2008 Rockefeller New Media Foundation Proposal

Abstract

The cheapest land available on ebay in Europe in 2006 was located in East Germany. One auction even included people. We bid, and won 3375 qm allotment garden (=15 parcels, 7 rented, 8 vacant). The purchase provides the ground on which we continue to investigate private vs. public space, issues of ownership and the possibilities inherent in pieces of land randomly won on ebay.