We are delighted to announce our next Inspace City Screens exhibition ‘Limit of Confusion: Exodata’, a video projection work, by Ricardo Vega Mora, based on visualisation of astronomical data and exploring how astronomy, data, visualisation and subjectivity converge.

The concept “Confusion Limit” refers to a phenomenon related to the problem of data overpopulation in astronomical images. With telescopes with greater shutter capacity, more information is captured, making it difficult to determine what is possible to discover. This concept is the starting point for the present project, in which the different aesthetic decisions must be made from a range of visual possibilities.

In general, large amounts of data are presented in data visualisations oriented to functional and analytical representations, which support the rational and efficient understanding of data characteristics. The standardised visual strategies for representation used in data visualisation, such as bars, dot plots, and curves, are explored in this project from a subjective, aesthetically motivated perspective.

The narrative of this video projection work, explores how humans have made observations to understand the world, in which technical and technological development has become increasingly relevant in the development of tools to amplify cognition and, from there, knowledge about reality. The result is an audiovisual exploration at the convergence between astronomy and art.

Santiago (Chile) – Edinburgh (Scotland), 2022-2026. 

Exhibition details

Inspace City Screens

Dates: 23 Nov-6 Dec, 2026 
Times: 17:00 – 1:00 Daily | Free/Street viewing daily 
Location: Inspace City Screens Exhibition, Potterrow, Edinburgh