Project Title

• Earth Crust Relics

Project Description

• For this assignment and final delivery, I presented data on the ecological and social impacts of warehouses on a local community in Southern California’s Inland Empire through a sculptural piece made of Bristol board. 

Methods

• I would gather the dataset from the Warehouse CITY project and translate the CSV. file in Tableau Public to render out an infographic in the form of a bubble map. From there, I would then bridge the knowledge I have as an artist to begin constructing this visualization into a physicalization.  

My Role

• I worked independently throughout the summer class, iterating from sketches to final production. I then presented this work in a final showing where outside guests were invited. Although it was daunting to talk about my work, it was a relief to have people acknowledge the piece.

Learning Outcome Achieved: Ethical/ Creative/Critical practice

• This project fulfils the focus of the Ethical/ Creative/ Critical practice. I created a physical sculpture that serves as a commentary on the warehouses and their impact on a community near and dear to me. Using data from an online source on the expansion of warehouses in Southern California enabled me to interpret it into a sculpture, bridging my personal practice as an artist and my role as an information scholar.

Rationale

• This inclusion in my portfolio demonstrates my ability to create work that conveys how information impacts society and community. I was able to get a version of this work published in perhaps, thereby extending its impact beyond the time it was created.