In an attempt to become the absolute citizen, Martin John Callanan will
continually and openly publish his physical location live.
I am contactable, and I am findable, in the digital world. It is easy to
find me, write to me, work with me, and speak to me. However, people have
trouble meeting the physical me, in the physical world. I have become so
findable and so contactable: I hide. Perhaps not purposely, more through the
perception I do not need to be physically present, because I feel present
already. By becoming findable - to anyone, anywhere - in the physical world, I can
participate fully and with anyone: I become the absolute citizen. I become a citizen of both the physical and digital worlds, coexisting as
one (the same device that makes me visible and findable, allows continuous
instant connection (communication - via any digital means); I cannot hide
(and I become vulnerable).
“At the seashore, between the land of atoms and the sea of bits, we are now facing the challenge of reconciling our dual citizenship in the physical and digital worlds.” Hiroshi Ishii, MIT Media Lab
Commissioned by Riga Centre for New Media Culture RIXC, Latvia
Funded by the European Commission Culture 2000 Fund via At Home in Europe with support from ISIS, InterSpace, Bek, and Arts Council England
Additional support from SCEMFA
Funded by the European Commission Culture 2000 Fund via At Home in Europe with support from ISIS, InterSpace, Bek, and Arts Council England
Additional support from SCEMFA