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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom the exhibition catalogue:<\/p>\n
Knowledge is power. And power is possessed especially by whoever controls the flow of information. This applies particularly in digital culture, where all the information in the World Wide Web can be manipulated, uncontrolled. For a long time, a hope for new forms of democratic participation arose from the use of these digital instruments, but recently they have been misused as the ideal door opener for the surveillance of billions of people. Democratic states have long reserved the right to spy even on their \u00bbfriends\u00ab, in all military, economic, and social aspects, and on all levels: governments, organizations, NGOs, and individual citizens are all under surveillance. This exhibition is based on the collaboration with a network of scientists, journalists, activists, and artists in some twenty countries around the world, and in cooperation with expert organizations such as the German PEN Center, the Chaos Computer Club, Reporters Without Borders, and such platforms as netzpolitik. org, digitalcourage.de, WikiLeaks, and others. The exhibition\u2019s aim is to expand public debate about the ever-present surveillance and censorship methods, which is an urgent priority not only due to constant new reports in the media, but especially because of the extensive obstruction of the investigation of these practices.<\/p>\n Credits Contributors Organization \/ Institution http:\/\/zkm.de\/en\/event\/2015\/10\/globale-global-control-and-censorship<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBesides mass analysis of communications metadata and massive access to personal data, there is increasingly open or clandestine censorship through manipulation or shutting down. Where the fear of this threat has no effect, the secrecy of important information is enforced, with methods ranging from hindering publication to kidnapping and assassinating journalists. Being at the mercy of overwhelmingly powerful authorities of control and censorship has become the conditio humana of our time. Today a large part of the public has already resigned in the face of a ubiquitous state and commercial surveillance.<\/p>\n
\nBernhard Serexhe (Curator) L\u00edvia R\u00f3zs\u00e1s (Co-Curator)<\/p>\n
\naaajiao(Xu Wenkai), Hamra Abbas, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Selma Ala\u00e7am, Halil Altindere, Jacob Appelbaum, Olivia Arthur, Sophia Bauer, Anca Benera & Arnold Estefan, Michael Bielicky & Kamila B. Richter, Zach Blas, Osman Bozkurt, James Bridle, Gon\u00e7alo F. Cardoso, Alice Cavoudjian, Chen Ching-Yao, James Coupe, Maxim Dondyuk, Hasan Elahi, Mounir Fatmi, Lutz Fetzer, Finger Pointing Worker + Kota Takeuchi, Daniel G. And\u00fajar, Fidel Garc\u00eda, Benjamin Gaulon, Laurent Grasso, Michael Grudziecki, Holly Herndon, Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, Jonathon Keats, Martin Lukas Kim, Andr\u00e9e Korpys & Marcus L\u00f6ffler, Joe Krasean, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Krauke, Kwan Sheung Chi, Marc Lee, Alexander Lehmann, Milica Lopi\u010di\u0107, Jorge Loureiro, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Jonas Lund, Jill Magid, Virginia Mastrogiannaki, Erik M\u00e1trai, Metahaven, Tomomi Morishima, Jens M\u00fchlhoff, Gerardo Nolasco Maga\u00f1a, Chris Oakley, \u015eener \u00d6zmen, Trevor Paglen, Ruben Pater, Dieter Paul, Chantal Pe\u00f1alosa, Dan Perjovschi, Axel Philipp, Sascha Pohle, Ma Qiusha, Oliver Ressler, Khvay Samnang, Julia Scher, Shinseungback Kimyonghun, Christian Sievers, Hito Steyerl, Svay Sareth, Team Titanic, Wilko Thiele, UBERMORGEN.COM, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Damian Weber & Elisabeth Ple\u00df, Moritz Walser, Alex Wenger & Max-Gerd Retzlaff<\/p>\n
\nZKM | Karlsruhe<\/em><\/p>\n