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Woven Data

Woven Data is a handmade coat, assembled from woven squares, each of which represents a tracked data point about me. Each square is tied to a story, documented in a book and website, that aims to highlight the dichotomy between how my data is self-representative through my eyes versus the eyes of those who profit from it.

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Woven Data

Woven Data is a handmade coat, assembled from forty two woven squares, each of which represents a tracked data point about me. Each square is tied to a story that brings context to this information, detailing the significance of that data point and the role it plays in my life. It serves as an exploration into the dichotomy between how we view our identity as represented through our data and how it's used for profit, and touches on the information that is lost through the often reductive processes used by big data.


The format of weaving was a choice informed by research on Andean textiles and patterns. Its use and strength as a storytelling and identity-encompassing medium felt appropriate to the exploration I was looking to carry out with big data and my own identity.

The design of each individual tile reflects on the memories, experiences, and people I attribute to the data point it reflects; from family dynamics, to losing loved ones, to playground shenanigans. The result is a visual notation of my identity as I view it through my data.

Explore your own data!
  1. I played sports in high school.
  2. I am 22 years old.
  3. I went to Roosevelt
  4. I lived in Baltimore.
  5. I play basketball.
  6. I was born in 1998.
  7. I went to CAISL.
  8. I lived in Cascais.
  9. I am a college student.
  10. I am a democrat.
  11. I graduated 8th grade in 2013.
  12. I speak English and Spanish.
  13. I live in the EST timezone.
  14. I don't have kids.
  15. I lived in Lima.
  16. I lived in Lynchburg.
  17. I went to VES.
  18. I play volleyball.
  19. I work in technology.
  20. I graduate college in 2021.
  21. I am financially dependent.
  22. My face looks like this.
  23. There are 5 people in my family.
  24. I am the youngest in my family.
  25. I have 313 followers & follow 265.
  26. I was born on 10/20/1998.
  27. I am a woman.
  28. I am not a homeowner Pt. I.
  29. I am not a homeowner Pt. II.
  30. I graduated high school in 2017.
  31. I have no income.
  32. I went to JRDS.
  33. My name is Isabel Anguera.
  34. I live in NYC.
  35. I went to Oak Meadow.
  36. I have lived in different places.
  37. My profile picture looks like this.
  38. I am single.
  39. I am not religious.
  40. I go to The New School.
  41. I am unemployed.
  42. I am a ux/ui designer.