Today’s urban space can offer the individual freedom of anonymity and accessibility, but these achievements are threatened by the growing presence of surveillance of public space; as a result of recent terrorist activities, we have observed cities turning into a huge trap from which no living being escapes. Paradoxically, city dwellers are protected by anonymity and at the same time exposed as a likely and easy target to attacks.

Artists have always been attracted to the urban space –since the beginning of the 20th century, the city is a major source of inspiration. As technical equipment and especially cameras are becoming increasingly lighter and easy-to-carry, the city has never been as accessible as a setting for video and the visual arts. Poetic moments in their singularity and furtiveness can be captured and transmitted, as can moments of political tension. The camera renders urban fiction as well as political essay. The city is a playground for imagination.