Your Data Is
The New Gold

Many people are unaware of the detailed and infinite tracking that is taking place with the data they provide on their smartphones everyday.  Everything you do online is being precisely watched, tracked, measured, monitored and recorded in order to categorize people into groups that can be targeted by people in power. Corporations and politicians use this data to predict, persuade and manipulate what you do without your knowledge.

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My painted images visualize the detailed mass accumulation of data collected by internet companies. I categorize these images by letter to represent what you might be unaware of despite its being right in front of you. Cables attached to each painting show the collection of your information over time and displays the massive amounts of information coming together at the end. All the paintings' cables proceed to a black box which represents your data being collected in an unknown system -- for profit!