Ciara O'Kelly | Procedures for a Prosperous Ecology

Selected work from the Student Library of Ciara O'Kelly, student of Main Department Dirty Art Department (2020–2022).

Procedures for a Prosperous Ecology is a dual-screen video installation illustrating the new existence of a familiar system generated through our interactions with cyberspace. It examines our reliance on water and its physical traits which has become an essential component in the data cycle. The work is the result of an initial investigation into Ireland’s role as the “Data Centre Capital” where large levels of moisture populate the air, attracting hundreds of multinational corporations to house their data within. Similar to many European countries, Ireland is heavily reliant on its environment to generate economy, while corporations rely on individuals to contribute their data. Evidently, the proposed cycle references the physical housing of this data and its adaptation to particular aspects within our environmental system, reimagining it as a more natural cycle we are subjected to.

See further at: https://www.ciaraokelly.com/procedures-for-a-prosperous-ecology

And on Ciara’s student Library page at: https://sandberg.nl/students/ciara-okelly