Objects of Measurement

Objects of Measurement examines the objects, interfaces, and everyday artifacts through which we attempt to understand one another.

Bodies, possessions, purchases, credentials, and personal choices are routinely treated as evidence. They become proxies for character, status, intelligence, desirability, belonging, and value. The size of a diamond in an engagement ring, a boarding pass, or a tape measure can quickly become the basis for an appraisal of worth.

The project asks what happens when objects become a way of seeing people.