PRESENTATIONS ADDRESSING CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES & NEW QUESTIONS
The Technology, Arts, and Culture Symposium held at King’s College consisted of several presentations by digital humanity professionals working in the field and various academic and cultural institutions. Critical perspectives and new questions were asked on topics such as how to develop research questions in a collaborative setting, and performance technologies the intersection between data visualization and contemporary art.
Michael Takeo Magruder’s work that focuses on taking culturally relevant data sets such as news media feeds and using code language to visualize them into interactive works of art was the most compelling presentation for me. The way in which he creates virtual worlds by blending the digital and historical in order to engage the community and enhance awareness about social issues encourages the medium of art as a platform for dialogue and critique. Magruder is taking these large data sets and asking big questions about what we are doing with the information being collected and using it in a way to bring communities together through access to the information in a new and exciting way.
Michael Takeo Magruder’s work that focuses on taking culturally relevant data sets such as news media feeds and using code language to visualize them into interactive works of art was the most compelling presentation for me. The way in which he creates virtual worlds by blending the digital and historical in order to engage the community and enhance awareness about social issues encourages the medium of art as a platform for dialogue and critique. Magruder is taking these large data sets and asking big questions about what we are doing with the information being collected and using it in a way to bring communities together through access to the information in a new and exciting way.
