International tour 'Fabricated - Unravel Fact From Fiction in your Digital World' successfully completed
Laudatory response to interactive exhibition on digital disinformation
The interactive exhibition Fabricated - Unravel Fact from Fiction in your Digital World, developed by the Sustainable Media Lab (SML) of Inholland University of Applied Sciences, has completed an impressive journey. The exhibition managed to engage thousands of visitors in both Europe and the United States on key themes such as AI, misinformation and digital literacy. The exhibition highlights the impact of digital services on public opinion and voting behavior.
“Fabricated is designed to give visitors insight into how digital technologies are affecting our society. Our goal is to make complex topics such as AI and misinformation understandable and tangible. With interactive games and experiences, the exhibition bridges the gap between abstract digital concepts and everyday reality. I hope that visitors to the exhibition will feel more confident and better equipped to participate in democracy,” said Susannah Montgomery, researcher at the Media, Technology & Society Research Group at ARC research center.
From the Netherlands to the United States
After touring the Netherlands and other European countries from May to July, fabricated was on view in September as the first exhibition in the Expo space during the opening of Inholland's new building on Pina Bauschplein in Amsterdam. After that, the exhibition was on view at prominent events such as the Society 5.0 Festival (Oct. 9-10) and DigiQuest (Nov. 21-22). In the meantime, fabricated took a three-week trip across the United States ahead of the presidential election. There it made stops such as The LOVE Building in Detroit (Oct. 21-24), The Ohio State University's Translational Data Analytics Institute (Oct. 29 to Nov. 5) and The STEAM Factory in Columbus (Nov. 8).
The exhibition also received rave reviews in the US: “From the moment I ‘met’ Alex, the AI news reader, I was sold. In our polarized society, we need more bridges like fabricated to help people better understand each other and their digital world,” said an American visitor.
Fabricated returns to Inholland Amsterdam
In the coming months, the research team will publish articles and reports on how residents of the United States and Europe understand important digital issues, such as misinformation, AI and content moderation. These insights, based on interviews and surveys conducted during the tour, provide a better picture of how societies deal with digital challenges.
Part of the exhibition will return to Inholland's Expo space in January as part of an exhibition on Digital Rights. With this, fabricated continues to contribute to the conversation about the role of technology in our society for the time being.
Listen to the interview with Susannah and Andy on Instagram during the exhibition of fabricated at The LOVE Building in Detroit.
Fabricated was developed under the direction of Dr. Andy Sanchez and Susannah Montgomery of the Sustainable Media Lab at Inholland University of Applied Sciences with design support from Peak15 Design. Partners included Tactical Tech, Who Targets Me?, AFP, Copia, Delft University of Technology, and Gemeente Den Haag. |