"Coming from an economic background, I once treated data as objective inputs. Suitable because they matched the models or questions I was taught to ask. Through this course and my portfolio, my view shifted or at least I have gotten a new perspective on what data is. Collecting, categorising and visualising data revealed how selection, structure and display construct meaning rather than simply reflect it. I now recognise that data often serves the paradigm that produced it, aligning with disciplinary expectations while obscuring alternative realities. Curating these assignments showed me that data’s usefulness does not stem from neutrality, but from acknowledging it as situated and produced through interpretive choices. As curators, we hold responsibility to question assumptions, reveal omissions and approach data as interpretive rather than absolute."