I'd love to go, but shame I cant make it this evening Are there any streaming links where I can listen in?
Well done Ruth for organising this - it sounds very interesting dave On 13 May 2011 11:23, info <[email protected]> wrote: > Networks are disrupting our society. They offer new opportunities, while > bringing age-old issues into sharper focus. If networks offer us a > chance to engage and connect with others in order to crystallise > thinking, the devices that provide a connection to them can be > ecologically unpleasant. According to Ruth Catlow, we are nowhere near a > harmonious resolution to these problems – even though we can almost feel > them within our grasp. > > Catlow is the co-founder and co-director of Furtherfield, a digital > community of co-creators that are interested in the intersection between > art and technology, complimented by the Furtherfield Gallery in north > London, a space dedicated to the exhibition and performance of work. > Underpinning the organisation is a creative approach which is inspired > by the metaphors and material media of networks within art. > > http://www.imperica.com/features/ruth-catlow-internet-interventions/ > > Furtherfield continues to offer new angles on received and perceived > thinking. As arts funding starts to put digital creativity at risk, > Catlow is adamant that, as digital media becomes more sophisticated and > more connected, this is a space that should build, not shrink. "What > gets missed out is how much value there is in a much more networked, > lateral, thinking approach that isn't just about markets, but is pumping > value into the communities that are engaged with it - that doesn't fit > into the existing model of metrics. The value of this approach is missed." > > Ruth Catlow is co-founder and co-director of Furtherfield. Re-rooting > Digital Culture takes place on Friday 13 May at the University of > Westminster. > > Chair: John Hartley > > Speakers: - > > Michel Bauwens - On how Peer to Peer thought and technology point > towards alternative production methods and a sustainable future. > > Catherine Bottrill - On working with producers and consumers to consider > the environmental long-tail of digital culture. > > Ruth Catlow - On ecological approaches to tools, networks and behaviours > in a digital art community. > > http://www.furtherfield.org/event/re-rooting-digital-culture-media-art-ecologies > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
