'Northness': Poetic Visualization of Data Infrastructure Inequality

  • Luiz Ludwig
  • , Doris Kosminsky

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    Abstract

    'Northness' is an installation that maps the latitudes of the servers that host the most popular websites in Brazil. Composed of three-dimensional typographic sculptures, a touch screen and projection, the work allows the public to visualize and locate the servers of the one hundred most accessed websites in Brazil. This installation is part of research in artistic data visualization that addresses issues of the data infrastructure sustaining our society, highlighting the Global North's dominance in data flows. 'Northness' was featured in the exhibition 'Numerical Existence: Emergencies,' which took place in 2024 at the Futuros Cultural Center in Brazil.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 2024 IEEE VIS Arts Program, VISAP 2024
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages78-92
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Electronic)9798331517298
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2024
    Event2024 IEEE VIS Arts Program, VISAP 2024 - St. Pete Beach, United States
    Duration: Oct 13 2024Oct 18 2024

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - 2024 IEEE VIS Arts Program, VISAP 2024

    Conference

    Conference2024 IEEE VIS Arts Program, VISAP 2024
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySt. Pete Beach
    Period10/13/2410/18/24

    Keywords

    • artistic visualization
    • colonialism
    • data sovereignty
    • physicalization
    • research through design and art

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