Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
Good News
January 9, 2026

Finnish Children Are Learning How To Spot AI-Generated Content From the Age of Three

With the rise of AI and algorithm-driven bias, fake news is everywhere—and alarmingly—it’s becoming increasingly harder to spot. However, in Finland, the next generation is learning how to decipher what’s real and what isn’t from an early age. Since the 1990s, the innovative nation has built media literacy into its national curriculum, teaching children as young as three how to analyze different types of media and recognize disinformation.

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Installation
January 7, 2026

Tape Artist Turns Grand Gallery Rotunda Into Vibrant Psychedelic Wonderland

Art doesn’t have to be contained inside gallery frames—it can spread across entire rooms. Glasgow-based artist, DJ, and musician Jim Lambie transforms everyday architectural spaces into immersive, energetic installations with vibrant vinyl tape in geometric patterns. His work, titled Zobop (Colour-Chrome), turns Vancouver Art Gallery’s grand, neoclassical rotunda into a psychedelic space pulsating with color. Lambie’s made-up word “Zobop” is a playful homage to Jazz Bebop.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.