Jonathan Harris is an artist, scientist and – as he calls himself – internet anthropologist. To me, his work speaks of the innate human desire to speak, to share and to commune through the medium of stories and celebrate in their diversity the myriad ways in which we express ourselves.
A Brooklyn based practitioner Harris creates online art derived from his computer programmes that collate and visualise unfiltered internet data into beautiful interfaces. At times intensely personal, at other times universal, his work uses technology to bring at times disjoint and unconnected ideas together in unconventional and fresh new ways.
In July 2008 I saw a video of Harris’ talk at a Ted event. This video has stayed with me ever since and may even be (in unbeknowest subconscious ways) the inspiration behind the name Kahani Designworks.
In the spirit of sharing, here it is for everyone:
