Across a series of works, I have researched how data is integrated into textile works, using the specific methods of making and thinking to shape how data might be represented across physical mediums.
So far, I have explores these themes through traditional research methods, artistic process, and participatory workshops.
Currently, this work has included:
Papers:
"Stitching Meaning: Practices of Data Textile Creators", by S. Purdue, E. Puerta, E. Bertini and M. Tory, in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 725-735, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2025.3634255, open access available here: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/eyw2r_v1
Extended Abstracts:
"How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes" by S. K. Purdue and E. Puerta, in ACM TEI '26: Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Artistic Work:
"How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes" by Sydney. K. Purdue and Eduardo Puerta
Exhibited through the Art & Performance track of ACM TEI '26 in Chicago, IL at the Griffin Museum of Science of Industry, March 2026
Exhibited at Sense: The Act of Engaging, a PhD Student Exhibition through CAMD Day: A Festival of Arts, Media and Design, in Boston, MA March 2026
Workshops:
"Stitching Meaning: Collaborative Data Quilting" at Information Plus, Boston, MA on November 14, 2025, facilitated by Sydney K. Purdue and Eduardo Puerta
Articles, Blog Posts, and Other Writing:
"Notes from Under the Temperature Blanket" by Eduardo Puerta, reflecting on our paper, "Stitching Meaning: Practices of Data Textile Creators"
We have work underway on data textiles, where we have surveyed creators about their practices in making fiber arts projects that represent information. We're creating an encoding schema for textiles and gathering insights into creators' data practices and discoveries through making.
We plan to create an archive for data textiles, where creators can show off their work, find resources, and get inspired.
