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# Bleecker Street Documents
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/bleecker-street-documents/
- Published: 2013-01-22T12:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-10T00:36:37.000Z
- Description: Data viz maps fluctuating Wi-Fi signal in a New York apartment.
- Author: Joe Iley
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15

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Artist [Peter Jellitsch](http://www.peterjellitsch.com/2012/12/21/bleecker-street-documents/?ref=protein.xyz) has been documenting a problem we're sure most of us can relate to. The fluctuating Wi-Fi in his New york apartment was recorded by a radio wave over a period of forty-five days. This data was transformed into a series of art works displaying the varying levels of signal. Comprising of a multilayered, monochromatic sculpture, a series of detailed notes and an explanation of the kind of signal Jellitsch was measuring.

As well as making the invisible visible, the project is an interesting example of the blurry line between art and data viz.

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