Thanks Marc, I am looking forward to the video of the performance! Would have loved to assist.
Amitiés Annie On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:54 PM, marc garrett <[email protected]>wrote: > Thoughts after the DIWO at The Dark Mountain opening last night... > > Firstly - A warm thanks to all who contributed and shared in what was > sometimes, a frenzied experience. Of course, I cannot speak for anyone > else, but I have learnt much through the process of 'Doing it With > Others', and am still evaluating some of the nuances in respect of the > exchanges here on the list and its paradigm shifting, dynamics that > occur when engaging in this kind of project. I am currently writing up > some notes about the whole experience, not sure when they will be ready, > but may ask a few questions from people on the list regarding DIWO and > the Dark Mountain soon, but still recovering and can just about walk at > the moment due to feeling a bit tired. > > The show opens officially tomorrow - Friday, click here for the opening > times and invite more people to come along. > http://www.http.uk.net > How to get to HTTP Gallery: > http://www.http.uk.net/docs/gettingto.shtml > > Getting back to the story at hand - Even though the rain was pouring > down outside, a steady influx of curious, imaginative and interested > minds, still attended filling the space. What I find immensely > re-assuring is that even though we have a hard-core of regulars, at each > event or show a completely new crowd of people visit the space every > time. I think we should all feel encouraged by this, because even though > we are continiously hearing noises by various, distant from certain > academics or traditional art hegemons that net art and media art, and > related practices are in trouble, from our own very 'real' experience, > this truly is not the case - perhaps they need to get out more. > > At 8pm there was a performance held as part of the evening's experience, > organised, compiled and edited by Dougald Hine. Featuring extracts from > the dialogue, that had immediately evolved on the Netbehaviour list, > very soon after the call out for artists to join the DIWO at The Dark > Mountain. We have a video currently being edited of the performance that > will 'hopefully' be put up for all to view soon, probably next week. > > It was fascinating to be part of this curious performance, as texts of > the debate was read out aloud. It was illuminating to hear it all as > speech. Also, interesting to hear people such as Michael Szpakowski read > Dougald's words, whilst Dougald read Michaels words, and I read Edward > Picot's words. There were 10 readers, reading from 10 different > individual's original comments from Netbehaviour. > > It would be interesting to hear what others thought about it who were > present at the performance, either from those who took part or those who > watched and listened. The other thing regarding the performance was how > different it is hearing the text, everything changes. The meaning and > language, and understanding of the actual experience of such a dialogue > becomes something else. What that is, is up for re-evaluation really... > > Many heard the contexts of the dicussion for the first time, and > mentioned how the issues of what was discussed on the list was also > relative to other situations in their own lives, in respect of how we > all deal with climate change personally and with others, as it seeps > into every aspect of our lives and its activities. > > The work in the show went down very well. And it is an exhibition that I > am glad to be part of. The DIWO so far... > > More later... > > wishing all well. > > marc > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Double Blind (Love) performance Annie Abrahams Curt Cloninger 29 - 11 - 2009 Information : http://livingroomart.wordpress.com/performance/double-blind-love/ Video "Squad" fragment 3 min Riam06 http://aabrahams.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/squad/ http://vimeo.com/6926113
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