Mat Dryhurst is an artist, musician and researcher who works collaboratively with Holly Herndon on medium-agnostic, protocol-based work.

Protocol art is a little more opinionated than that; our systems/protocols are set up to enact a certain kind of interaction and outcome—a little more like an AI agent than an arbitrary feedback system.
Mat Dryhurst, Mat Dryhurst on Becoming Infinite
We looked a lot at old English chained libraries, where sites of worship also served as this fortified archive.
Mat Dryhurst, Mat Dryhurst on Becoming Infinite