This year at VISAP—a mini conference and exhibition exploring the intersection of data visualization, art, and science—we’re asking what it means to approach visualization not just as a practice of analysis and synthesis, but as a form of collective care. How do we design visualizations that not only represent, but also actively protect, nurture, and respect the environments and communities embedded within datasets? What practices emerge when we begin to visualize data with thoughtfulness, empathy, and intention? In a time when data shapes public perception, policy, and personal identity, centering care in our visual methods becomes not just desirable, but essential.
