Turbulence Commission: "Recollecting Adams" by Marianne R. Petit http://turbulence.org/works/recollecting/
"Recollecting Adams" is a 25-part web-based animation series that will conclude in December 2009. A new episode will launch every two weeks. The people of Adams, Massachusetts are gifted storytellers. We learned that in our first few weeks here. When they enter the gallery, they tell us about how they bought gloves when the storefront was Pociask's Dress Shop, or how they took guitar and accordion lessons when it was La Flemme's Music Store. And this is just inside the building. When we're standing outside, we hear tales of Summer Street and the town. People in Adams really know its history and love sharing it. They weave their personal family stories into a rich history of immigration, the mills, the Church and more, across several generations. - Marianne Petit "Recollecting Adams" is a 2008 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. "Recollecting Adams" is part of "Networked Realities: (Re)Connecting the Adamses" -- a collaboration between Greylock Arts, Turbulence.org and MCLA Gallery51-- which includes four commissioned works housed in the Department of Public Works at www.newadams.es. BIOGRAPHY Marianne R. Petit is an Associate Arts Professor at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program where she teaches courses in digital media, animation and storytelling, in addition to overseeing the assistive technology and social justice curriculum. She is the co-director of Greylock Arts, a non-commercial arts space located in the Northern Berkshires, dedicated to the intersection between art and technology. Her artwork has appeared internationally in festivals and exhibitions as well as broadcast on the Independent Film Channel. Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856 Turbulence: http://turbulence.org Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog Networked_Music_Review: http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade New American Radio: http://somewhere.org _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
