Linda Kronman, Andreas Zingerle: Re:Dakar Arts Festival

Artist(s):

• Linda Kronman
• Andreas Zingerle

Title:

Re:Dakar Arts Festival

Exhibition:

• SIGGRAPH Asia 2012: Echo

Medium:

Web-art

Category:

• Interactive & Monitor-Based

Artist Statement:

The “Re: Dakar Arts Festival” project brings out into open the practice of Internet scammers and questions the trust we put in online representations. The fictional story worlds created by scammers and scambaiters reveals the dystopia of Internet. This is a world of false representations, abuse of trust, humiliation and desperation for opportunities. The interaction between scammer and victims or scambaiters reveals that Internet is not equal and is not to be trusted.