data_mill

weaving digital tapestries

by Diarmuid Farrell

a two-part workshop

Online, Monday, April 29th and Tuesday, April 30th, 6-8 pm GMT.

data_mill is a two day workshop that provides a space for participants to reclaim ownership of their personal and communal digital footprint through the active process of digital weaving.

Using a hand made digital loom (web application), built by the artist, participants will get the opportunity to craft their own tapestry using their personal data as the raw material. 

The workshop will explore methods of reflection in an age of digital ephemera. Participants will weave objects of personal meaning while investigating issues of private platform ownership, rapid optimisation and overproduction.

No technical expertise required! Participants from a broad range of backgrounds are encouraged to attend. All that is required is a laptop or desktop computer with Zoom and internet access.

  • Diarmuid Farrell is a digital folk artist, they adopt utilitarian methodologies from new media art such as data encryption, ix design and algorithmic development to aesthetically explore themes of ephemera, communal archival practices and contemporary landscapes.

  • Cost: €12.00 (limited availability!)

    When: Monday, April 29th (6-8 pm) and Tuesday, April 30th, (6-8 pm) GMT.

    you must be available to attend both evenings

    What you need: A laptop with internet access, Zoom and a webcam!

    Technical requirements: No technical expertise required. Participants from a broad range of backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Hello_World! is an online workshop programme led by three artists identified through an open call. The artists are embracing novel and creative perspectives on the digital workshop format. They are each hosting a two-part evening workshop that engages with themes of interaction, performance, and participation, treating the workshop as a medium and artwork in itself.

Workshop 1: Julie Weber: Once, Just Once, Well Maybe Twice, April 24th + 25th

Workshop 2: Diarmuid Farrell: data_mill: weaving digital tapestries, April 29th + 30th

Workshop 3: To be revealed! June 12th + 19th

Please note that these workshops are for adults, and will not require or teach paid software. Please get in touch with any queries via email: thescreenservice@gmail.com

This programme is curated by Rory Malone, produced and facilitated by screen service, and graciously funded by Rethink Ireland, 2024.