Joel Swanson

Bubble Sort

FILE SAO PAULO 2023 | ANIMA+
Electronic Language International Festival

 

Joel Swanson – Bubble Sort – United States

This work examines internet-based protocols and the various methods of sorting and translating between organizational systems. As we think through various ways that we organize our world, how can we meaningfully question and interrogate how these structures interface and interpenetrate each other?

Bio:

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Swanson is an Associate Professor in the ATLAS Institute and the Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society at the University of Colorado Boulder where he works and teaches at the intersection of language and technology. His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally.