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Am I nothing but net?

Lecturer Kyle McDonald,Keina KONNO,Daichi YAMAOKA,Izumi HARA,Yohei MIURA,Clarence Ng Kian Peow

Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kosuke Shiomi
Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kosuke Shiomi
Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kosuke Shiomi
Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kosuke Shiomi
Photo: Kazuma Yoshiga
Photo: Kosuke Shiomi
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The Internet as a Mirror of Yourself

Held as part of the “SAKOKU [Walled Garden] Project,” a research and development program of the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], the workshop “Am I nothing but net?” discusses the handling of personal information on the Internet.

The advance of networking technologies has led to a significant acceleration of the speed of communication, and enhanced convenience in both private daily life and business activities. However, the pursuit of convenience is sometimes conflicting with the protection of privacy, as a result of which various new issues surrounding privacy and data have become apparent, such as the widespread dissemination of all kinds of misinformation. Through their participation in “game” style activities, attendants of this workshop review the supporting role of the Internet in their own daily life. While exchanging views regarding forms of technology and communication that will be required in the future, participants deepen their understanding of today’s information society. In an age when the Internet has become nothing less than a lifeline for us humans, the event offers an opportunity for looking into the use of personal information that many don’t feel comfortable about yet tend to overlook, along with the potential risks involved in such practices.

Discovering the “I” as a subject of Internet intelligence

After responding to a survey aimed to recapture how aware people are of personal information when using the Internet, the attendants of the workshop participate in various activities implemented using applications and web services developed by YCAM and collaborators. This will be an opportunity to think about personal information that operators of major online platforms obtain via those very platforms, and about the neutrality/objectivity of information distributed over the Internet. Based on the experiences made during these activities, the participants engage in discussions with each other on possible future forms of technology and communication. Even though personal information is something that concerns every single human individual, it is a matter that cannot be dealt with by single human beings. To provide a stage for casually exchanging views on such issues certainly also means to create an opportunity for envisioning the future of the information society.

In addition to video footage of a talk session with Kyle McDonald and Surya Mattu that will be put online after the end of the workshop, we will create further opportunities for the realization of workshops, with the aim to continuously produce artworks.

Profiles

Lecturer

Kyle McDonald

Artist

Keina KONNO

Video & Device Engineer

Daichi YAMAOKA

Educator

Izumi HARA

Educator

Yohei MIURA

Server network engineer

Clarence Ng Kian Peow

Production Manager

Participation Fee

Free Application required

Info

Times and Dates (JST)

Saturday, January 30 — Sunday, February 7, 2021

Sat., Jan. 30 14:00 — 16:00

Sat., Feb. 6 10:00 — 13:00

Sun., Feb. 7 10:00 — 13:00

Venue
  • Internet (Video Conference System)

Participation Fee Free Application required
Eligible person High school students and above
Capacity 15 persons
Application period  — Monday, December 28, 2020
Remarks

This event will be held in Japanese only

Credit

Organized by Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion
In association with Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi City Board of Education
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Japan Arts Council
Co-developed with YCAM InterLab
Produced by Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]

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