2004-bowville
bowville
commission for bow wireless/[SPACE]/ London
locative media performance
2004
In August 2004 as the Home Office prepared to test the efficiency of the electronic tagging systems developed by major UK security companies, Marian Manesta Forrester was electronically tagged and given three days to earn her citizenship to Bowville. Commissioned by [SPACE/ bow wireless] London, the locative media performance used off-the -shelf purpose built equipment that simulated the official electronic tagging system to create a fictional game during which people were allowed to vote for and follow the movements of Marian Manesta Forrester to become a citizen of Bowville.
Links:
Orwellian Projects by Regine Debatty at we make money not art
Bowville: Fictive Constituencies, in: Suhjung Hur, Annie On Ni Wan and Andrew Paterson ed. Locative Media: On and Off the Beaten Track, LEA Leonardo Electronic Almanac
Art in Security and Security in Art by Sara Raza
Bio-glitches in the security network, Tenantspin: May You Live in Interesting Times, Cardiff Festival of Creative Technology
photos by: arzu altin + paula roush
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