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Farid, Mark (2015) Anonymity is Our Only Right, and That is Why It Must Be Destroyed - 'Cambridge Festival of Ideas,' University of Cambridge (Solo Performance). [Performance]
| Type of Research: | Performance |
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| Creators: | Farid, Mark |
| Description: | Culminating a residency with Collusion, in partnership with Arts Council England, the University of Cambridge, and The Technology Partnership, 'Anonymity is our only right, and that is why it must be destroyed' was a 'performance talk', which took place during the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, as St John's College, University of Cambridge. A panel discussion focusing on Farid's exhibition Data Shadow (2015), culminating with the artist Mark Farid sharing the login details to his digital life, which included, but was not limited to, his social media account login details, Apple ID, and his (closed) online banking details. Inviting the audience of St. John’s College to take, use and share his accounts as they please, Farid attempted to live without a digital footprint for the following 6 months. |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | digital privacy, digital intimacy, surveillance, data privacy, the self, digital art, nature vs nurture, performance, new and digital technologies |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Central Saint Martins |
| Date: | 26 October 2015 |
| Funders: | Collusion, University of Cambridge |
| Related Websites: | http://www.data-shadow.com/, https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2015/10/artist-gave-out-all-his-login-details-and-passwords-public-heres-why, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKD5rxMonBI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VSKK1hYDrk, https://vimeo.com/150530997, https://we-make-money-not-art.com/the-agony-of-a-life-without-privacy-or-with-too-much-of-it-an-interview-with-mark-farid/ |
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| Locations / Venues: | Location From Date To Date St John's College, University of Cambridge 26 October 2015 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2022 11:45 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2024 11:03 |
| Item ID: | 17478 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/17478 |
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