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SUMMARY: Jer Thorp\: Near/Far
LOCATION:OCAD University
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/66345
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Abstract
In this session, Jer will share a variety of new work that explores the con=
cept and experience of location. He'll show new projects that engage with l=
ocal, personal data, as well as visualizations of systems of astronomical s=
ize. He'll discuss the importance of engaging with the character of data se=
ts, and will share a variety of strategies and techniques for working with =
locational data.=20

Bio
Jer Thorp is an artist and educator from Vancouver, Canada, currently livin=
g in New York. Coming from a background in genetics, his digital art practi=
ce explores the many-folded boundaries between science, data, art, and cult=
ure. Thorp=E2=80=99s award-winning software-based work has been exhibited i=
n Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Recently he has collaborat=
ed with NASA, visualized 138 years of Popular Science, and has had work exh=
ibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Thorp is currently the Dat=
a Artist in Residence at the New York Times R&D Group and Adjunct Professor=
 at New York University=E2=80=99s ITP program. He has over a decade of teac=
hing experience, in Langara College=E2=80=99s Electronic Media Design Progr=
am, at the Vancouver Film School, and as an artist-in-residence at the Emil=
y Carr University of Art and Design.

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