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Michael Abrahamson

Michael Abrahamson

Ann Arbor, MI, US

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NSA Community Branch: "A Groundbreaking Partnership"

An architectural model exhibited in 5x5: Participatory Provocations, organized and curated by Julia van den Hout, Kyle May, and Kevin Erickson. Exhibition text was limited to 100 words and read as follows:

The National Security Agency is pleased to announce our new public-private partnership—PRIAM Wireless©—providing a three-tier mobile phone service. Lifeline access is available to citizens and resident aliens free of charge! With an affordable upgrade to Premium access, customers can view their NSA Profile and receive consultation about their personal conduct from local, on-site agents. Top-tier Executive access allows customers to view their personal data in our specially designed Faraday Vaults™. Sustainably designed sales branches are now open in major markets, and are coming soon to towns across the country. Visit your community branch or nsa.gov to sign up.

 
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Status: Unbuilt
My Role: Designer and modelmaker
Additional Credits: 3D Printing by Emily Buckner

 
Model at far right, exhibited at University of Illinois at Urbana, February 2016, photograph by Robert Prochaska
Model at far right, exhibited at University of Illinois at Urbana, February 2016, photograph by Robert Prochaska
Model at left, exhibited at Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, July 2016, photograph by Theodore Ferringer
Model at left, exhibited at Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, July 2016, photograph by Theodore Ferringer
Model in center, exhibited at Rhode Island School of Design, October 2016, photograph by Robert Prochaska
Model in center, exhibited at Rhode Island School of Design, October 2016, photograph by Robert Prochaska