DaDa Visualisation

Geoff HINCHCLIFFE

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st International Symposium of Electronic Art
    Subtitle of host publicationDisruption
    EditorsThecla Schiphorst, Philippe Pasquier
    Place of PublicationVancouver, Canada
    PublisherInternational Symposium of Electronic Art
    Pages1-4
    Number of pages4
    Volume21
    ISBN (Print)9781910172001
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2015 - Vancouver, Canada
    Duration: 14 Aug 201519 Aug 2015
    http://www.isea-archives.org/symposia/isea2014-2-3/

    Publication series

    NameInternational Symposium on Electronic Art [ISEA2015]
    PublisherISEA
    Volume21
    ISSN (Print)2451-8611

    Conference

    Conference21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2015
    Abbreviated titleISEA2015
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityVancouver
    Period14/08/1519/08/15
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