UN/BIASED
Marta de Menezes, Pedro Cruz2016/2016
London Design Biennale
London, United Kingdom
In UN/BIASED the Portuguese design team merge art, design and science, using bacteria to visualise data streams pertaining to an opaque, yet eroding factor in Portuguese society: sexism. The installation is comprised of four maps that contrast gender gaps in areas such as wages and higher education. Two maps are computer-generated, animated visualisations that extrapolate a dystopian future based on ongoing downward spiral trends. The other two maps use biological elements (plants, viruses, and bacteria) to represent an invigorated utopian nation, characterised by progressive socio-economic indicators. Utopia is conveyed by the equalitarian map landscapes and the use of natural elements as instruments for data visualization. Microorganisms are imagined as agents of change.
- Title: UN/BIASED
- Creator: Marta de Menezes, Pedro Cruz
- Date: 2016/2016
- Supporting Bodies: Administering Body: Cultivamos Cultura Curator: Manuel Lima, Supported by: Embassy of Portugal in the United Kingdom; República Portuguesa/Cultura; Direção-Geral das Artes; IGC, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência; Paula Duque (Plant Molecular Biology Lab); Isabel Gordo (Evolutionary Biology Lab); Joana Gonçalves Sá (Science and Policy Lab); Ana Mena (Outreach Department); Dr. Simon Park (Department of Microbial Sciences, University of Surrey)
- Type: Video and installation with living organisms installation
- Rights: Ed Reeve
- Medium: Videos created using a recurring processing programming language to simulate living organisms; the installation on petri dishes uses viruses, bacteria and plants.
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