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 National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina