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Futuresonic 2009 - Urban Prospecting

Friday, May 15, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (PT)

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Urban Prospecting - Jon Cohrs

Artist Jon Cohrs has created a device for striking it rich by prospecting for oil in the city centre.  Using old metal detectors, hydrocarbon sensors, locative media, and hype, this project combines a DIY aesthetic, basic accessible electronics, and pop culture to re-invigorate urban exploration and prospecting. Riding on the coat tails of the current subculture of prospecting and the historical precedent of the Gold Rush, the aim is to encourage a tongue-in-cheek urban oil rush. Instructions how to make the device will be made available online, and news of oil strikes in cities around the world projected as a Twitter feed in the gallery space. The device is both a real technological accomplishment, and an artistic 'conceptual object' which challenges us to reassess our greed and dependence on oil. Join the oil rush by signing up to go prospecting in Manchester.