Media Arts on the Impact of Big Data on our Life

Curated by Oliver Gingrich
Speakers: Lumen Prize Winners Boredom Research, Stacey Pitsillides, Mark Farid, Anna Troisi and Rachel Ara - Supported by EMERGE, Bournemouth University

The data volumes are exploding, more data has been created in the past two years than in the entire previous history of humanity, Next year, 1,7mb of data will be created every second by every human being on the planet. Our accumulated digital universe of data will grow to about 44 zettabytes of data worldwide. Critical theorists like Douglas Rushkoff and George Monbiot point to a deep crisis in human appreciation of self, how much technology exposes, invades - how much we are in control of, or controlled by data.

Contemporary media artists not only highlight the role of technology in this context, they also subvert ideas of agency, in responding, and reflecting on invasive uses of data. The blurring of lines between data and human thinking goes far beyond the sphere of art and has penetrated all parts of our lives. The artist’s role has always been to critically question these digital revolutions. FLUX: Invasive Data entices a discourse on art in the age of invasive data, investigating the penetration of big data across different spheres of our lives. FLUX invites Rachel Ara, Anna Troisi, Stacey Pitsillides, Mark Farid and boredomresearch to discuss the role of data in their work - curated by Oliver Gingrich.