(Selected project www.arslonga.nl)
Free 2 Choose is a debating machine in the form of a system in which visitors can express their opinion on current issues. The installation explores de modern boundaries of social rights and liberty. Up to date examples of clashes between freedom and democracy from all over the world are offered. Each question is introduced by a short film to sketch the situation. The viewer is then asked to give his or her opinion on the matter. Questions could for instance be ‘What happens if the constitutional rights of democracy are conflicted?’ and ‘Do we prefer freedom of speech above religious freedom or privacy rights?’.
The installation Free 2 Choose has been installed successfully in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, where large numbers of visitors daily express their opinions. The contents of the case models were developed in cooperation with the Anne Frank House. Lately the system has been equipped with a number of extra applications which make it easier to use for big groups. The main goal of the presentation is that the voting system can save the data and therefore can compare different outcomes. The voting results can thus be plotted in time and different groups of visitors (judged on nationality or age) can be compared. These data can be made available to the public through any net and adding a new case to the voting machine is very easy.
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