Artist: César Escudero Andaluz

Genre: Installation

The internet is a medium influenced by political and power dynamics in which geopolitical actors determine its functioning, organisation, and control over internet users. In this dystopian future, the Free and Universal Cut Kit for Internet Dissidence [FUCK-ID] serves as a critical design concept to shed light on the problems of control and surveillance. It visualises the socio-political effects of the physical Internet infrastructure and returns to the users the ability to decide about their data and privacy. In essence, F.U.C.K.-ID is an internet stop button. ‘F.U.C.K.-ID’ is an autonomous cutting device powered by marine currents that can cut underwater Internet cables. It is available from the artist's website for free download .STL files, for later 3D printing.

Artist: César Escudero Andaluz is an artist focused on digital culture, interface criticism and its social and political effects. César’s research addresses issues such as dataveillance, algorithm governance, tactical interface and critical mining. His practices combine interfaces, electronics, images, interactive installations, robotics, with critical design, media archaeology and digital humanities.

His artworks have been shown in international electronic-art events, museums and galleries including ARS ELECTRONICA (at) / ZKM Center for Art and Media (de) / WRO, Media Art Biennale in Wroclaw (pl) / Science Gallery Detroit / HANGAR. ORG (es) / AKSIOMA Institute for Contemporary Art (svn) / DRUGO MORE (cr) / CHRONUS ART CENTER (chn). AMRO Art, hacktivism & open culture (at) / TABAKALERA International Centre for Contemporary Culture (es). NODE Forum for Digital Arts (de) / KIKK (be) / ADAF (gr).