Data Water

My most recent piece, ‘Data Water’, was inspired by pseudoscientific research into water having memory. My fictional invention pretends to store digital files in water with the help of a moss ball and rune-spell shaped Arduino device. This was an imagined solution to our data pollution crisis, as cloud storage services (like iCloud and Google Drive) are quietly generating the same amount of carbon emissions as the aviation industry. ‘Data Water’ is a ridiculous contraption yet the use of unfamiliar technology provides an air of legitimacy. This misunderstanding around the powers of technology and nature is something I am continually exploring in my work, as similarly seen in my installation ‘Talking Plant.’