Jonathan Harris (b. Aug 27, 1979) makes projects that reimagine how humans relate to technology and to each other. Combining elements of computer science, anthropology, visual art and storytelling, his projects range from building the world’s largest
time capsule (with
Yahoo!) to documenting an Alaskan Eskimo
whale hunt on the Arctic Ocean (with a
warm hat). He is the
co-creator of
We Feel Fine, which continuously measures the emotional temperature of the human world through large-scale blog analysis, and has made other projects about
online dating,
modern mythology,
anonymity,
news, and
language. After studying computer science at
Princeton University, he won a 2005
Fabrica fellowship and three
Webby Awards. His work has also been recognized by AIGA, Ars Electronica, the state of Vermont (for which he co-designed the state
quarter), Print Magazine (which named him a 2008
New Visual Artist) and The World Economic Forum (which named him a 2009
Young Global Leader). He has given talks at Google, Princeton and Stanford Universities, the
TED Conference, and at two hippy forest gatherings. His projects have been shown at
The Museum of Modern Art (New York),
Le Centre Pompidou (Paris), and have appeared on CNN, NPR, BBC, and Bhutanese television. Born in
Vermont, he now floats between Brooklyn, NY, the open road, and cyberspace, documenting his life with
one photo a day.
Jonathan Harris (b. Aug 27, 1979) makes projects that reimagine how humans relate to technology and to each other. Combining elements of computer science, anthropology, visual art and storytelling, his projects range from building the world’s largest time capsule (with Yahoo!) to documenting an Alaskan Eskimo whale hunt on the Arctic Ocean (with a warm hat). He is the co-creator of We Feel Fine, which continuously measures the emotional temperature of the human world through large-scale blog analysis, and has made other projects about online dating, modern mythology, anonymity, news, and language. After studying computer science at Princeton University, he won a 2005 Fabrica fellowship and three Webby Awards. His work has also been recognized by AIGA, Ars Electronica, the state of Vermont (for which he co-designed the state quarter), Print Magazine (which named him a 2008 New Visual Artist) and The World Economic Forum (which named him a 2009 Young Global Leader). He has given talks at Google, Princeton and Stanford Universities, the TED Conference, and at two hippy forest gatherings. His projects have been shown at The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Le Centre Pompidou (Paris), and have appeared on CNN, NPR, BBC, and Bhutanese television. Born in Vermont, he now floats between Brooklyn, NY, the open road, and cyberspace, documenting his life with one photo a day.
