A discussion about various defintions of "curation," sensory experiences in front of museum objects and also in digital space, and bridging the divide between institutions of art and those of natural history.
In Spring and Summer of 2014, Dr. Drew Armstrong worked with a group of graduate and undergraduate students in History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh to organize an exhibition that explored relationships between images and knowledge. As part of the Debating Visual Knowledge weekend, Dr. Armstrong gave a tour.
Decomposing Bodies is a complex project comprised of complex data. In the past two years, we’ve digitized approximately 3,500 Bertillon identification cards and transcribed about 43,200 discrete data points (1,800 cards with 24 data points per card).
I wanted to share some work from our graduating seniors that showcases alternatives to the traditional research paper.
Dr. Patrick Jagoda, Professor of English, University of Chicago
"Network Aesthetics (or: How to See Anything When Everything is Interconnected)"
Dr. Simone Osthoff, Professor of Art and Critical Studies, Pennsylvania State University and Playing the Archive
“Visualizing Cell Behavior in 3D: a tour of biology research praxis”
“Instant Interferences”
Jeffrey Curran and Jocelyn Monahan
Tim Fessenden holds a Masters in Translational Science and is a doctoral candidate in Cancer Biology, both at the University of Chicago. His research in the lab of Margaret Gardel uses live microscopy to capture 3D movements and shape changes of cells within model tissues. Together with the lab's findings on the physical basis of cell migration, this project will characterize cell behaviors underlying cancer invasion and metastasis.
Chloe Hansen is a Ph.D. student in the Communication and Rhetoric Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research is focused in rhetorical theory, visual rhetoric, public memory studies, and death and dying.
“Visual Agnotology: Visual Production and Maintenance of Ignorance”
