congratulations! want some archive pics how it looked in 2004 at gradec? :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "marc garrett" <marc.garr...@furtherfield.org> To: "NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity" <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] DIWO : Can you come out and play with me? > Hi Mark, > > I suppose, we've chosen to go the longer route. I would be lying if I > said that watching others get prizes whilst we chose not to apply for > them in the past, was an easy experience. I remember having an argument > a while back on another list saying that 'winning is for losers', > meaning that the system of prizes was a hierarchical construct and does > not reflect the reality of what is really of value out there. > > What makes this special for us, is that we did not apply for the prize, > it came out of nowhere... > > Having said all this, I am happy to challenge my assumptions regarding > prize constructs. Although I still feel that prizes like the 'Turner > Prize' by the Tate is, more about 'high-art' breeding, like Crufts. > > wishing you well. > > marc > > that's such great news. Well done to you guys. Furtherfield does such > important work and is so supportive of fledgling artists and writers > like myself that it's good to see it recoognised. Particularly with > keeping your principles and practising the politics you endorse. > > On 16/11/2009, marc garrett <marc.garr...@furtherfield.org> wrote: > > > Hi Karen, > > > > > > Yes, I think you've got it in a nutshell there. > > > > > > The other thing is, we spend so much time just getting on with it all. > > > Applying for awards has been the last on our mind. But as said in the > > > statement "it feels so good to be recognised for our efforts, such an > > > appreciation can do wonders for morale." > > > > > > wishing you well. > > > > > > marc > > > > > > > >> >> Hello marc & Furtherfield, > >> >> > >> >> Wow, I just cannot understand why it has taken this long for you lot > >> >> to win an award? > >> >> > >> >> I suppose if you do not play by the same rules it will take > longer ;-) > >> >> > >> >> Congratulations - may this be the start of many awards. > >> >> > >> >> karen > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:22 AM, marc garrett > >> >> <marc.garr...@furtherfield.org > <mailto:marc.garr...@furtherfield.org>> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Everyone, > >> >> > >> >> Thanks for the generous words :-) > >> >> > >> >> "Thank you very much for awarding us the Grand Prize for > netarts 2009 > >> >> from the Machida City Museum of Graphic Art. We are a hard > working > >> >> bunch > >> >> and have been dedicated to connecting with others via creative, > >> >> networked practices since 97. Shockingly, this is our first > >> >> award > >> >> ever. > >> >> This may be because we never enter competitions, hoping that the > >> >> spirit > >> >> of what we do will be recognised for what it is on its own > >> >> terms. > >> >> Perhaps we may change this idea, especially when it feels so > >> >> good > >> >> to be > >> >> recognised for our efforts, such an appreciation can do wonders > >> >> for morale." > >> >> > >> >> This was written in response to the award... > >> >> > >> >> wishing all well. > >> >> > >> >> marc > >> >> > great, congratulations!! > >> >> > > >> >> > h : ) > >> >> > > >> >> > Neil Jenkins wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> :) > >> >> >> > >> >> >> http://netarts.org/2009/grand_prize_2009.html > >> >> >> > >> >> >> and *huge* thanks to all in our community who have played, > helped, > >> >> >> asked awkward questions, asked for port 9042 to be opened > in their > >> >> >> protected white box institution, danced, listened, watched, > >> >> chatted, > >> >> >> squeezed files, remixed, reworked, reinterpreteted, > laughed, cried, > >> >> >> lived and made this one of the most exciting projects I've > ever > >> >> been > >> >> >> involved in > >> >> >> > >> >> >> and keep on Doing It With Others > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> NetBehaviour mailing list > >> >> >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > >> >> <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> > >> >> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> NetBehaviour mailing list > >> >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> > >> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> NetBehaviour mailing list > >> >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > >> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
