Words and Years is a series of graphs based on data from various academic journals and news magazines. The graphs shows the frequency of use of certain words. Data for the the graphs are collected by searching through digital archives with the complete publication history of the journals, from the first issues up until today.
The work is a play with how the metaphorical meaning of the selected words changes across the fields of knowledge the source journals represent. The methodology is an oblique inquiry into how, or if, historical events, paradigm shifts and the “zeitgeist” is reflected in language.
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Balance in Economy and Ecology, (2016).
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Progress vs Development in the World, (2016).
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Wilderness in Nature, (2016).
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Feminism in Theory, (2015).
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Revolutions in Time, (2011).
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Conventions in Time, (2011).
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Greed and Desire in Genetics, (2011).
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Synchronicity and Synchronization in Psychology and Technology, (2011) .
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Secrets and Hidden Structures in History, (2011).
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Crisis in Nature and Science, (2010) .
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Miracles in Nature and Science, (2010) .
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Chance, Faith and Destiny in Astrophysics and Space Science, (2010).
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Hope and Reality in Political Science, (2010).
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Inventors, Exploreres, Artists, Scientists and Globetrotter, (2010).
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Physical and Economic Expansion and Recession, (2010) .
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Logic and Love in Art, (2010).
