Nudged to the Right: A YouTube Algorithm Tale
Every few days I check in on a few Facebook pages and Twitter accounts associated with the Irish Alt-Right and/or patriots. It’s a bad habit that just makes me, in turns, irritated, angry or frustrated with people. Watching folk with … Continued
Anti-Facial Recognition Arrests in Russia
Artist/activists in Russia are arrested for wearing making which subverts facial recognition software. They REALLY want to see your face… https://observers.france24.com/en/20200214-russian-artists-facial-recognition-makeup-arrested Previously: https://www.euronews.com/2017/06/23/moscow-artist-arrested-for-wearing-a-virtual-reality-headset Adam Harvey’s CVDazzle project from 2010: https://cvdazzle.com/
Google Maps Hacks – Simon Weckert
Google Maps Hacks is a performance and installation by the Berlin artist Simon Weckert. Consisting of a hand cart containing 99 smart phones, running Google Maps, it simulates slow moving traffic and causes a traffic jam to be interpreted by … Continued
LOQ Revisited — Part 2: Lego My Ego
The fundamental requirements of my concept were that it should appear to be another interesting and useful IoT product, but could also harbour unsettling connections behind the interface which could be explored by a diverse group. I wanted something that … Continued
LOQ Revisited — Part 1: Chasing A Bee Inside A Jar
During my MSc in Interactive Media, I became obsessed with Critical Design. It gave me the language to interpret many of the works that I had produced over the previous ten years and also gave me a framework and history … Continued