<div dir="ltr"><div>*** Call for artworks ***</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://theodi.org/blog/call-for-proposals-lmao">http://theodi.org/blog/call-for-proposals-lmao</a><br></div><div><br></div>Where is the humour in data? In these meme-fuelled, data-overloaded, statistically skewed times, we are asking how, when and where can data be funny.<br><br>Data infrastructures are revealing themselves to direct, redirect or misdirect our news, our governments and ultimately our cultures. How can we find the comedy – dark or light – in the flow of data surrounding us?<br><br>For the next Data as Culture art exhibition we are looking for artworks that interrogate data in ways that raise a wry smile, a full blown LOL, or a Black Mirror-style swipe at the future of open data.<br><br>Data as Culture is the art programme for the Open Data Institute. Exhibitions take place in the working environment, alongside ODI staff and visitors.<br><br>* Selection criteria<br>We are looking for framed or unframed, wall or screen-based works in any media which:<br><ul><li>present data as a humorous material for ‘funny ha-ha’ or ‘funny peculiar’ art propositions<br></li><li>consider the funny or absurd uses and misuses of data in emerging data and open data landscapes<br></li><li>play with the growing number of visual gags in online environments, eg chihuahua or muffin<br></li><li>raise critical questions or extend common experience of data in relation to the stated theme<br></li><li>creatively engage with the innovative, material and experiential qualities of data and its broader impacts on culture and society<br></li><li>inspire ODI staff and visitors to think differently about data and its ability to tell stories or frame questions<br></li><li>contribute to a richer visual environment in the ODI space</li><li>Small objects may be accommodated. We are particularly keen to receive proposals that incorporate open data.</li></ul>We are not looking for:<br><ul><li>direct data visualisation<br></li><li>fragile, interactive works<br></li><li>works that need assistance or complex instructions<br></li><li>long narrative pieces<br></li><li>continual externalised sound, although headphones are possible<br></li><li>toxic or hazardous substances</li></ul>* Application process<br>Only applications submitted in the correct format via this online form will be accepted (<a href="http://theodi.org/blog/call-for-proposals-lmao">http://theodi.org/blog/call-for-proposals-lmao</a>).<br><br>* Eligibility<br>The call is open to all artists working with data, and we actively encourage applications from the groups below who are currently under-represented within our sector. These are artists from black, asian and other minority ethnic groups, artists who identify as LGBT, as well as deaf and disabled artists.<div><br>* Budget<br>Loan fee for existing works: £400 per selected work. Production fees for new works: up to £1,200<div><br></div><div>* Deadline 26th April 2017<div><a href="http://theodi.org/">http://theodi.org/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>--<br>+++ <a href="http://www.translatingnature.org">www.translatingnature.org</a> +++
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