Looking Outwards 07: Information Visualization

“Melting Memories” by Refik Anadol is one of my favorite digital works as a designer. The website itself which presents the work is immersive and dynamic which is so fitting to the work. Anadol is a pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence and researches practice centered around the discovery and development of data narratives. His work addresses the challenges of computing which imposed on humanity and what it means to be an individual in the age of AI. The perception and experience of time and space he creates work around is enriched in environments which are so immersive and create a multi-dimension perception of space. His specific piece “Melting Memories” is a reference to Anadol’s unexpected interconnections between philosophical works and academic inquires which take memory as it’s principal theme. The work is a digital “video” format which is 2-dimensional but appears as if it is 3-dimensional, reaching out to the viewer. The work is a slow burn which mimics liquified colors to represent time and perception of humans.