Open lecture with Ekene ljeoma, artist and designer
07 February 2019

Visual tools for creating empathy

Through design and visualizations of data, he wants to create empathy and commitment to contemporary social issues. An example of his way of working with social issues through visual communication is the project therefugeeproject.org where the goal is to use visual tools to create empathy.  "I see art as a way of representing these issues in a way that you can't from news," he said.    

Visiting professor at MIT Media Lab 

Ekene ljeoma is Assistant Professor at MIT Media Lab, where he runs the Poetic Justiceprogram. "Ekene's work is brilliant, bold, and beautiful, and the way he combines expression, reflection, innovation, and activism will place him at the absolute center of Media Lab culture, hopefully for many years to come."   

Time, location & registration

Time: Thursday 7 February at 16.15-17.00
Location: Aulan, Beckman College of Design
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