Data culture is as vibrant as cinema culture. Everyone comments on the latest data, celebrates data, questions data, and creates abundant data on their own. Niemeyer’s goal is to contribute to such a Data Culture. Whenever we enter data into the machine, we can ask: What can it do? Whom does it serve? What happens next? What will change?
Data manifestations are materializations of abstract data into stuff that people can feel. The Metered Tide and Water Bell manifest sea water levels as music. Ice Core Walk manifests climate data stored in the Vostok Ice Core through walking, music and narratives. Quantopia and Network Paradox manifest the myriad different ways in which networks can connect to define emergent ways of life. Niemeyer's work includes collaborations across disciplines and across media from gravure etchings to VR, always with an eye for the poetic foundations of technical protocols. Niemeyer installs data manifestations in museums and galleries, but also in public places like cityscapes, nightclubs, trains, parks and wilderness.
Check out the artwork links for selected recent projects, the store for works you can own, and the archive for a collection of older projects. Below is a window on Niemeyer’s IG account:
