[kaiku]

> "Public space is an arena in which no single authority should reign and multiple voices should be heard, so we started from a profoundly democratic conviction that the public sphere is a place for communication, a place where people can speak, establish their presence, and assert their rights."

As we spend more time buried in mobile phones and other screens, our eyes and hands in intimate connection with these devices, I wonder how the artists would examine "private" spaces like those. Could advertisements – which demand attention and energy, even without active mental application – more damaging in this smaller sphere than in the public one?

I like the idea of and motivation behind reclaiming of public space. The artists nod toward property ownership and the "rights" of advertisers, following it with, "no, thank you."