This project gives form to the invisible energy generated by people on the Internet, creating site-specific monsters. Since 2010, two monsters have been realized in Linz and Istanbul.

Monster in Linz
The monster appearing on the facade of the Ars Electronica Center (AEC) engulfs both real and virtual visitors, drawing them into the AEC. When virtual visitors appear on the Ars Electronica website, the monster turns its gaze in their direction, attempting to consume them. For real visitors at the AEC, the monster opens its mouth wide and begins to “devour.” Today, we are like small monsters dissatisfied with many things. How the world progresses and how it is edited. The Linz monster uses the energy of both real and virtual visitors to the Ars Electronica Center and breathes life into it.

Monster in Istanbul
This project transformed a public display in Beşiktaş Square, Istanbul, into a monster. This monster, a social creature born from real-time tweets in Istanbul, randomly generates placards and presents them to visitors. The project was realized under the Connecting Cities program.

Advancements in information technologies, such as the Internet and social media, have allowed us to access new forms of social will. Traditionally, information controlled by mass media influenced people’s relationships to information and society. However, today, individuals can voice and broadcast their opinions to the world in real-time. What collective power do these individuals hold?

Thomas Hobbes’ 1651 book Leviathan addresses the structure of society and legitimate government. In the 2010s, monsters were born in an entirely different way. This project, known as a social art initiative, aimed to provoke discussions on the collective power of society and individuals, born from the internet in the early 2010s.