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GMU:Data as Artistic Material

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[[File:Orbits@Quadrature@credit-Quadrature.png|thumb|409x409px|Still von audiovisual performance Orbits, based on data from satellites and their trash.]]
The project recognizes the diverse forms of data – private, public, environmental, live, stored, secret, past, present, and future - sourced from sensors, apps, science, governments, societies, and personal experiences. The abundance of data invites us to excavate relevant bits from the trivia pile, unveiling patterns and narratives within time and space. Unlike traditional academic research, artistic research within this project aims not to uncover a single truth but to provide subjective narratives, speculative statements, or even purely poetic approaches: Data as Dada; artistic reflection instead of standard visualisations; analysing data settings rather than data sets.

The project will involve discussions on various data and related artworks, viewing technology as a tool to read and write realities. The objective is to interpret, translate, and experiment with the numbers offered by the world around us – a practice of data literacy: curious, competent, critical, and creative approaches to data. In addition to various inputs by the lecturers, talks by other artists are planned. Details to be confirmed.

Ultimately, this project encourages students to consider data as a new type of raw material, offering new aesthetic opportunities, extraordinary insights, and artistic expression. Emphasizing collaborative work, participants are expected to work in small teams to conceptualise, develop and realise a self-defined artwork.

A field trip is planned (probably 30.05. - 02.06.) to Brandenburg countryside, offering students insights into the life of freelance artists and their natural habitat. Focus is on collaborative practice.

Students are expected to be able and willing to work in a self-organised manner and to actively participate in the discourse of the module.

'''Important: '''If you are interested to work with A.I., please also choose the Fachmodul "[https://www.uni-weimar.de/qisserver/rds?state=verpublish&status=init&vmfile=no&publishid=62251&moduleCall=webInfo&publishConfFile=webInfo&publishSubDir=veranstaltung&xmlheader=&menuid=editlectures Critique and (Artificial) Intelligence - Machine learning and critical theory]" by Dr. Alexander König!

'''Meetings''': [http://rayzhekov.com/projects/fragile-perspectives/ Di, 09.15 -12.30 @ DBL] + some non-mandatory meetings on Monday evenings (see schedule below)

'''Lectures by''': Juliane Götz, Sebastian Neitsch (Quadrature) >>> mail[@]quadrature.co

'''====== Schedule ======'''

'''Meetings''': '''Di, 09.15 -12.30 @ DBL''' + some non-mandatory but very recommended meetings on Monday evenings (see schedule below)

# Mo 15.04. introduction to data as artistic material
# Tu 16.04. organisation ( timetable, retreat, presentations) & human statistic
# Mo 22.04. 19:00 Screening
# Tu 23.04. input: tech stuff & defining groups
# Tu 30.04. input: critical data & '''elevator pitches of projects''' + feedback
# Tu 07.05. short '''dataset presentations''' by students (1 dataset per person) – online!
# ''<big><s>Mo 13.05. 19:00 Screening</s> - postponed to a different date (tba)</big>''
# ''<big>Tu 14.05. '''project concepts (and workplan for semester) + prepping retreat'''</big>''
# Tu 21.05. consultations in project groups
# <s>Tu 28..05</s>. - no meeting
# Th 30.05. evening - So 02.06. morning: weekend retreat @ Funkinstitut - working session & '''project midterm presentations''' & input: data from life as artist
# <s>Tu 04.06</s>. - no meeting
# Mo 10.06. 19:00 input: artist talk by Simon Weckert
# Tu 11.06. we meet at 09:15 -> @10:00 input: artist talk by Refik Anadol
# <s>Tu 18.06</s>. - no meeting - individual consultations instead in the week before
# Tu 25.06. we will see what makes sense
# Tu 02.07. '''Final presentations?'''
# Tu 09.07. - Su 14.07. - preparation for Summaery? – we will see what makes sense

<u>All dates and details may be subject to change :)</u>

'''====== Participants ======'''
*[[/studentname|studentname]]
*[[Studentname/Artwork title]]
*[[Fred & Amelia]]
*[[Theo & Yun|ALLE:ELLA - Theo & Yun]]
*[[Parisa & Maxi]]
*[[Kevin & Sabah]]<br />

'''====== Some Books ======'''

John D. Kelleher, Brendan Tierney: Data Science, ISBN 978-0-262-53543-4

Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein: Data Feminism, ISBN 978-0-262-54718-5

Christoph Grünberger: The Age of Data

Luci Pangrazio, Neil Selwyn: Critical Data Literacies

Thomas Piketty: Eine kurze Geschichte der Gleichheit

'''====== Some Artists / Artworks ======'''

[https://simonweckert.com/nullisland.html Simon Weckert]

[http://annaridler.com/myriad-tulips Anna Ridler - Myriad Tulips]

[https://driesdepoorter.be/thefollower/ Dries Depoorter]

[https://www.ryojiikeda.com/project/datamatics/ Ryoji Ikeda]

[https://refikanadol.com/works/unsupervised/ Refik Anadol]

[https://mimionuoha.com/the-library-of-missing-datasets Mimi Onuoha]

[https://deweyhagborg.com/projects/probably-chelsea Heather Dewey-Hagborg]

[https://wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.bitnik.org/1-star !Mediengruppe Bitnik]

[http://peripheriques.free.fr/blog/index.php?/works/2016-blacklists/ Nicolas Maigret]

[https://disnovation.org/bestiary_exhibit.php Disnovation]

[https://www.cyborgarts.com/moon-ribas Moon RIbas]

[https://www.daisyginsberg.com/work/pollinator-pathmaker Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg]

[https://www.marcobarotti.com/Corals Marco Barotti]

[https://semiconductorfilms.com/art/20hz/ Semiconductor]

[http://rayzhekov.com/projects/fragile-perspectives/ Antony Rayzhekov]

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Detailed setup information

Kevin & Sabah

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=== The Irony Behind Love’s Favorite Flower ===
Roses, the symbol of loving devotion, grace many celebrations with their beauty. But they hide a deeper side in exporters like Kenya. Behind their romantic allure lies a stark reality: the environmental strains of cultivation, exacerbated by water scarcity. Moreover, predominantly female workers endure challenging and oft explotative conditions. This juxtaposition challenges roses’ idealized view against complexities extending into issues of sustainability, social justice, and economic impact.
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=== Function & Design ===
Data from flower exports is used to heat melting ice infused with blue ink. This drips onto packing paper which is progressively fed beneath it through a combination of automatic timing and proximity detection - in which adoration of the work (as per the rose) is what drives the feed mechanism (originally from an electric typwriter). A microcontroller, preloaded with the data operates these components.
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end view

Kevin & Sabah

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Set-up

Kevin & Sabah

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=== The Irony Behind Love’s Favorite Flower ===
Roses, the symbol of loving devotion, grace many celebrations with their beauty. But they hide a deeper side in exporters like Kenya. Behind their romantic allure lies a stark reality: the environmental strains of cultivation, exacerbated by water scarcity. Moreover, predominantly female workers endure challenging and oft explotative conditions. This juxtaposition challenges roses’ idealized view against complexities extending into issues of sustainability, social justice, and economic impact.

=== Function & Design ===
Data from flower exports is used to heat melting ice infused with blue ink. This drips onto packing paper which is progressively fed beneath it through a combination of automatic timing and proximity detection - in which adoration of the work (as per the rose) is what drives the feed mechanism (originally from an electric typwriter). A microcontroller, preloaded with the data operates these components.

Resultant prints from each day's output

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Daily print feeds are hung to show the variations in resultant output