Kim Albrecht

Kim Albrecht

@kimay.bsky.social

Professor for Information Design at Folkwang University of the Arts Principal metaLAB (at) Harvard & Berlin kimalbrecht.com

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Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

In collaboration with Nature, I investigated the impact of the Trump administration on US science one year after its return to office. More than 7800 research grants were cancelled or frozen, affecting ~25000 scientists and research staff and resulting in an ~US$32 billion in lost research funding.

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Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

The resulting image sits in an uneasy space between data representation and physical simulation. It is intentionally unstable—an attempt to make visible not only what has been lost, but the limits of our visual languages when faced with destruction.

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

In collaboration with Nature, I investigated the impact of the Trump administration on US science one year after its return to office. More than 7800 research grants were cancelled or frozen, affecting ~25000 scientists and research staff and resulting in an ~US$32 billion in lost research funding.

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

The project is not only about scale, but about method. Data visualization is optimized to show presence, comparison, and structure. It is far less equipped to represent disappearance, rupture, and loss. What does a visualization look like when what it describes no longer exists?

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

Rather than using conventional charts, I translated the cancelled grants into a glass-like surface, structured by U.S. states and grant size. That structure was then computationally fractured and exploded.

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to bring together two institutions that shaped my work: BarabásiLab & metaLAB (at) Harvard. On June 11–12, 2025, we’re hosting Data | Art—a conference on how data entangles with artistic, scientific & curatorial practices. We have a stellar lineup of speakers! More soon: data-art.info

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

I’ll be speaking at two events tonight at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences about data metamorphosis. Looking forward to some engaging discussions and seeing familiar faces. 21:00 - Rotunde salon.bbaw.de/raeume/rotun... 22:00 - Konferenzraum 2 salon.bbaw.de/raeume/konfe...

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Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften@bbaw.bsky.social

Was macht Daten wertvoll und zuverlässig? Mit KI, Statistik und digitaler Kunst beleuchten Tobias Schäffter, @carohaensch.bsky.social & @kimay.bsky.social gemeinsam mit Moderatorin Isabella Hermann den Weg von Rohdaten zu präzisen Ergebnissen. #SalonSC #BBAW https://buff.ly/3P4DkxD

Kim Albrecht
@kimay.bsky.social

#Introduction: Over the past decade, I have been visualizing data from mathematical concepts, social constructs, cultural phenomena, historical settings to imaginations of the universe. I am a professor at the Film University Babelsberg and principal at the metaLAB Harvard and FU Berlin. 📊

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