Ars Electronica Festival · 2007
Zero Comments
by Geert Lovink
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2007
In 2007, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Zero Comments” by Geert Lovink (Media.Art.Research Award) with a Honorary Mention.
[…] Beyond Intervention According to Henk Oosterling, in the information society, interpassivity rules. Browsing, watching, reading, waiting, thinking, deleting, chatting, skipping and surfing are the default conditions of online life. Total involvement implies insanity. Instead, we remain cool.
About Geert Lovink
Geert Lovink (NL), media theorist and activist, internet critic and author of Dark Fiber (2002), Uncanny Networks (2002) and My First Recession (2003). He worked on various media projects in Eastern Europe and India.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.