FERAL DATA VISUALIZATION

Reimagining data visualization for the ecological, queer, feminist, and embodied using botanical simulation

Research cultivated by
Cathryn Ploehn

Read the manifesto (IEEE)

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PRESENTATIONS & ARTICLES

watch (Eyeo Ignite 2022)
read (ACM SIGGRAPH blog)

PROJECTS

Tsuga Convictio

A cellular automata simulation of old growth forests for visualizing community vitality.

watch the presentation or
read the paper (IEEE VIS Arts Program)
interactive prototype

Transgender Day of Remembrance

A bald cypress wreath serving as a data-driven memento mori of trans life lost every year.

In partnership with Gayta Science.

read the article (Data Science by Design)
interactive prototype
watch the presentation (Outlier 2021)

Festival Beach Food Forest

Place-based botanical simulations tanigbly demonstrating ecological and community resilience on a permaculture food forest located on a public park. (Work in progress)

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Planet Texas 2050