I’m Georgia I am Italian but I live in New York
New York
New York I’m Stephanie I was born in Denver
I’m Stephanie I was born in Denver
I’m Stephanie I was born in Denver Colorado but I’ve lived in London for
Colorado but I’ve lived in London for
Colorado but I’ve lived in London for the past 13 years
the past 13 years
the past 13 years we at Hawley met each other in person
we at Hawley met each other in person
we at Hawley met each other in person tries when in September 2014 we decided
tries when in September 2014 we decided
tries when in September 2014 we decided to collaborate on a year-long project to
to collaborate on a year-long project to
to collaborate on a year-long project to get to know each other through our data
get to know each other through our data
get to know each other through our data their data was conceived as a new type
their data was conceived as a new type
their data was conceived as a new type of Correspondence through creating and
of Correspondence through creating and
of Correspondence through creating and sending hand-drawn data postcards across
sending hand-drawn data postcards across
sending hand-drawn data postcards across the ocean to each other
the ocean to each other
the ocean to each other we collected personal data around a
we collected personal data around a
we collected personal data around a shared topic in order to investigate and
shared topic in order to investigate and
shared topic in order to investigate and reveal aspects of ourselves in our days
reveal aspects of ourselves in our days
reveal aspects of ourselves in our days to share with the other person by
to share with the other person by
to share with the other person by Counting and reducing in a way to data
Counting and reducing in a way to data
Counting and reducing in a way to data even the most shameful personal
even the most shameful personal
even the most shameful personal revelations they somehow felt not so
revelations they somehow felt not so
revelations they somehow felt not so simple anymore their data as we gathered
simple anymore their data as we gathered
simple anymore their data as we gathered our weekly data the process was much
our weekly data the process was much
our weekly data the process was much more labor-intensive than just thriving
more labor-intensive than just thriving
more labor-intensive than just thriving standard metrics through using
standard metrics through using
standard metrics through using technological devices the very first
technological devices the very first
technological devices the very first week of dear data we chose a pretty cold
week of dear data we chose a pretty cold
week of dear data we chose a pretty cold and impersonal topic how many time do we
and impersonal topic how many time do we
and impersonal topic how many time do we check the time in a week we discover
check the time in a week we discover
check the time in a week we discover something about the other person’s days
something about the other person’s days
something about the other person’s days through the pretext of my data
through the pretext of my data
through the pretext of my data collection why was I checking the time
collection why was I checking the time
collection why was I checking the time what was I doing was I bored was i
what was I doing was I bored was i
what was I doing was I bored was i hungry was i late
hungry was i late
hungry was i late I finally realized during our week of
I finally realized during our week of
I finally realized during our week of gathering data on the urban wildlife we
gathering data on the urban wildlife we
gathering data on the urban wildlife we saw around us each week isn’t a
saw around us each week isn’t a
saw around us each week isn’t a scientific comprehensive survey of every
scientific comprehensive survey of every
scientific comprehensive survey of every single animal I pass by err every
single animal I pass by err every
single animal I pass by err every emotion I felt and so on but a record of
emotion I felt and so on but a record of
emotion I felt and so on but a record of Georgia and I noticing and us marking
Georgia and I noticing and us marking
Georgia and I noticing and us marking our awareness some weeks we notice more
our awareness some weeks we notice more
our awareness some weeks we notice more and some weeks we noticed less and
and some weeks we noticed less and
and some weeks we noticed less and that’s an indication of our
that’s an indication of our
that’s an indication of our personalities and our lives as well
personalities and our lives as well
personalities and our lives as well drawing with data when the drawing is
drawing with data when the drawing is
drawing with data when the drawing is the final output can be painful it’s
the final output can be painful it’s
the final output can be painful it’s laborious demanding it’s frustrating my
laborious demanding it’s frustrating my
laborious demanding it’s frustrating my week 24 is a perfect example a week of
week 24 is a perfect example a week of
week 24 is a perfect example a week of doors to give the other person the idea
doors to give the other person the idea
doors to give the other person the idea of the pace of our days too
of the pace of our days too
of the pace of our days too the internal and external environments
the internal and external environments
the internal and external environments we entered in often during the project
we entered in often during the project
we entered in often during the project the act of counting became something
the act of counting became something
the act of counting became something that was emotionally charged in week 29
that was emotionally charged in week 29
that was emotionally charged in week 29 Georgia and I ended up tracking moments
Georgia and I ended up tracking moments
Georgia and I ended up tracking moments when our partners inspired love or
when our partners inspired love or
when our partners inspired love or inspired annoyance this card became like
inspired annoyance this card became like
inspired annoyance this card became like a love letter to my husband
a love letter to my husband
a love letter to my husband I like how instead of giving someone
I like how instead of giving someone
I like how instead of giving someone flowers now you can give a dataset once
flowers now you can give a dataset once
flowers now you can give a dataset once the visualization was complete each week
the visualization was complete each week
the visualization was complete each week we would drop the postcard in our post
we would drop the postcard in our post
we would drop the postcard in our post box and wait with her fingers crossed we
box and wait with her fingers crossed we
box and wait with her fingers crossed we learned to pay attention to live in the
learned to pay attention to live in the
learned to pay attention to live in the present much more to be more aware of
present much more to be more aware of
present much more to be more aware of our surroundings and of our behaviors
our surroundings and of our behaviors
our surroundings and of our behaviors with new lenses finally we both realize
with new lenses finally we both realize
with new lenses finally we both realize that data is the beginning of the story
that data is the beginning of the story
that data is the beginning of the story not the end and should be seen as a
not the end and should be seen as a
not the end and should be seen as a starting point for questioning and
starting point for questioning and
starting point for questioning and understanding the world around us
understanding the world around us
understanding the world around us instead of seeing it as the definitive
instead of seeing it as the definitive
instead of seeing it as the definitive answer to all of our questions
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