Ingrid Burrington is an alumnus of Data & Society. She is an artist who writes, makes maps, and tells jokes about places, politics, and the weird feelings people have about both. She’s the author of Networks of New York, an illustrated field guide to urban internet infrastructure, and has previously written for The Atlantic, The Nation, The Verge, and other outlets. Her work has previously been supported by Eyebeam Art and Technology Center, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Rhizome.
Ingrid Burrington

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blog post
RhizomeD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington, with Josh Begley and Seth Freed Wessler, created an installation on presentation at the Ace Hotel. Building on Wessler’s journalistic investigation into privately run immigrant-on... Read on RhizomeApril 2017 -
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The AtlanticD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington explores the importance of domain names at NamesCon, an annual conference for the domain-names industry. In addition to being crucial to making the web work, domain names are also ... Read on The AtlanticFebruary 2017 -
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RhizomeD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington discusses associating weaponry, like drones, with art. The impulse to pair a technology associated with automated extralegal killing of American citizens alongside "culture and the... Read on RhizomeJanuary 2017 -
Longform
The VergeD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington analyzes the infrastructure factor of the Oct. 21 internet outage. The locations of internet exchanges tend to follow population hubs because the routes of internet connectivity of... Read on The VergeOctober 2016 -
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QuartzD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington details the infrastructure of the internet and who owns the physical pieces of this infrastructure. The miles of fiber-optic cable that connect the country to the world are mostly ... Read on QuartzOctober 2016 -
Longform
The InterceptD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington was interviewed for The Intercept about her book and took a walking tour with her interviewer, Cora Currier. I asked Burrington what she hoped people would do with her guide. It is... Read on The InterceptSeptember 2016 -
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Eyeo FestivalD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington speaks "on architecture, industry, alchemy, violence, and computation". Read on Eyeo FestivalSeptember 2016 -
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Melville HouseD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington published a new book, Networks of New York: An Illustrated Guide to Urban Infrastructure, which is an iteration of Burrington's published field guide. It’s the single most essentia... Read on Melville HouseSeptember 2016 -
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FusionD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington wrote a detailed analysis on 'Who Controls the Internet" and weighs concerns from different stakeholders. To be clear: ICANN has about as much control over the internet as Ted Cruz... Read on FusionSeptember 2016 -
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MotherboardD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington speculates whether or not possible threats to internet infrastructure are in fact threats. To take out some of the major chokepoints of the internet wouldn't be impossible, and it ... Read on MotherboardJuly 2016