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Data Mining and Real time Data Visualisation – Kasia Molga
Kasia Molga is a visual artist and interaction designer whose practice is concerned with our relationship with the planet – Buckminster-Fuller’s concept of a “Spaceship Earth”; and changes in our perception: of ourselves and our roles in the context of nature, climate, environment and community in this increasingly technologically mediated world. Oil Compass: Oil Compass is an…
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Data Landscapes – The Arts Catalyst
Data Landscapes explores the use of data and models of climate science within visual arts contexts. The Data Landscapes exhibition features works by Tom Corby, Gavin Baily + Jonathan Mackenzie; Lise Autogena + Joshua Portway. The exhibition was preceded by a half-day symposium, you can watch videos on each of the artists and their projects. The symposium investigated…
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Code Zebra – Sara Diamond lead Artist / Researcher
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Data Mining – an introduction
Data mining ‘(the analysis step of the “Knowledge Discovery in Databases” process, or KDD),[1] is a field at the intersection of computer science and statistics is the process that attempts to discover patterns in large data sets’ (wiki, 2012). Lynn and Neal used data mining in their work using the satellite tracking data gathered published by The North American…
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Data Mining: Artists Constructs – Leviton A + D Gallery
Data Mining: Artists Constructs, provides a small, sample window into a newly emerging and rapidly evolving process of data mining, the process of extracting hidden patterns from data. The way, shape, and manner in which artists and designers our appropriating this process creates radically new forms that communicate across disciplinary, social and cultural boundaries. The artists’ visualization/…
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A Programmers Guide to Data Mining
Ron Zacharski generously shares his learning by doing guide to Data Mining encouraging the reader to work through the exercises and experiment with the Python provided by him. The textbook is laid out as a series of small steps that build on each other until, by the time you complete the book, you have laid the foundation…
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Pyramids of Waste AKA the Lightbulb Conspiracy
Pyramids of Waste (2010) also known as “The lightbulb conspiracy” is a documentary about how our economic system based on consumerism and planned obsolescence is breaking our planet down. This documentary looks at the bigger picture and the psychology behind our waste. Sustainable design and hackers are engaged making changes either by creating solutions using the…
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Upcycling computers – Modding and E-waste
Computer Modding or Case Moddings are modifications carried out by hardware enthusiasts to show the internal hardware, make it aesthetically pleasing or if modified internally also to push the technical capacities to make it more powerful e.g. for gaming. Case Mods are working computers combining humour, sculptural skill and technical know how. Case / Computer modding can…
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Cradle to Cradle design – A full life cycle approach
Lynne and Neil’s piece draws attention to the waste in our world particularly e-waste and space debris. Although we can’t do much about space debris as artists or designers we can make decisions in our lives to reduce waste or make design decisions that don’t incur more waste or use recycled materials. Cradle to Cradle…
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Data Visualisation – links to examples
Web Designer Depot shares 50 Data visualisation examples – shares a list of the diverse ways data is being represented . Smashing Magazine also published an article in 2007 by Vitaly Friedman called Data Visualisation Modern Approaches – read the article here. We hope these examples inspire you to think how you might represent data. What sort…
