Shifting Datum: A Critical Inquiry into Coastal Change

Brendan Harmon, Hye Yeon Nam, Michael Pasquier

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Shifting Datum is an installation that critically examines the relationship between New Orleans-a city much of which is at or below current sea level-and changes in relative sea level. With the increasing interest among the artists and designers on how to integrate research into their practice, we present Shifting Datum as a critical inquiry speculating on environmental issues such as rising sea levels. This paper introduces the recent movement of speculative design, frames Shifting Datum as a critical lens for inquiry into the near future, and describes the process of developing and fabricating the installation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationC and C 2021 - Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Creativity and Cognition
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450383769
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 22 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2021 - Virtual, Online, Italy
Duration: Jun 22 2021Jun 23 2021

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference13th Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2021
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/22/216/23/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

  • Cities
  • climate change
  • digital fabrication
  • narratives
  • sea level rise

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