The Secret Writer
The title of my essay is from the translation of a unique German cipher machine, the Geheimschreiber, made known to me through enquiry into this site. Throughout the Second World War the German army used this machine to send highly encrypted military messages across Swedish telephone cables. Following one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography, a Swedish mathematician broke this German code and subsequently assisted in designing a deciphering machine on behalf of the Swedish Intelligence branch. This device, known as the App, was secretly developed and manufactured by Ericsson, possibly where I now study.
In exploring the theme of secrets, this essay originates from an underpinning desire and subject of my work to reveal what is concealed or overlooked. Through researching and writing this essay I attempt to have a better understanding on the notion of secrets, in both the private and public realms. Introducing the artistic process and situation I am working from, I explore the central role that secrets play within society. In order to understand secrecy today I introduce the intertwined and associated contemporary debates of privacy, (both private and public) and transparency through such subjects as Google’s new privacy policy, mobile phone hacking, WikiLeaks and offshore banking.
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arne beurling ericsson fra fra-law försvarets radioanstalt geheimschreiber google lm ericsson lm-city lm-staden midsommarkransen professor of mathematics uppsala simmel swedish intelligence telefonplan thomas chaffe transparency vigo lindstein wikileaks apparat apps artistic research artwork contemporary art context cryptography freedom germany interactive mobile phone hacking offshore banking orwellian privacy privacy policy private public reveal second world war secrets site specific telecommunication telephone applied fine performing arts university of arts, crafts, and design sweden
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Applied Fine Performing Arts - Sweden - University of Arts, Crafts, and Design Applied Fine Performing Arts - Sweden Applied Fine Performing Arts catalog - mediathek catalog - network catalog - Artists catalog - HGK catalog - HGKplus
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- 2021-12-01T15:46:10Z
- DateAdded
- 2021-12-01T15:46:10Z
- DateModified
- 2021-12-01T15:53:31Z
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- SWGTB5PV
- Language
- eng
- LibraryCatalog
- www.diva-portal.org
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- Open Closed
- ThesisType
- MA
- University
- University of Arts, Crafts, and Design