Ordering the World 1
Ordering the World 1, draws on the tradition of the gentleman's cabinet or private closet. With its carefully arranged specimens and scientific instruments, it was never a neutral space but rather a manifestation of social power, where the authority to name and categorise reflected broader systems of privilege. Through the presentation of network diagrams, charts and the forty-eight historical figures, the artwork critiques, and considers the order of groups by their social or professional standing and within the framework of enlightenment-era taxonomy. It presents a traditional, readable interface to printed information graphics extracted from the digital archive to foreground the dominance of men resulting from their superior education and political and professional privilege.
