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Thesis Info

LABS ID
00816
Thesis Title
The archive as a digital aesthetic form
Author
Clio Flego
2nd Author
3rd Author
Degree
Master Degree
Year
2019
Number of Pages
109
University
Danube University Krems
Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark Wright
Supervisor e-mail
Other Supervisor(s)
Dr. Oliver Grau
Language(s) of Thesis
English
Department / Discipline
Image Science / Media Arts Cultures
Languages Familiar to Author
Italian, Spanish, English
URL where full thesis can be found
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ahwyt_Q0RF8t3IjhgXOiWYfa_dsvKrMf/view?usp=sharing
Keywords
Data visualisation, archive interface, database aesthetics, digital heritage, technology as a cultural mediator, immersive and interactive space,human-computer interactions, human perception cognition, knowledge production
Abstract: 200-500 words
Under the historical evolution involving computational and artistic practices, the archive emerges as a new digital aesthetic form. With the support of Human-Computer interaction and information visualisation, the thesis propose a multi-disciplinary approach for comprehend the ultimate usage of archive, databases and collection through the digital mediation of data visualisation. Examples concerning immersive and interactive spaces, both online and offline, VR/AR, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence enhanced knowledge perception-cognition in several ways, involving institutions, educational and political decisions. An open debate among contemporary theorists, researchers and modern philosophers entangles the power of beauty and the cultural significance of this transformation, which include the subject in a new form of reality fruition.