AreYouHere?

by admin on May 12th, 2007

AreYouHere? is one of 12 urban interventions at the 52nd International Art Exhibition ‘Migration Addicts’
in Venice. ‘AreYouHere?’ is an urban mobile game that seeks to explore
Venice through its inhabitants of which many are now emigrants. More
and more Venetians are leaving the area to settle in other towns, and
as a consequence the population of Venice will […]

The Mobile Studios - a European project by Public Art Lab

by admin on December 6th, 2006

From April until the end of May 2006, the Mobile Studios will travel as
a nomadic multimedia platform from Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade to
Sofia, and will temporarily possess the urban spaces in these cities.
The Mobile Studios
are an internationally networked pilot project of a mobile, autonomous
production laboratory for young artists, musicians, performers and
cultural programmers. In a subsequent […]

Shaolin monks enjoy cell phones, Internet

by emily on April 29th, 2006

File under random. New Kerala reports that Chinese monks above the age of 18 on the Shaolin Temple’s martial arts team use mobile phones and surf the Internet daily.

A kung fu monk is given a monthly allowance of $25 by the temple.

Head coach Shi Yanlu revealed the modern life enjoyed by monks in an interview with the Xiaoxiang Morning Post.

Real-Time Awareness Maps of Cell Phone Usage [Updated]

by fabien on March 28th, 2006

Updated map of the Mobile Landscapes project creating electronic maps of cellphone use in the metropolitan area of Graz, Austria.