Internet Tools and Creativity: Informatics,Faith-Based Arts, and the Preservation of Intangible Heritage

Authors

  • Liz A Dian Lee Kennedy Lee Elizabeth A Kennedy Studio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65408/cird165745

Keywords:

Heritage Informatics, Artistic Research in Music, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Digital Composition, Faith-based Arts, AI Ethics, Watermill

Abstract

To write music with a computer with access to the internet is very different from taking a pen and a sheet of paper to manifest thoughts. Influenced by artistic research frameworks in music (such as those developed at UCLouvain), this research note reflects on physical metaphors of flow—including water wheels and color newspaper printing presses—to examine how digitized information moves like physical elements while retaining a visible cultural structure intended for social good. Internet culture has a formation that in itself affects expression, since there is a particular type of availability for sharing expressions. This communication explores the interplay between digital notation software, artificial intelligence, and faith-based artistic creation in music and film. It analyzes how digital networks, international film festival communities, and computer notation files serve as structural architectures for cross-border cultural discourse, copyright protection, and the preservation of genuine human expression.

Author Biography

  • Liz A Dian Lee Kennedy Lee, Elizabeth A Kennedy Studio

    Liz A. Kennedy is a writer, multimedia visual artist, filmmaker, painter, musician, and photographer. She holds a Master’s degree in Religion and Culture from Wilfrid Laurier University. Her multidisciplinary interests encompass filmmaking, visual arts, music, and cultural heritage. She has undertaken numerous online certificate courses through institutions including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), KU Leuven, and the University of Hong Kong. Her studies cover areas such as digital cultural heritage, artistic research in music, visual culture, and neuroscience. Kennedy’s filmmaking work has received recognition through selections, nominations, and awards at international film festivals. Her film projects include Journey, Aug 8, and The KING Film Series. She also has experience in emergency rescue and environmental aviation, including oil-field firefighting and oil-spill prevention and cleanup. Her work reflects an interdisciplinary engagement with creative expression, visual storytelling, and education.

References

Kennedy, Elizabeth A. ‘The Environment May 6 2021 Clip with Music.’ ResearchGate, May 6, 2021. https://doi.org/10.13140/ RG.2.2.12356.55685

Kennedy, Elizabeth A. ‘JOURNEY Development from Practical MOOC.’ ResearchGate, 2020. https://doi. org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13645.67040

Kennedy, Elizabeth A. ‘Let It Be Aug 1 2021.’ ResearchGate, August 1, 2021. https://doi. org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14835.25125

Kennedy, Elizabeth A. ‘The KING Film Series ep 3 30 2016 Reroll Oct 31 2021.’ ResearchGate, October 31, 2021. https:// doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19688.60161

18th-century Bishop’s Chapel, Archibishopric of Lucca. Photo by: Olimpia Niglio, October 2026

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Published

2026-11-08

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 4 (2026): Religious Cultural Heritage: Diagnostics, Documentation and Valorization

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Articles

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