Date of Award
5-7-2021
Degree Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Pamela Longobardi
Second Advisor
Craig Dongoski
Third Advisor
Jeremy Bolen
Fourth Advisor
Nedda Ahmed
Abstract
We secure important personal documents in safety deposit boxes at banks, yet every day we give away intimate details about ourselves online. My thesis exhibition Material Intelligence examines our relationship with big data through an interactive installation that metaphorically illustrates the data lifecycle: how data is produced, harvested, processed, and reconstructed. Material Intelligence uses discarded mail and other paper ephemera as physical signifiers of virtual information. A series of manipulations transforms the paper into raw material, which is then woven into a large-scale installation. Visitors to the gallery will observe this process; they will also have the opportunity to write down information about themselves and shred it. I will incorporate these new pieces of data into the larger work in real-time. Visualizing these hidden processes forces us to confront our complicity in big data and the information economy.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/22686414
Recommended Citation
Dadras, Soude, "Material Intelligence." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/22686414
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