Abstract
Inspired by Tristan Tzara’s DaDa poetry, in which the words of a
newspaper article are randomly reassembled to create an original
poem, DaDa Visualisation is a whimsical interactive artwork
producing dynamic generative visualisations based on a catalogue
of poems. This paper outlines the work and examines the key
issues and ideas to which it responds. It defines data visualisation
as a lens that is increasingly applied to all aspects of our lives,
and while typically heralded as a revelatory scientific instrument
it shows data-vis as a creative cultural form. Fundamentally,
DaDa Visualisation is an irreverent celebration of our fascination
with data and data graphics but also provides a valuable critical
perspective, reminding us that data visualisations are neither benign
nor impartial but the product of authorial agency.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium of Electronic Art |
| Subtitle of host publication | Disruption |
| Editors | Thecla Schiphorst, Philippe Pasquier |
| Place of Publication | Vancouver, Canada |
| Publisher | International Symposium of Electronic Art |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781910172001 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2015 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 14 Aug 2015 → 19 Aug 2015 http://www.isea-archives.org/symposia/isea2014-2-3/ |
Publication series
| Name | International Symposium on Electronic Art [ISEA2015] |
|---|---|
| Publisher | ISEA |
| Volume | 21 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2451-8611 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | ISEA2015 |
| Country | Canada |
| City | Vancouver |
| Period | 14/08/15 → 19/08/15 |
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HINCHCLIFFE, G. (2015). DaDa Visualisation. In T. Schiphorst, & P. Pasquier (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium of Electronic Art: Disruption (Vol. 21, pp. 1-4). (International Symposium on Electronic Art [ISEA2015]; Vol. 21). Vancouver, Canada: International Symposium of Electronic Art.