The research draws connections between the early practices of conceptual artists who treated information as form, the algorithmic compositions of early computer art, the systemic logic of cybernetic art, and the politically-charged works of feminist and activist artists who transformed data into a tool of critique and visibility. It highlights figures such as On Kawara, Vera Molnár, Hanne Darboven, Hans Haacke and the Guerrilla Girls — artists whose engagement with data and structure upended the conventional narratives of art, authorship and social systems.

At the end of the showcase, a data visualization mapped the timeline of artistic approaches alongside the geographical distribution of the artists, illustrating how these practices developed across North America, Europe, South America and Asia. While Western institutions and technologies provided much of the early infrastructure, the research also brings into view significant contributions from women artists who have too often been overlooked in the dominant narratives of digital art history.

Through this ongoing investigation, the project aims to chart the intellectual and creative networks that have shaped Data Art as a field — revealing how artists have long used information to question systems, visualise connections and reimagine the world through data.