With so much bad and strange news across social media, how is there so much joy? FEELS gathers and visualizes emotional data from a Twitter API, and manifests as a viewer-interactive and digital/sculptural installation. On view September 3-25 as part of the 2021 Key Bank Rochester Fringe Festival.

FEELS is a project created by Jake Adams, visual artist and founder of Valholo. Adams started developing games and interactive artworks after he left the New York City art scene in search of new mediums and original concepts. He is currently a visiting lecturer in the School of Interactive Games and Media at RIT.

Install assistant: Paul Adams 
Psychology advisor: Rachael Ross, MHC

Rochester’s not-for-profit Fringe has become one of the largest and most successful fringe festivals in the nation, the largest multi-disciplinary performing arts festival in New York State, and one of the region’s most anticipated festivals each year. RIT is a proud sponsor.