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I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning

  • Written by Sarah Nance, Assistant Professor of Integrated Practice in Art and Design, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageSarah Nance at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 2019.Courtesy of Sarah Nance

As an artist working across media, I’ve used everything from thread to my voice to poetically translate and express information. Recently, I’ve been working with another medium – geologic datasets.

While scientists use data visualization to show the...

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