Demotix/Jonathan Nicholson. All rights reserved.Picture yourself in a bustling arena, rows of furniture and fittings painted royal blue. All of your friends and a smattering of strangers chatter around. You enjoy intimate discourse, political debate and frivolous musings. The room is multiply microphoned, a group of professionals taking copious notes, analysing almost everything you say, and certainly more than you’re aware of.
A projectionist guides your attention to gaudy visuals and announcements which serve some unclear purpose. Towards the periphery sits a gaggle of shady spectators, overseeing what's taking place and deciding where it fits on a spectrum from proper to threatening. You cannot be sure who hears what nor why.
