Black Transparency: The Right to Know in the Age of Mass

Black Transparency: The Right to Know in the Age of Mass Surveillance

A Google executive once said: If you want to liberate a society just give them the Internet. But how do you liberate a society that already has the Internet? A new generation has taken to the Internet to defend the right to governance without secrets from Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks, to the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative and the revelations of Edward Snowden. A wide-ranging and multifaceted coalition is now busy revealing the militarized dystopia at the core of the modern state. The possibilities the Internet offers for self-organization and the sharing of information are undermined by the economically motivated power structure of the hidden, which does not fit with our democratic humanitarian principles. Metahaven (@mthvn), a Dutch design and research collective led by Vinca Kruk and Daniel van der Velden, has vocally supported WikiLeaks through their graphic design work. In this exhibition document cum manifesto, Metahaven s research and design work is translated into visual proposals, infographics, garments, short film and video interviews with internet activists and experts who weigh in on the ambiguity, contradictions and potential around the production and distribution of information. Contributions by media theorist Benjamin Bratton, intellectual property specialist James Grimmelmann, programmer Vinay Gupta, information activist SmÃ¡ri McCarthy, self-described hacker Eleanor Saitta and architect Liam Young. The book accompanies eponymous exhibitions of Metahaven s work at Bureau Europa in Maastricht and Future Gallery in Berlin.
Country USA
Brand MIT Press
Manufacturer Sternber Pr
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783956790065
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	MIT Press
Manufacturer	Sternber Pr
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783956790065
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Black Transparency: The Right to Know in the Age of Mass Surveillance

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