Data, Story, and Sound: An Evening with Nathalie Miebach

Join the UVA School of Data Science on Thursday, Oct. 23, for an evening with Nathalie Miebach, acclaimed data artist and storyteller and the School’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence. Miebach will share insights into her unique practice of transforming scientific data into woven sculptures and musical compositions, exploring the intersections of art, science, and storytelling. 

The evening will feature a talk and live musical performance, followed by an audience Q&A. A reception and exhibition of Miebach’s work will conclude the program, offering a chance to engage with the artist and experience her data-driven art up close. This event is free and open to the public.

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Nathalie Miebach

Nathalie Miebach explores both the science behind extreme weather events due to climate change and the complicated human responses that unfold as our world is becoming hotter, drier, and wetter. The base material of her work is scientific data related to meteorology, ecology and oceanography, which she translates into woven sculptures and musical scores and installations. Her main method of data translation is that of basket weaving, which functions as a simple, tactile grid through which to interpret data into 3D space. Central to this work is the role visual aesthetics play in the translation and understanding of scientific phenomena such as climate change and the complicated human responses it ensues.

Miebach is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including a Pollock-Krasner Award, TED Global Fellowship, Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant, and two Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships. Her work has been shown in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia and has been reviewed by publications spanning fine arts, design, and technology. She lives in Boston. Learn more at www.nathaliemiebach.com.