Abstract (Poster)

Keywords: Data Visualization, DIY, laser cutting, affect theory, statistics.

Untitled Bombardment Visualization is an experiment in translating statistical information on aerial bombardments into an affective, visceral, emphatic experience that captures some of the faceless data’s disruptive violence. The artwork mines data regarding the time/place/duration/intensity of aerial bombardments, which is visualized using a custom-made laser engraver that burns the data points into the surface of a topographical map of the region. The visualization piece thus “performs” a tangible and emotionally charged reenactment of the destruction engendered by the data, aiming to lend a body, shape, and smell to the otherwise anonymous and faceless statistical data of aerial bombardments.

• Martin Zeilinger holds a PhD in Comparative Literature (Univ. of Toronto, Canada) and teaches at the Ontario College of Art & Design and at the University of Toronto. He is the co-director of the Toronto-based Vector Game Art & New Media Festival. His film and video work has been shown in Canada, the US, and Europe, and he appears as a live coding performer under the pseudonym st01c.   marjz.net

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