Abusive tweets bloom into artworks

A Newcastle artist visualises Twitter abuse of Australian politicians, with a little help from a social scientist.
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Jen Fullerton, Sub Rosa

The vitriolic abuse directed towards Australian politicians is not a usual topic for a PhD sculpture student. But for ANU candidate and paper artist Jen Fullerton, access to Twitter data has provided an opportunity to expose abusive language on social media as sculpture.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina