Artist Laurie Frick uses her art to find the intersection of humans and data to prove that it might not be as scary as we think.
via NPR
There has been a lot of scary news about big data — about corporations or government invading your privacy. But imagine if we could use our data to make our lives better.
That is at the center of artist Laurie Frick’s work — she wants to help create a future in which self-delusion is impossible. In fact, she thinks this shift is inevitable once people wake up to the transformational power of big data.
Frick is using her work to show people what the future looks like. But unlike most artists, she is also sharing it with people who can bring her ideas into the real world.
Read more on NPR and her website.
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