“BEEHIVE” explores how the big data sector, particularly YouTube, threatens children’s rights when they play. By integrating sensors into playground elements, “BEEHIVE” turns children’s movements into digital–scrolling and video playback on the YouTube Kids app–transforming play into data. The artwork uses the metaphor of honey production to help children better understand data collection and processing. “BEEHIVE” is part of the DADA-TATA research project.
Nomi Sasaki Otani is a Peruvian Japanese media artist and researcher based in Switzerland. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Arts Linz and the Zurich University of the Arts. Her artistic research DADA-TATA focuses on interactive art related to personal data processing and children’s rights in the digital realm. This project is nourished by her background in communication science and interactive art, and her work experience in production and cultural management.
