09/06/2015
Like all the San Jose Museum of Art Shows, this isn't a standard Pecha Kucha Night, but they use the PK format and Ric Bretschneider MC's the gig. This one should be very interesting...
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In a post-9/11 world, surveillance is engaged in by nearly everyone, from governmental agencies and private industry to a public armed with cellphone cameras and wearable tech. Join SJMA and Pecha Kucha San Jose for an evening of fast-paced presentations on the topic of surveillance from speakers including:
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Tessa D'Arcangelew, leadership development manager and organizer, American Civil Liberties Union
Chris Garcia, curator, Computer History Museum
Michelle Maranowski, The Tech Museum of Innovation
David Schuster, San Jose State University
Ralph Simpson, volunteer at History San Jose and expert in cipher machines and early history of surveillance
Chris Treggiari, performance artist and co-creator of Eyes on Oakland
Ali Winston, award winning journalist with the Center for Investigative Reporting
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See more at the link below...
http://sjmusart.org/exhibition/covert-operations
As we pass the second anniversary of shocking revelations about widespread, international data collection, security and privacy have become everyday concerns. Covert Operations is the first survey of work by artists who are responding to the uncertainties of the post-9/11 world. They employ the tool…