An art-project like “What the world has never seen” is much more than only an expression of artistic abilities. Although nowadays form is the only thing curators focus on when making selections for exhibitions and purchases for collections, with “What the world has never seen” we find a combination of form ànd content. It is not only about the style of the “What the world has never seen”-pictures, but also about what these images tell us.
For two years now “What the world has never seen” creates artistic value but at the same time is linked to what threatens our privacy and intimacy. All the people who during the last two years could not be waken up by this important message of “What the world has never seen”, got a shock when recently the PRISM-program of the American NSA was revealed. On a large scale persons outside the USA have been illegally tapped and monitored by the American NSA. These persons were robbed of their privacy and intimacy and this was not done by an enemy, but by a country that propagates democracy, liberty, civil rights and pretends to be an ally and friend.
In Europe we have the Euro-commissioner Viviane Reding responsible for Justice. She has now the opinion that personal data of the Europeans must be legally protected as soon as possible. Mrs. Reding considers this protection a fundamental right. That is very beautiful but how come for years the Americans could sniff at Europeans, even checking what they were doing with their bank-accounts?
This recent revelation of PRISM proves how relevant “What the world has never seen” is. It turns out that Viviane Reding knew about PRISM and that she has been discussing this subject with American authorities in the past. Only after Edward Snowden, the whistleblower on PRISM, revealed publicly the amazing facts of the illegal activities of the American Government, only then did Reding publicly oppose and condemn these activities. Because Viviane Reding is concerned about public opinion. An outrage by Europeans is damaging to her position and career. Therefore, the more people are aware, conscious, know the facts, respect, protect and defend their rights, their privacy, their intimacy, will politicians do what is good for our lives.
Tags: European Union, NSA, Prism, Viviane Reding, What the world has never seen
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June 20, 2013 at 11:46 pm |
It would be naive to think that politicians act in a way that is good for our lives. I have a less optimistic opinion of this rather strange species of human kind. The illusion of similarity and normalcy of this particular group is perhaps understandable when you consider a world that one may regard as being quite one-dimensional, self-serving and corrupt. Life is a rather mysterious affaire, things are not so obvious as they appear to be. One must walk carefully and mindfully in alert wonder. The information that pass daily through the world wide web is unimaginably huge, and I am afraid that this kind of communication can never be made adequately secure. So one should not be surprised that agencies and organizations in the business of spying for whatever purpose are doing what they set out to do, within or outside the rules of law. Mind you, I think they should operate lawfully, of course, but let’s face it realistically: there are no secrets online, no privacy matters and certainly no intimacy. By all means act to introduce some sense of morality in that fleeting world. This may sound as a cynical commentary, but the opposite is true, for I believe we ourselves must accept responsibility where we can act, and always strife to set things right, and not leave it up to politicians.
Frans