In the week 8 lecture pod we looked at Nathalie Miebach’s TED talk “Art From Data” in which she talks about how data can be used in combination with music and art. Miebach highlights the fact that she uses a combination of sculptures and music to make data not only visible but tactile and audible.
Nathalie Miebach talked about how she used the interactions of barometric pressure, wind and temperature readings that were recorded from Hurricane Noel in 2007, to create a 3 Dimensional model and musical scores. The 3D model was made up of individual beads, bands which all represent different weather elements that can be read as musical notes.
The process starts by extracting information from a specific environment and then comparing it to information found online from satellite images and weather data. The information is then compiled onto clipboards with 2-3 variables, it is then translated onto a basket made up of vertical and horizontal elements with assigned values. Over time, elements of form reveal relationships that may not be visible on 2D graphs.
This TED talk shows that you can be creative with data and thinks outside the barriers of 2D graphs and use other mediums to visualise data.
DATA VISUALISATION 
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