the film Children of Men, which pre-9/11 may have seemed too way-out to be a realistic prediction of the future, today is only too possible.
coupled with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, a dire prediction of the future of humanity, paints a bleak outlook for contemporary society.
sophistication of tools and technology surround us, but all too often the drive is towards their streamlining their military applications.
they are super-human fighting machines enaging in the ultimate apocalyptic battle. but, to what end?
criticalsenses is somaya langley - an australian interested in things like ideas, art, creative practice, events & festivals, publicly available information, technology, travel, mobility and society; particularly how it all weaves together. right now she's rethinking life & wondering what next
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Monday, March 12, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
under observation
"under observation" - a reworked multimedia interactive addressing video surveillance and society

this was presented as part of the paper "percieving the outsider" at the unaustralia conference last december.

this was presented as part of the paper "percieving the outsider" at the unaustralia conference last december.
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art,
interactive,
multimedia,
society,
somaya langley,
surveillance,
under observation,
video
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