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Abandon Normal Devices commissioned me to conduct an experiment at FACT this week, based on my “Message equals Medium” photographic archive of text messages.  The result was a subtle intervention into the Btween09 “bells and whistles” new-tech / social-media / business conference.

The idea was, that the work should stimulate discussion around the ‘human-face’ of technology and act as a trailblazer for September’s inaugural ANDfestival in Liverpool.

Inadvertently  :-) the work was actually interpreted as a REAL WORLD model for a NEW TECH business – uh-oh!  (see vid below…)

…and power and co-ersion and compliance”

- Presentation within FACT’s “Climate for Change” Un-Conference.  The presentation can be watched in full at on FACT TV

Question: “Who is happy with the fact that their Police Force is operating in a subversive way with “Special Powers?”
(image credit: Andy Miah )