Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,newformsanddynamicsofinterplayareconstitutedattheinterfacesofmedia,artandpolitics.Currentchallengesinsocietyandecology,likeclimate,surveillance,virtualizationoftheglobalfinancialmarkets,arecharacterizedbyhybridandsubtletechnologies.Theyareubiquitous,turnouttobeincreasinglycomplexandactinvasively.Newmediaartutilizesitsbroadrangeofexpressioninordertotacklethemosturgenttopicsthroughmulti-sensorial,participatory,andactivistapproaches.Thisvolumeshowshowmediaartistsaddress,withapoliticallens,thecoreofthesedevelopmentscriticallyandproductively.
WithcontributionsbyElisaArca,AndrsBurbano,DerekCurry,YaelEylatVanEssen,MathiasFuchs,JenniferGradecki,SabineHimmelsbach,IngridHoelzl,KatjaKwastek,Jos-CarlosMaritegui,GeraldNestler,RandallPacker,ViolaRhse,ChrisSalter.