Parallel Polis: “Kiss our asses,” they say in Prague 7
The organization hung the sail on its building on Sunday. But it was originally supposed to hang there black banner with a snake wrapping a triangle and a large inscription “Digital Totality”, which was to attract to the event Hackers Congress Institute of Cryptoanarchy, where a number of foreign personalities from the field of cryptocurrencies are to meet. Its posting was prevented by officials from Prague 7. The organizers of the congress stated that, according to Prague 7, it is said “Aesthetically unsuitable for the general public”.
The original version of the banner linking to the October Congress. The City Hall of Prague 7 rejected the sail
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However, the organization did not just let it go and hung a new sail with a clear reaction to the decision of the City Hall of Prague 7. “Kiss us, “he says.
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“Seven years ago, we launched the Parallel Polis project. The motivation and purpose of the project was and still is to run an institution, the aim of which is to create and maintain a space for philosophical and physical position, in our opinion, the already overcome management of society in the form of the state. (…) If the state, through its official apparatus, is already enforcing the ways in which we can present ourselves as a non-profit organization, in a fundamental way limits our existence,“Write the organizers.
“If a civil servant decides what is and what is not aesthetically appropriate for the general public, it is concerned principles inherent in totalitarian systems, and we have to resist this from the very essence of our existence. No one, let alone the entity we programmatically criticize – the state, can interfere with sovereignty and forms of expression“The organizers continue on the site, where you can also see the original version of the banner. “And you know what? Kiss us, “ conclude their comments.
City Hall: It’s visual smog
According to the town hall, it was not the aesthetic side of the banner or its content, but the visual smog as such, which Prague 7 has been dealing with for a long time. “We have been fighting for a long time advertising smog and one aspect we address is the large sails on the ground. The amended decree is intended to prevent this. Large tarpaulins, which are placed on houses, does not belong to the city, ” said Prague 7 spokesman Martin VokuÅ¡.
The town hall will not deal with the new sail. “It simply came to our notice then we do not want to respond“Said Blesk.cz VokuÅ¡.
Parallel Polis is a non-governmental non-profit organization that brings together arts, social sciences and modern technology. The first bitcoin café in the world is located on their premises. The organization was founded by members of the contemporary art group Ztohoven and the Slovak and Czech hacker areas. Its main goal is to promote economic, social and digital freedom, according to its representatives.
Banner on the Parallel Polis building in Holešovice, Prague, August 25, 2020.
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