David McConville is a West Asheville-based media artist and theorist whose work addresses the influence of sensory perception on the construction of worldviews, primarily through visualizing invisible phenomena that enhance awareness of humanity’s impact on ecological systems. He is co-founder The Elumenati, a design and engineering firm that integrates visual immersion, social interaction, storytelling, real-time visualizations, and scientific data to create custom display environments for clients ranging from art festivals to space agencies. He is currently developing historical and cognitive frameworks for his work as a PhD candidate in the Planetary Collegium. He is also a Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, collaborating with a global network of design scientists developing solutions that comprehensively address the world’s most pressing challenges.
He’s a former student of Robert Moog as a UNC Asheville undergrad in audio engineering and created the first radio station webstream onto the Internet. David has called Asheville home for close to 20 years.
TEDxAsheville Talk:
The adage “home is where the heart is” suggests the profound emotional connections that exist between a sense of belonging and place. While being “at home” often refers to feeling of being present and comfortably aware of and familiar with one’s immediate surroundings, separation from home can lead to feelings of isolation and estrangement. Becoming conscious of what we mean by “home” is central to understanding our selves.
In this presentation, David McConville considers the importance of different interpretations of this concept. He examines how scientific concepts and artistic imagery have transformed notions of home, illustrating how visual representations can expand our perceptions and radically shift how we view, experience, and interact with the world. He demonstrates how visualizing new perspectives on home can provide intuitive insights into the nature of an emerging ecological paradigm.
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Soni Pitts, a TEDxAsheville Organizer
This event is not being organized by the TED conferences — this is an independently organized TED event.
