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DESCRIPTION:On Monday, October 13, digital media artist Hasan Elahi will describe his 
 experiences with FBI interrogation and his subsequent art project in a 
 public lecture, "Tracking Transience: The Orwell Project," part of UC 
 Berkeley's ongoing Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium (ATC).\n\nAfter 
 an erroneous tip called into law enforcement authorities in 2002, Elahi was 
 subjected to an intensive post 9-11 investigation by the FBI. After 
 undergoing months of interrogations and nine lie-detector tests, he was 
 cleared of suspicions. After this harrowing experience, Elahi conceived 
 "Tracking Transience" (http://trackingtransience.net), a self-tracking 
 system that constantly and publicly presents his exact location, 
 activities, and other personal data. This self-surveillance project is a 
 critique of contemporary investigative techniques and provides an ongoing 
 "alibi" for Elahi in the event of future accusations.\n\nHasan Elahi is an 
 interdisciplinary artist whose work examines issues of surveillance, 
 simulated time, transport systems, borders, and frontiers. His work has 
 been presented in numerous exhibitions at venues such as the Centre Georges 
 Pompidou, Sundance Film Festival, Kassel Kulturbahnhof, The Hermitage, and 
 at the Venice Biennale. Elahi recently was invited to speak about his work 
 at the Tate Modern, Einstein Forum, and at the American Association of 
 Artificial Intelligence. His work has been supported with significant 
 grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, Ford Foundation/Philip Morris, 
 and the Asociacion Artetik Berrikuntzara in Donostia-San Sebastian in the 
 Basque Country/Spain. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at San Jose 
 State University.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/10/05/18543059.php
SUMMARY:ATC presents Hasan Elahi: 'Tracking Transcience: The Orwell Project'
LOCATION:160 Kroeber Hall, UCB\nUniversity of California\nBerkeley, CA 
 94720\n\nhttp://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/10/05/18543059.php
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