Identity Circles

Just before the COVID pandemic began, each student at the West Somerville Neighborhood School made an identity circle that would become part of a school-wide diversity installation. Each circle, made out of scrap fabric and fabric samples, had three rings, the inner...

1,659, a food security data sculpture

The pandemic has affected so many aspects of our lives, amplifying disparities and challenges that already existed. For far too many households simply having access to enough food to eat is a daily challenge. During the early months of the COVID pandemic, an average...

Just Data Cube

Created for the second Data for Black Lives conference, the Just Data Cube invited participants to imagine more just uses of data, and a data ecosystem focused equity and justice.  The provocation was: how do we get there? On the interior of the cube participants...

Data Culture Project

Struggling to build your organization’s ability to work with data? Use our hands-on learning program to kickstart your data culture. Use our self-service learning program to facilitate fun, creative introductions for the non-technical folks in your organization. These...

Control the Algorithm

A hands-on exhibit designed based on the Gobo social media browser. Museum visitors were invited to the read the kiosk’s description of how a social feed is constructed, and then create their own. The conversation about which posts to physically place raised numerous...