Christian Nold
The Bartlett, University College London
Artist, teacher, and cultural activist Christian Nold unravels technology to discover its hidden social and political layers. His Bio Mapping project places the technology of tracking devices into the hands of those being tracked. By capturing a volunteer’s location, moods, and comments, the project creates a better awareness of their community and surroundings and ultimately compiles the information for the world to see on Bio Maps on the Internet. In Christian’s book Mobile Vulgus, he discusses his ideas of mobilizing crowds as physical, political forces and the development of nonlethal crowd control weapons. When considering the purpose of his long-term Bio Mapping project, he says, “I am asking people to think about the political and social implications of this technology and how it could or should be used on a larger scale.”
Christian Nold
The Bartlett, University College London
Artist, teacher, and cultural activist Christian Nold unravels technology to discover its hidden social and political layers. His Bio Mapping project places the technology of tracking devices into the hands of those being tracked. By capturing a volunteer’s location, moods, and comments, the project creates a better awareness of their community and surroundings and ultimately compiles the information for the world to see on Bio Maps on the Internet. In Christian’s book Mobile Vulgus, he discusses his ideas of mobilizing crowds as physical, political forces and the development of nonlethal crowd control weapons. When considering the purpose of his long-term Bio Mapping project, he says, “I am asking people to think about the political and social implications of this technology and how it could or should be used on a larger scale.”