The Data Merchant
What if the most valuable commodity of our time replaced the most valuable commodity of theirs?
Inspired by Ralph Earl’s portrait of Elijah Boardman, an 18th-century American textile merchant, I reimagined him as a contemporary Data Merchant.
The fabrics surrounding Boardman become server racks. His textile shop becomes a data center. The merchant remains — only the commodity has changed.
Built and explored in FLORA.
Original artwork: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Elijah Boardman
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The Data Merchant What if the most valuable commodity of our time replaced the most valuable commodity of theirs? Inspired by Ralph Earl’s portrait of Elijah...
