go public! is a term used in the context of the new economy, meaning the Initial Public Offering (IPO) on a stock market. Originally, however, this meant the publication of information, the step into the public arena. In the digital era, progressive media practice and the commercialisation of public space are becoming more pervasive. The mass media are multiplying their channels and are homogenising their contents.
Joan Leandre, media translator and interpreter, has been a member of the OVNI Archives since 1992. Between the years 1994 and 1996 Leandre worked in the media interruption / continuity Analog Series mAp (Mega Assemble Project), Zero Foundation and Serial Monuments.
retroYou r/c is an interactive software project that is based on a conventional computer game. Joan Leandre re-programmed the software of a racing game in several steps by manipulating the rules, which simulate space, movement, gravity etc
Crank the Web is a browser enabling the visitor to manipulate the loading speed of a website manually, by cranking a handle. The visitor indicates the name of a website which he desires to visit and then begins to crank: the page is loaded, bit by bit, and copy and images appear in the browserwindow, depending on the cranking speed.
go public! describes on the one hand the Independent Public Offering (IPO) of a company, on the other hand it stands for the publication of information through various media channels. The audience as well as the artists were asked to go public with their ideas on how to design public space in the digital era.
