Many of you found out about “FIR on Strategy” thanks to FiR – the main show. But many other listeners found out about “FIR on Strategy”, from my updates on social media, my newsletter or because they are already subscribed to my blog.
So the updates that I shared on the main “FIR” show didn’t reach them because they didn’t necessarily listened to For Immediate Release – FIR. I didn’t think about this because I’ve been a faithful listener, contributor and member of the community since 2005, but then I realized this thanks to some conversations with listeners of “FIR on Strategy”.
This is why I thought to add to “FIR on Strategy” some periodic updates. They are not going to be frequent but it will help to keep everyone in the loop.
This is a video (below) that I directed, shot and edited for YouTube Play, a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum to unearth and showcase the very best creative videos from around the world. Leah D’Emilio worked together with me as producer adding her insights and helping me turn the concept I wanted to express into something magic.
Social media is one of the primary vehicles through which we interact with society. This is redefining the concept of privacy. My intention is to discuss how privacy is being redefined using the following 3 aspects of private self:
Watching others/sharing our physical self through video.
Written thoughts on personal profiles.
Private conversations in public spaces.
– With a Panasonic GF1 I recorded various angles of a woman’s body as she laid in a dimly lit room. It is a test of the viewer’s perception as to which part of the body she is being shown and from which perspective. She symbolizes our desire to watch others and how we become “naked” as we expose our lives online.
– The text scrolling along the bottom of the screen are real updates written by random facebook users who have kept their profiles public and therefore searchable on youropenbook.org. Using key search terms I was able to find very personal written statements from complete strangers who would probably never say what they wrote in public, yet their thoughts are available for public search.
– Finally, the third element of “Privacy” is the audio recording of a public space in New York City. The audio element of this project reflects how anyone can listen in on private conversation in the “real world”, paralleling the idea that anyone can “listen in on” what would be considered “private conversation” in the virtual world.
In this project the video’s role is elevated as the primary vehicle bringing these aspects together to discuss the future definition of privacy.
“Privacy” will be examined by a jury of experts that will decide which works will be presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York on October 21, 2010 with simultaneous presentations at the Guggenheim museums in Berlin, Bilbao, and Venice. The selected videos will be on view to the public from October 22 through 24 in New York and on the YouTube Play channel.
“FIR on Strategy with Andrea Vascellari” is part of the “ FIR For Immediate Release Podcast Network”.