Miner's Daughter Metal Print

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Before the process of extraction begins, miners must determine if there is sufficient concentration to invite exploitation. When evaluating coal and mineral deposits for mining, it is important to keep profit in mind. But the mine will eventually cease production because (1) the mineral is exhausted or (2) the prices have dropped or costs risen so much that what's left is not worth the effort. Similarly, data mining extracts large quantities of data with the main goal of profit. Because data mining is the extraction of knowledge from large amounts of data, not the extraction of data itself, it seems this is an endless resource. However, with machine-learning and statistical models improving exponentially, even the abundant resource of data will eventually become worthless, as our reality becomes the mirror of what we have told the system we wish it to be.

Emerging artist, Craig Tilley presents the Grapevine Wall, an interactive surreal journey that unfolds as the world struggles to solve the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. Craig Tilley is an artist, designer and social entrepreneur. As a designer and marketing professional with over 15 years of agency experience, his marketing and creative strategies have been uniquely refined through various successful projects with brands such as CNN, AOL/Time Warner, Home Depot and GE Power Systems. Craig led the design team for presentation services at Turner Broadcasting where his experience included corporate branding and network sales promotions, including “sweeps marketing” for new seasons of cable programming for Cartoon Network, Adult...