Data Data

Data Data is a supporting publication and artist multiple. The phrase: 'Write data, delete data, rewrite data' is repeated over and over until every word has appeared in every possible position. This is done using code, relying on the pioneering research done into the implementation of permutation algorithms on computing machinery done in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The design of the text blocks reflects the permutation, visually fragmenting the rhythmic poem.Artist
Laura Margaret Ramsey

Publishers
Art Metropole
Critical Distance Centre for Curators

Publication date
2022

Binding
Zine, saddle stitched, risograph, pastel green paper with black ink,
die-cut cardstock cover

Size
6.5 x 4.5 inches
28 pages
Edition of 100

Language
English

ISBN
9781989011098

About the artist:
Laura Margaret Ramsey (she/her) is a Toronto-based scholar, imaging specialist and artist. Ramsey is known for her use of data visualisation & sonification to explore the natural world, imaging processes and computational awareness. Her work is heavily influenced by the structure of the archive, the preservation of obsolete technology, science fiction and the algorithmic approaches in data management. She holds an MA from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a BDes from Alberta University of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited recently with Bio-Creation Station hosted by MIT Media Lab (USA), Fragments of Sonic Extinction (Munich, Germany), and InterAccess with Vector Festival 2022 (Toronto, Canada).