_I Want You to Want Me

Commissioned by MoMA, the data visualization project I Want You to Want Me explores love through the lens of online dating. Artist Jonathan Harris and scientist Sep Kamvar collected information from thousands of online dating profiles to create both a database and artistic expression of human desire. Set up on a 56″ touch-screen, I Want You to Want Me converts selected dating profiles into a flurry of blue (male) and pink (female) balloons. Throughout a series of four movements, users both interact with and observe the digital ecosystem. Similar to Harris and Kamvar’s collaboration We Feel Fine, I Want You to Want Me uses data and digital technology to create a portrait of human emotion.