Hi Dave, We tried to get the University to set up streaming & other similar stuff but the terch-team there said it was too short notice for them...
wishing you well. marc > 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 > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
