David Gurman

David Gurman is a San Francisco-based designer and artist. He is currently the Creative Director @ Brainvise. He makes memorials that use live data feeds to connect viewers in “safe zones” to conflict areas. He received his M.F.A. from California College for the Arts in 2007. He was also a 2007 Headlands Center for the Arts’ Artist in Residence. Gurman received a 2010 Center for Cultural Innovation, Investing in Artists Grant and was also awarded a Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship. He is a 2011 Eureka Fellow. His work has been included in national and international exhibitions. Currently, Gurman and Brainvise are working on an installation that draws real time earthquake data from conflict zones and uses the ground motion to signal events as they occur. He will debut the project at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco, California. Gurman is currently a 2010 TED Global Fellow.