Open Society:
Now Closed
‘Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to a dictatorship.’
Noam Chomsky
THIS IS THE NATIONAL AGENDA.
Totalitarian control is achieved through indoctrination, whereby citizens are manipulated into giving up freedoms - mainly privacy - to ensure their safety from external and internal threats. These threats, created by the media, are often censored, misleading, vengeful and full of half-truths.
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The digital headline board and newspapers re-appropriate headlines in an attempt to expose the primary prerogatives of the media. This is achieved by highlighting the true meaning and absurdity of language used to evoke emotion. Pop-ups appear throughout the video obscuring headlines, which represent tactics of distractions employed by the media (Reality TV, Sport, Celebrities, etc.)
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OPEN SOCIETY: NOW CLOSED.
Created in 2016; this body of work pre-dates Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the phrase ‘FAKE NEWS!’.
A collaboration with Tiernan Crilley
Noam Chomsky
THIS IS THE NATIONAL AGENDA.
Totalitarian control is achieved through indoctrination, whereby citizens are manipulated into giving up freedoms - mainly privacy - to ensure their safety from external and internal threats. These threats, created by the media, are often censored, misleading, vengeful and full of half-truths.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16553d72d84b06747245a57404f80e85a8f5247ed175691d7109db6d4a4ca59d/OSNC_Spread_2_jpeg9.jpg)
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The digital headline board and newspapers re-appropriate headlines in an attempt to expose the primary prerogatives of the media. This is achieved by highlighting the true meaning and absurdity of language used to evoke emotion. Pop-ups appear throughout the video obscuring headlines, which represent tactics of distractions employed by the media (Reality TV, Sport, Celebrities, etc.)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a01a4fbda7f6500c09c8229689b40284f1505b414a8ec1fcbb2dbc8b99f8c27/IMG_0029.jpg)
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OPEN SOCIETY: NOW CLOSED.
Created in 2016; this body of work pre-dates Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the phrase ‘FAKE NEWS!’.
A collaboration with Tiernan Crilley
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