Art, science, and data
Joanna Sleigh’s project “We all have data shadows” was awarded to be one of the five “Art&Data Beloved Projects” of "HER: She loves S Lorenzo 2018” a festival dedicated to art and data and data culture.
At the core of the festival were the questions: How can art reflect (and make us reflect) on the role of data in our constantly-changing lives? What is the relationship between data and human beings? What can the artist do? How and why can art and science work together?
Dedicated to art, data and data culture, the festival kicked off on 9 December with a guided walk for over 150 people through Rome’s San Lorenzo neighborhood to discover all the participating venues displaying artworks dedicated to data.
The festival is curated by Arianna Forte, promoted by the HER research centre – Human Ecosystems Relations – and artistic and scientific direction by Salvatore Iaconesi and Oriana Persico. The initiative is part of the programme of Contemporaneamente Roma 2018 and is supported by the Roma Capitale Department for Cultural Development and organized in collaboration with SIAE.