What
is culture jamming?
Culture jamming is what you make it...but to be technical, here is a
defenition according to Wikipedia, not too bad:
Culture jamming is the act of transforming existing
mass
media
to produce negative commentary about itself, using the original
medium's communication method. It is a form of public activism which is
generally in opposition to
commercialism,
and the vectors of
corporate image.
The aim of culture jamming is to create a contrast between corporate
image and the realities of the corporation. This is done symbolically,
with the "
detournement" of pop iconography.
It is based on the idea that advertising
is little more than propaganda
for established interests, and that there is a lack of an available
means for alternative expression in industrialized nations. Culture
jamming is a resistance movement to the perceived hegemony
of popular culture, based on the ideas of "guerrilla communication".
so if this is something that
"floats your boat"...take it for a ride. have fun. be safe, and always
remember to be courteous ;)
for inspiration check out these
websites:
billboard liberation front
Adbusters