Jonathan Harris (artist)

Jonathan Jennings Harris (born August 27, 1979 in Burlington, Vermont[1][2]) is an American artist and computer scientist, known for his work with data visualization, interactive documentary, and ritual.

[4][5] The project was named by AIGA one of the most influential design works of the last century, and later became a book (We Feel Fine: An Almanac of Human Emotion) published by Scribner in 2009.

[10][11][12] In 2008, he and Kamvar were commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art to create the interactive installation, I Want You To Want Me, visualizing thousands of online dating profiles as colorful balloons.

[15] In 2011, Harris released Cowbird, a free digital storytelling platform with the mission of creating a "public library of human experience.

"[19][20] From 2015–2021, Harris worked on a series of personal rituals at High Acres Farm, his family's ancestral land in Shelburne, Vermont—ultimately producing a set of 21 short films, released in 2022 as In Fragments.

Jonathan Harris in 2012