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June 17, 2026Journal of Environmental MediaOpen Access

Tentacular relations of data: Visualizing data centres through collage and the figure of the jellyfish

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Overview

Collage method visualizes data centre infrastructures in Sweden, highlighting complex environmental relations.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore alternative visualizations of data centres that highlight their complex environmental and material relations.
  • Developed a collage that integrates empirical material from Sweden with scholarly examples.
  • Utilized the jellyfish figure as a conceptual tool to understand data centre infrastructures and their relations.
  • Engaged with Donna Haraway’s idea of the tentacular to frame uneven politics and entanglements.
  • Highlighted the elusive and transformative nature of data centres as similar to jellyfish, affecting environments and local landscapes.
  • Demonstrated that mainstream visualizations conceal complex global relations, which can be better understood through collages.
  • Uncovered the potential for enhanced understanding of multispecies relations and infrastructural reach within data networks.

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Flora Mary Bartlett (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3238acd50b63ecad2048e4https://doi.org/10.1386/jem_00168_1
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