Dorsey Kaufmann, University Teacher
Dorsey Kaufmann is a data visualisation designer, artist, and researcher who creates interactive data interfaces and participatory art installations. Employing digital design, data visualisation, code, sculpture, video, and technology; her work embodies the intimate and personal aspects of data collection and use – concerning people’s health, homes, local environment, and body politics. Her research further examines the use of visualisation as a creative medium to increase data literacy and shape human cognition, attitudes and behaviour in relation to the natural environment (see Nature article).
She has recently worked:
- with the World Bank in DC on the recent launch of the B-ready project,
- with the World Bank office in Brussels on their Poverty & Inequality Indicators (PIP) platform,
- with the New York State’s Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Energy Equity Collaborative,
- and on large-scale research grants awarded by the Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
Dorsey is also the creator of Ripple Effect, an interactive installation that visualizes local water quality data through data sonification, light, and water vibrations. This installation gained international interest, has been exhibited in various venues throughout the world including the 2022 Venice Biennale. The work received the Information is Beautiful Gold Award in 2023.
Dorsey is joining the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, Design Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute and will be lecturing in data visualisation.