Public space is not a control-free gathering place for enlightened citizens; rather it is a technically and highly media equipped system combining visibility, vigilance and control. Publicity today is rather something which takes place in the pseudo-private spaces of the television than in urban spaces. In digital space, the border between pri­vate and public data, between communication and information is disappearing. And yet, we are not only the slaves of mobile communications services, of biometric systems and public displays. Resourceful artists and media activists are appropriating the necessary technologies, and creating creative and critical media for digital publicity.

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