1. Rainbow Plane 002 by James Bridle

Rainbow Plane is a 1:1 scale outline of an aircraft as it’s seen by satellite imagery. Instead of simply taking a photograph, the satellites record different bands of electromagnetic radiation which doesn’t always match up, which produces a rainbow effect in fast-moving objects, like planes. The plane which the art is based upon is the Gulfstream V, a popular business jet used by oligarchs and for secret government operations, such as CIA renditions to Guantanamo Bay. The Slow Design principles I believe this touches upon are ‘REVEAL’ and ‘ENGAGE’. The plane mentioned is used for secretive dealings (literally) far above people’s heads while at the same time these jets in flight are being captured by publicly available satellite imagery, creating a sort of bridge between an otherwise out-of-reach and secret topic and the public domain. 

2. BYOD by Aram Bartholl

In 2013 the newspaper The Guardian was asked to destroy all hard drives and computers pertaining to their reporting on the Edward Snowden leaked files. In this exhibit, BYOD, the public is asked to do the same, and can bring their drives to be properly destroyed by an intimidating machine that punches a hole in them and makes them unreadable. I think this work is a good representation of the Slow Design principles ‘ENGAGE’ and ‘REFLECT’. The act of destroying their hard drives causes the exhibit goers to engage hands-on with their own information and should hopefully cause them to reflect on what data they store and how they store it.