MAKROLAB

MAKROLAB

Production country: 
si
Edition: 
2005
Format: 
workshop project

The MAKROLAB project was born in 1994 during the wars raging in former Yugoslavia. Its initial purpose was to function as an autonomous and mobile performance/tactical media environment. It was first realized during Documenta X in 1997. Its final state will be as a permanent art/science/tactical media station on the Antarctic in 2007, the only trans-national territory of the planet. S-77CCR Is a tactical urban counter-surveillance systems for ground controlled UA l/'s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and airborne drones to monitor public space. The violence of classical theatres of battle is overshadowed by the rise of low intensity conflicts in highly developed societies of capitalist democracies. The increasing privatization of security asks for solutions towards transparency and a balance of power. To allow for equilibrium of skills in surveillance and a broad education of the public in control technologies, access to a technology for the people seems necessary. In respect to abuse of civil and human rights defensive public intelligence is well advised to use advanced techniques of crime mapping and spatial representation of conflict. Recent public conflicts have made it clear that technology for independent monitoring of operations is necessary for staying on top of developments and news but also for issues of legal procedures and court cases.

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