Graffiti Research Lab (Vancouver Chapter, Canadian Cell) is an international federation of media activists and artists involved in cutting-edge cultural resistance. GRL is concerned with issues surrounding public space, media ecology, urban planning, and spectacular capitalism, and uses the tools of the system to take direct action regarding this.
Laser Tagging and Muralling, the two hallmarks of GRL Canada's NeoGrafik project, implement themselves directly upon commercial space, and, fluidly, temporarily, retake the walls of the city into the public sphere.
Spatial interventions, from street art to guerilla theatre to public protest, can occupy one of the three coordinates, X, Y, Z... 'Projection Bombing' takes all three. To my eternal discredit, I am reminded of the car commercial where the headlights of the vehicle turn it's field of vision into nighttime, and liberated, energetic social situations emerge (parties, street musicians, night-on-the-town apparel, etc.). Apologies for my formulaic imagination, but that, in a nutshell, is what GRL promises. More on this later...
Mobile Muse, likewise, builds upon reclaiming similar contested spaces, that of digital bandwidth, the ecology of screens, and mobile-terminated content. Aimed to aggressively develop the advancement of high-end mobile applications, Muse will also allow a diverse community of artists, activists, and small-scale publishers to assist in shaping the future direction, execution, and implementation of mobile new media in Canada, rather than relying upon commercial interests.
Simultaneously a technology consortium and a granting agency, the MUSE 3 Platform will allow cultural, artistic, and commercial groups to engage in the forefront of participatory mobile media, utilizing technologies that will allow mobile originated/terminated streaming, live display interaction, social media aggregation, location based services, and mobile VJ'ing.
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