> MOBILISM = (Mobile media + Mobilization) x Momemtum <
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> conceived & designed by Erik Adigard/M-A-D for
> Catalysts! the cultural force of communication design (lead curator: Max Bruinsma)
> Experimentadesign2005: the Lisbon Biennale
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INSPIRATION: “mobilism” is the shared impetus of people, communication tools, and ideas.
•• Mobilism is media of the masses—the totality of graffiti, demonstration signs, t-shirts, bumper stickers, blogs and digital files disseminated through the internet and mobile phones.
•• Mobilism repositions personal opinions as a new universal currency: a million signals in accord or in conflict that can quickly become a media tidal wave. Most notably, it reconfigures usage of languages, communication techniques, and design into a new pervasive culture.

INSTALLATION: 100 designers from five continents were invited to send graphical expressions of their views on the state of the world. The 400+ designs were produced as ceramic tiles or flyers. A printer, high on the wall, continually spits out selected flyers that litter the exhibit floor—they can be taken away by visitors.

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TILEWALL 251 tiles from 79 designers
> FLYERWALL 134 flyers from 74 designers
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views of the exhibit: Flyerwall, Chartwall, Videowall (with Rob Schröder) & Tilewall - photos © L.S. Campos

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> 3 spreads intro/visual essay for CATALYSTS! mag with Bruinsma’s “The revolt of the mob”
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> other Catalysts! installations
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> lectures & panels
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