Отправлено Анатоль 09 мая 2004 г. 11:43

Bikes Against Bush is a dynamic performance/protest that occurs simultaneously on the streets of NYC during the Convention and on the Web. Bikes Against Bush uses wireless bicycles that incorporate a mechanical printing device consisting of a series of spray-chalk aerosol cans. This mechanical ChalkWriter can print text messages from web users to the street surfaces on which the bike cruises. Online users can send messages to the bicycle in real-time through the project website and the cyclist can decide when and where to print them. When the cyclist prints a message, bikesagainstbush.com automatically updates a live map marking the location of the message. A webcam on the bike also documents this with a snapshot at the moment of printing. The spray-chalk text message remains on the street for 4 to 5 days till the chalk biodegrades, or can be washed off easily with water. Thus, the goal of “Bikes Against Bush” is to serve as an inspirational and working model for alternative, creative political resistance

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