News & Updates
The Black Experience Through Physical Rituals – CHI Project
“The Black Experience through Physical Rituals” is a scrolly-story of the communities I’ve engaged with this year within my art practice. My art practice continually translates/documents the rituals of black experiences that are often overlooked using sound and abstract art. These communal experiences such as dance, handshakes and song create ritualistic bonds that form communities. This project...
Wrapping up a Semester of Code, Curation, and Minor Meltdowns
Hi!! I'm back. Somehow, the past few months flew by faster than anticipated, and here we are. The CHI Fellowship has just wrapped up, and I have something to show for it—something that looks kind of neat, especially for someone who started out with exactly zero coding experience. You can check out the project-in-progress here: https://madihag.github.io/Mapping-Kashmir/ This...
Launching “Mapping CKDu”
As a CHI senior graduate fellow, I am excited to launch my second digital project, Mapping CKDu. My inspiration for this project stems from my dissertation research on ecological-bodily health in the context of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu), which has quietly escalated into a major global health crisis. Emerging in epidemic proportions over three decades ago, CKDu remains a...
Launching 3D Modeling Department Stores: Sheffield’s John Walsh, 1899
I’m happy to share the completed first full version of the 3D model of John Walsh’s 1899 building. The model has the basics of exterior and interior structures, with support columns, windows, and staircases. This project involved a combination of technical skills and design interpretation. Thanks to the CHI and LEADR community for helping and supporting my building endeavors! My original plan...
We Have Liftoff! The Launch of Memory Lane
It is with great excitement that I get to introduce the official launch of Memory Lane. Consisting of two projects–an augmented reality (AR) experience and an educational website of Romeo, Michigan’s Main Street–Memory Lane looks to use different digital tools to help audiences immerse themselves in downtown Main Street heritage. This project started off as just an idea and a pile of wireframes,...
Launching “From Bones to Data” Project
I am excited to be approaching the end of this project for the semester, but it is far from over! I am launching "From Bones to Data", my final project for the CHI Fellowship. From Bones to Data is a website that allows interactive 3D models of bone for students in forensic, bioarchaeology, or osteology classes to practice taking postcranial measurement digitally when they may not have direct...
Concept and Creation: Weaving Together the Threadscapes Project
Hey there! I'm back to announce the first iteration of the Threadscapes Digital Tapestry! Threadscapes is a digital mapping and storytelling project that traces the textures and traditions of African fabrics. It starts by mapping African textile designs. This project started out as a complement to the culturally situated design tool Omari CompuTiles and its use in K-12 computer science...
Introducing: “Mapping Kashmir: Roots and Routes of Migration and Resistance”
As the first semester of the Cultural Heritage Informatics (CHI) initiative comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on how much I have learned and enjoyed throughout these four months. From learning new digital tools and getting better at working with them to thinking critically about the ethics of preserving and sharing cultural heritage, the CHI so far for me has been an incredible space for...
Introducing: Taking a Walk Down Memory Lane
Downtown Main Street. A few images may come to mind—historic buildings propped side-by-side, lining a short stone or paved street; people or tourists carrying shopping bags or sipping coffee at café tables; maybe even an annual festival that has closed the street to traffic. We all have an idealized sense of what “main street” means to us. But everyone’s image is a little different because we...
From Bones to Data: Insights and Techniques for Post-Cranial Measurements
Last Friday, each CHI fellow had the opportunity to present their project proposal. This has followed weeks of learning and working through ideas of implementing digital heritage into our unique perspectives within different fields. I am excited to share my idea of From Bones to Data: Insights and Techniques for Post-Cranial Measurements. I come from a unique background in Anthropology, starting...
