Hi Annie,
I appreciate your honesty very much, and think you've hit the nail ...
The wish to see 'the neighbours' came from realising how I am not
/genuinely /part of many of the online networks I am part of. Those
where I feel I'm truly in, are the ones where I know people, usually
where I have met them in the real world. The ones where I can put
faces to names.
I have said a few words on this list before, but, yes, I'm a stranger
-- I am not really part of the neighbourhood at all!
I guess, in many ways and continuously (here, elsewhere, in the real
world), I'm considering in what way I ought to, could or should be
part of the neighbourhood -- or, the network of neighbours. And if I
would like to, how do I become part of the neighbourhood? Do I post a
lot, do I have to meet you in the real world, do I have to be
introduced, do I need to prove myself to you (if, then how)? Can I
just show up and ask for sugar? Can the cake be a way of saying hello?
I'm on the outside looking in. Curious, too, to hear other's reaction
to this -- it brings up a lot of questions.
Best
m
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*From: *Annie Abrahams <[email protected]>
*Date: *Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:10:10 +0200
*To: *[email protected]
*Cc: *[email protected]
*Subject: *Re: [NetBehaviour] Visualising the netbehaviour neighbours
- and the neighbourhood
love thy neighbour :)
Hi Marianne, yes that talk's to me :)
I am not sure if this can be done by asking me to make a vidéo for you
- can one compare your request to asking thy neighbour for some sugar
or flower when you run out of these just before you want to prepare a
cake?
I think I have diffculties to generously say "yes" to your
proposition, request because you never manifested yourself on this
list before - in a certain way you are still a stranger for me, not
yet part of the neighbourhood - I fond myself a bit rude by saying this...
I wonder how others react to your request and what my reaction tells
about what netbehaviour is to me?
Yours
Annie
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 6:45 PM, list|marianne <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Annie,
Fair enough.
I'm an artist (etc) - the etc is something I considered adding to
my "title" the other day as I was trying to explain what it is I
do -- across media, practices, teaching, participatory projects,
museums workshops -- all somehow part of me being an artist, or
done in a particular way because I am an artist, or to make money.
Sometimes I get confused, I'm often spread too thinly.
I used to work with net-art, but now mostly drawing, animation,
video. However, networks, netart/new media, technology (used for
good and bad) continues to interests me, so, I'm here -- mostly
lurking, on the netbehaviour list (as well as empyre) trying to
keep up, stay informed, as much as I can.
At the moment I'm publishing a book on Repetition while also doing
an online residency with rules and regs
http://www.rulesandregs.org/digital11.html (spread thinly indeed,
but not complaining). The latter has imposed rules on me, which is
interesting and difficult, forcing me to reconsider my practice (I
guess this is why residencies are good, and why mixing with those
that don't do exactly as you, is good as well!). So to follow the
rules, "love thy neighbour" is one, I am trying to find out who my
neighbours are. The way I know how to do this, is to look -- and
listen. Hence the request for video portraits -- it may be a big
ask? What do you think?
(For someone who feels most comfortable being anonymous, I sure
said a lot! )
All best
marianne
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*From: *Annie Abrahams <bram.org <http://bram.org> @gmail.com
<http://gmail.com> >
*Reply-To: *NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
<[email protected]>
*Date: *Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:01:36 +0200
*To: *NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
<[email protected]>
*Subject: *Re: [NetBehaviour] Visualising the netbehaviour
neighbours - and the neighbourhood
Hello Marianne, please tell me a bit more about who you are first.
Yours
Annie
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:03 PM, list|marianne
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear all,
I'm trying to visualise different online networks. Considering
online networks as neigbourhoods where people congregate
around ideology/interests/beliefs rather than through physical
proximity, netbehaviour easily becomes a neighbourhood.
I'm in this neighbourhood -- I like it. I have met a few of
you in real life, but mostly know you just by name (and
sometimes surprised by how knowing by name make me believe I
know in person). The truth is, I don't know most of my online
neighbours, I can't put a face to the name.
So, in an attempt to visualise the neighbourhood - I'm
collecting video portraits from those I know, and those I
connect to but don't yet know. I will share the accumulated
neighbourhood portrait online.
I'm extending the invitation to all. So, if you want to be
part of it - will you send me a video portrait of yourself?
15-20 seconds. Using this excellent picture as a guide
(main point: plain background, make sure lighting is good,
keep camera still, look into camera).
_YOU DON"T NEED TO LOOK SERIOUS - YOU CAN SMILE, and you can
be a little creative, sit down, head in hand, etc.
If you want to be in, but not in, turn your back to the
camera, make a video portrait of your chair, your desk, your
window...
_
For online purposes final size will probably be 640x so phone
camera should be fine. I can convert most formats.
Email to me at this address or, if file is more than 10mb, use
yousendit https://www.yousendit.com/ or similar.
I'll love to have you in the neighbourhood!
(billions of alternatives for visualising the neighbourhood
does exist so if you have something to say, tell me)
Best
Marianne
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