Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring uprising

Egypt, 2011

Courtesy Sipa Press via AAP

Object On display

In 2011, the connectivity and speed of social media seemed promising for society and democracy. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were integral to mobilising people and coordinating protest movements like the Arab Spring, a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and revolutions.

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Corentin Fohlen

Production places
Egypt
Production dates
2011

Appears in

Group of items

Image contagion

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

P180645

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-04. Citizen Journalism → MM-04-C01

Object Types

2D Object

Exhibition Prop

Photographic print/Pictorial

Materials

Graphic

Collected

3 times

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