts and interviews in publications including The Cut, VICE, NBC, Mashable, Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, The Daily Dot, and Seventeen. She has shown at Human Resources (Los Angeles 2023) and Nous Tous (Los Angeles 2019), and her "Guided Meditation" video series will be a highlight of the Kunsthalle Museum of Bremen’s 2023 bicentennial exhibition in Bremen, Germany. Her frequent creative collaborators include Meow Wolf and Phoebe Bridgers.