Part interactive public performance, part civic survey, Hot Button Issues utilizes the tradition of political campaign pins to map the concerns of New Yorkers. A variety of buttons, each representing various local concerns – from favored mayoral candidates to pressing policy issues facing our city – bring to light the issues raised in the current mayoral campaign. By picking one button over the others, the participating public can cast a “vote” for the issue that concerns them the most. We will then post the results on our website, indicating the order of priority these messages held for this project’s participants.