I'm Here and There
I’m Here and There was a web-based performance that displayed the artist’s browsing habits in real time. Lund's networks and behaviors unfolded in a static, mundane manner as he deliberately engaged in a heightened level of openness and vulnerability that is not native to the browsing experience. I’m Here and There preceded the eruption of international media attention surrounding the NSA’s massive breach of user privacy and global surveillance of US citizens and marks a decisive moment in internet history—one that represents privacy and transparency as controversial and, increasingly, outmoded alternatives.
Through a custom browser extension, Lund has opened his personal web browsing to a level of full transparency and public scrutiny. At imhereandthere.com the URL of the website the artist is currently browsing is published in real time. When the artist visits a new site the work automatically refreshes – providing a mirror to the artist's life and browser.