As the internet continues to distort our perception of truth, our trust in the content we consume online is diminishing.

Multiple filters are applied to the information that we see: algorithms distil a world of opinions to give us a distinct view of events, and authenticity is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity. At the same time, technologies like blockchain offer immutable records that promise to save us from our own corruption.

Signal Noise, as part of the Economist Group’s Open Future initiative, will be curating ‘Data Obscura’. An exhibition exploring how these filters can refract, obscure and enhance what we hear, what we see and — ultimately — what we believe.