Review of the Ambient Information Systems publication. http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=404
Article by Rob Myers. Ambient Information Systems by Manu Luksch and Mukul Patel is a hardback book that presents a comprehensive and in-depth, historical context by ambient.tv (Luksch and her collaborators) from during the last decade. The material presented in the book ranges from written essays and project proposals through preparatory sketches, computer server log files and video screen grabs to modification of the printed book iteslf by unique rubber stamps and scribbling over sections of text. This diverse and detailed presentation of ambient.tv's work provides an insight into the inspiration, planning and production of some conceptually and aesthetically rich new media art. About Ambient.tv Mukul Patel and Manu Luksch codirect Ambient Information Systems (AIS), a crucible for the conception and production of collaborative, interdisciplinary, and critical artworks, events, and tools. They work as artists under their own names and also as ambientTV.NET. They have a history of conceiving works that integrate curatorial and collaborative aspects (e.g., VBI), research (FACELESS and the Data Protection Act), community involvement (BOW SPACE), and hybrid media installations (ORCHESTRA OF ANXIETY). Of particular interest are concrete, contemporary issues that arise at the interface of social and technical infrastructures: access to information, privacy, surveillance. The establishment of participative processes, creation of tools, and archiving and documentation are signal features of recent projects. ————> Other Info: A living, breathing, thriving networked neighbourhood... We are on identi.ca & Twitter http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield Other reviews,articles,interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php Furtherfield – art, technology, social change http://www.furtherfield.org HTTP Gallery – physical media arts Gallery (London). http://www.http.uk.net _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
