Surveillance Chess

[!Mediengruppe Bitnik]

G'morning!




SURVEILLANCE CHESS (2012)
Hijacking CCTV Cameras in London

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Equipped with an interfering transmitter !Mediengruppe
Bitnik hacks surveillance cameras in pre-Olympic London and
assumes control. The artist collective replaces real-time
surveillance images with an invitation to play a game of
chess. The security staff's surveillance monitor located in
the control room becomes a game console.

HTTP://CHESS.BITNIK.ORG

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London. On the brink of the Olympic Games. A tube station
in one of the most surveilled public spaces in the world.
!Mediengruppe Bitnik intercepts the signal of a surveillance
camera: Business people making their way to the Underground,
a man in a suit looking for the right exit. From the left,
a woman with a yellow suitcase walks into the frame of the
surveillance camera. She opens her suitcase and activates a
switch. This is the moment when Bitnik takes over. The CCTV
operator experiences total loss of control. The surveillance
image drops out, a chess board appears on the surveillance
monitor and a voice from the loudspeakers says: «I am
controlling your CCTV camera now. I am the one with the
yellow suitcase.» The image jumps back to the woman with
the yellow suitcase. Then the image switches to the chess
board.«How about a game of chess?», the voice asks. «You
are white. I am black. Call me or text me to make your move.
This is my number: 07582460851.»

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SURVEILLANCE CHESS - THE VIDEO
http://chess.bitnik.org

ABOUT
http://chess.bitnik.org/about.html

WATCH THE VIDEO ON VIMEO
http://vimeo.com/46236909


WITH LOVE FROM ZURICH.
!Mediengruppe Bitnik


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Re: Fwd: e-flux's vision for the .art domain

[Andreas Broeckmann]

john, folks, just to clarify:

i forwarded the e-flux announcement to the nettime list to contribute
to the ongoing discussion about the topic; i share john's critique of
e-flux (and some of these people have names that are well-known in the
art world) posing as a community initiative when what they do is run
a business that, in a way that is as curious as it is problematic,
mixes financial, social and artistic interests. (coming to think of
it: maybe this situation is a good opportunity to ask our community
leaders at e-flux about our community's financial situation? ;-)

however, if there is any real benefit to be gained from running the
.art domain, it may well be that e-flux might still be easier to
talk to by people from the art scenes, than other candidates for the
TLD might be. i'm guessing and am not really too interested because,
somewhat like olia, i believe that the .art addresses will mostly be
in the .kitsch domain.

regards,
-a



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Re: Fwd: e-flux's vision for the .art domain

[John Stillframe]

Dear Nettimers, 

e-flux is a for-profit venture that sells announcements for . 
exhibitions, events, etc for considerable amounts. The so-called. 
"announcement" service is not free and runs an enterprise that like . 
other similar capitalist ventures funnels some cash into arts and   . 
culture. The threat of venture capitalists claiming the .art is not . 
that greater than any other organization. Already other top domain  . 
names belong to various other business ventures and other wise. . 
This is definitely not a Good-Samaritan gesture as is portrayed (oh . 
a nice little artist run organization in the lower-east side) But   . 
while there is nothing wrong with making $$ in a capitalist society . 
and e-flux or any other for-profit enterprise can cash in on .art   . 
or any other thing for that matter, what is strange is using a free . 
platform for a global community of thinkers such as nettime and ask . 
for their support for a highly profitable financial investment. . 
If anything, the benefits of such domain going to the public, for   . 
instance NEA in the US (or other similar public organizations   . 
elsewhere) , is indisputable. The least is that the money that  . 
e-flux or any other institution whose .art bid will be taken will go. 
to artist grants, and support of artistic practices at large. 

JSTILL






Betreff:Our vision for the .art domain, the issues involved, and what 
is at stake for the art community

Datum:  Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:07:06 -0400

Von:e-flux 





The .art domain



Visit http://www.artdomaincommunity.com to

learn more about our vision for the domain, the issues involved, and

what is at stake for the art community.





Dear Colleagues,



As you may already know, e-flux is currently applying for the rights to

administer *.art*, one of many forthcoming top-level domain names that

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is releasing with 
the hope of broadening the space of the internet and making it more legible.



We have developed a new site: *www.artdomaincommunity.com*

 where

you can learn more about our vision for the domain, the issues involved, and 
what is at stake for the art community.



The top-level domains will bring the internet into a completely new era, and 
this means that managing the .art domain will be a massive

responsibility with few historical precedents. *Visit our discussion

board*

 to

contribute your ideas on what you think the domain of art on the

internet should and could be.



Among the many parties that have applied to administer .art, e-flux is

the only one that represents a vast community of people who make, study, and 
present art to the global public?and we need your support! To grant the 
domains, ICANN needs to hear from the community of people who gather around 
these names.




*Between now and August 12, you can submit a public comment

 to

ICANN to say why you think e-flux deserves this opportunity.**

 **

 *The

comments will be considered by independent evaluators and will make a

real difference. Your endorsement comment can include your name, a link, and a 
little bit about you or your organization. It could also be a short note on how 
and why e-flux has been important over the years to

you, as an artist, curator, organization, writer, thinker, lover, or

practitioner of art.





Thank you!

e-flux





*P.S.* We are profoundly thankful for the numerous endorsements and

letters of support we have received so far from museums, art centers,

independent and artist-run spaces, academies, publications, galleries,

international professional associations, and individual artists,

curators, and critics.









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