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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Day 225 - Censored images
Well, I will post here the images that were previously displayed on FLICKR. Their staff censored all my images, including those that were simple portraits, landscapes or urban wiews. All my images were put to "moderate" and my stream was made visible only for those who already had a Flickr account. So, my stream was suddenly not free anymore. But, more than that, every single image - no matter the subject - was altered with a visual filter. One had to click on it open to see what was that image about. It was like a mad gallerist in an art gallery that is covering artworks with a white blanket, putting every visitor in the situation to lift that blanket in order to see the image.
I was not warned in advance about such a measure. I sent Flickr staff 2 e-mails, but nobody answered. It is very possible that Fickr staff was acting in such a manner because of somebody's complaint. But they never presented me such a complaint. They gave me a 30 days term to moderate my stream, but I didn't do that because I am convinced that my images were not harmful in any way - except for talibans or other kind of "spiritual" terrorists, fanatics or fundamentalists. Of course we are talking about my images with women, not those with kids.
So I will post here all the images with women that were previously on Flickr, just to let anybody see how harmful they are. I will write under every such image: "Image censored by Flickr".
I am not the only artist censored by Flickr - there were many cases.
I was not warned in advance about such a measure. I sent Flickr staff 2 e-mails, but nobody answered. It is very possible that Fickr staff was acting in such a manner because of somebody's complaint. But they never presented me such a complaint. They gave me a 30 days term to moderate my stream, but I didn't do that because I am convinced that my images were not harmful in any way - except for talibans or other kind of "spiritual" terrorists, fanatics or fundamentalists. Of course we are talking about my images with women, not those with kids.
So I will post here all the images with women that were previously on Flickr, just to let anybody see how harmful they are. I will write under every such image: "Image censored by Flickr".
I am not the only artist censored by Flickr - there were many cases.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Day 223 - I ACCUSE
TODAY I PERMANENTLY ERASED
MY FLICKR ACCOUNT
DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE CENSORSHIP
PERFORMED BY FLICKR STAFF
AGAINST MY IMAGES.
I ACCUSE THIS MENTALITY
THAT CANNOT DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN ART
AND PORNOGRAPHY OR BAD TASTE.
I ACCUSE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ATTACKING AND HARRASING
ART AND ARTISTS
ONLY TO DEFEND
FRUSTRATIONS,
NARROW MINDS, PREJUDICES,
STUPIDITY
OR LACK OF CULTURE.
I CONSIDER FROM NOW ON
THAT FLICKR IS NOT A MEAN
OF PROMOTING ARTISTIC FREEDOM
BUT A WAY OF MANIPULATING PEOPLE
TO COMPLY TO A CERTAIN INTERPRETATION
OF FREEDOM.
I OBVIOUSLY CANNOT FIGHT
SUCH A CORPORATE MANIPULATION
THAT BRINGS BILLIONS OF DOLARS
IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET.
BUT, AT LEAST,
I CAN
SPEAK MY POINT OF VIEW HERE.
So, my post from day six - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 -
was a premonition.
"Now that the show is over and we have jointly exercised our constitutional rights,
we would like to leave you with one very important thought.
Sometime in the future you may have the opportunity
to serve as a juror in censorship cases - or so called obscenity cases.
It would be wise to remember that the same people who stop you from listening
to "Boards Of Canada" may be back next year to complain about a book,
or even a TV programm.
If you could be told what you can see or read,
then it follows that you could be told what to say or think.
Defend your constitutionally protected rights.
No one else would do it for you.
Thank you"
Michael Sandison & Marcus Eoin Sandison
Boards Of Canada
MY FLICKR ACCOUNT
DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE CENSORSHIP
PERFORMED BY FLICKR STAFF
AGAINST MY IMAGES.
I ACCUSE THIS MENTALITY
THAT CANNOT DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN ART
AND PORNOGRAPHY OR BAD TASTE.
I ACCUSE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ATTACKING AND HARRASING
ART AND ARTISTS
ONLY TO DEFEND
FRUSTRATIONS,
NARROW MINDS, PREJUDICES,
STUPIDITY
OR LACK OF CULTURE.
I CONSIDER FROM NOW ON
THAT FLICKR IS NOT A MEAN
OF PROMOTING ARTISTIC FREEDOM
BUT A WAY OF MANIPULATING PEOPLE
TO COMPLY TO A CERTAIN INTERPRETATION
OF FREEDOM.
I OBVIOUSLY CANNOT FIGHT
SUCH A CORPORATE MANIPULATION
THAT BRINGS BILLIONS OF DOLARS
IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET.
BUT, AT LEAST,
I CAN
SPEAK MY POINT OF VIEW HERE.
So, my post from day six - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 -
was a premonition.
Day Six - "One Very Important Thought"
we would like to leave you with one very important thought.
Sometime in the future you may have the opportunity
to serve as a juror in censorship cases - or so called obscenity cases.
It would be wise to remember that the same people who stop you from listening
to "Boards Of Canada" may be back next year to complain about a book,
or even a TV programm.
If you could be told what you can see or read,
then it follows that you could be told what to say or think.
Defend your constitutionally protected rights.
No one else would do it for you.
Thank you"
Michael Sandison & Marcus Eoin Sandison
Boards Of Canada
