Future Perfect

Posterbaiting

Tokyo: poster wars
Posters for local politicians on this Sangenjaya – look carefully at the face of the third poster to see it has been gently vandalised. In many …



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26 May 2008

In: Sangenjaya
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New Perspectives, Changing Value

13 Apr 2008

In: United Arab Emirates
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In a world of ubiquitous aerial, street level or imagery the extent that new views enhance or depreciate the the financial value of what …
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Behaviours Reflected

24 Mar 2008

In: Akasaka
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This Akasaka coffee shop includes a row of accessible power sockets (running a long the edge of the window) primarily to support laptop use – …
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Big Brother / Little Sister

29 Feb 2008

In: Seoul
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When it comes to surveillance most people think of big brother, but increasingly its your (early adopting, tech savvy, sensor loaded) little sister. Which makes …
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Traces

27 Feb 2008

In: Tokyo
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A cable that runs between the body of this Japanese toilet and the seat – to power the under-seat heating. Having an exposed cable is …
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Waiting For Small Packages to Explode

27 Dec 2007

In: Urumqi
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You are walking in your high street and you see a bag on the ground. What goes through your mind? What would happen if you left …
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Personal Cultural Radar

03 Dec 2007

In: Tokyo
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A lamp shade made from dozens of internal rubber sheaths of Tenga’s – a Japanese single use masturbation device. The lamp shade formed part of the …
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Behavioural U-Turns

19 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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Today’s movie goers are penalised for recording segments of movie on their mobile phone. How long before movie goers are rewarded by the movie studios …
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Meta Tarred & Feathered

14 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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The ability to present and overlay crime statistics on a map is nothing new – highlighting not only the geographic and time clustering of violent …
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Ahead of the Curve

29 Jul 2007

In: Rio de Janeiro
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The functionality that can be squeezed into an an ear-mounted device. Today. In 10 years time. The pros and cons of attached to vs. embedded in …
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