Panel

The Republican National Convention in late August will give rise to a wave of artistic projects employing wireless technology to make specific political statements. Unexpectedly, the RNC thus provides a common focus and purpose to diverse and divergent initiatives and, in hindsight, enables us to assess the efficiency of the new technology as a tool for political activism. This panel examines how artists employ wireless technology to reach unprecedented masses, to recast the concept of “collaboration,” to redefine and politicize the urban environment, and to achieve unparalleled levels of immediacy.

Moderator
Jonah Peretti, Director of R&D, Eyebeam

Participants
Yury Gitman, media artist, creator of The Magic Bike
Natalie Jeremijenko, design engineer and techno-artist, known for The Bureau of Inverse Technology
Joshua Kinberg, artist and activist, Bikes Against Bush
neuroTransmitter, a collaborative working with radio machinations, propelling signals through urban membranes and cellular formations
Tad Hirsch, artist, designer, and a research assistant at computing culture group at MIT’s media lab

This event is presented as part of the Vera List Center’s program cycle on “Homeland.”