Winnipeg
Nothing About This Is Neutral
This project emerged from a refusal to treat data as neutral or storytelling as decorative. Through a year of critical experimentation supported by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, this work interrogates the architectures of artificial intelligence and participatory art as overlapping systems of meaning-making.
Beneath the Code. Fractured Land.
The Space Between Creation and Collapse Beneath the code, fractured land. Here, the boundaries of code and chaos dissolve—they converge. It is a terrain where
Waiting at the Water’s Edge
In spring, the river swells with memory. Ice pulls back, revealing thick ribbons of mud and trails softened by thaw.
The Bison
Tucked into the natural paths at The Forks, Education is the New Bison emerges like a quiet monument.
The Quiet Rows
At the University of Winnipeg, that idea lives in the space itself. It’s not just a school; it’s a meeting ground.
Playground
The playgrounds and gathering spaces at The Forks are layered with meaning—designed not just for function, but for story.
Carved in Stone
All over the Forks—tucked near the riverbanks, beside trails, or half-buried in grass—you’ll find carvings.
Bridges: The Forks
There’s something sacred about walking through The Forks in Winnipeg, especially when winter hasn’t quite let go.
Building from the Ground Up
The Digital Salvage project is inherently grassroots in nature—modeled intentionally after frameworks common within innovative technology startups, small arts and culture-driven organizations, and highly community-based development programs.