well i got a prompt reply from the space, which is good :) & they said:
Whilst we do currently feature a streaming and archive project, we are
really looking for groundbreaking ideas that really do push boundaries
in these areas and many more, across a range of art forms and genres.
As for the technical capability, we would have a technical planning
meeting at the start of the project. This will help ensure that
everyone is clear on the technical requirements, formats and
functionalities of the finished digital artwork. We would agree, from
a range of options, what content is hosted on The Space site, embedded
on the site but hosted by the artist/co-commissioner, hosted on a
project microsite, or published as a mobile app.
i still find it very problematic that they think that streaming &
archiving can't include groundbreaking ideas or push boundaries. i can
only guess that they have just never been exposed to groundbreaking work
in these areas ... so perhaps that's our challenge ;)
h : )
On 17/06/14 7:44 AM, ahanon wrote:
ironically, the featured artworks on the space web site include an
archive (john peel record box) & a streaming event (5 minute theatre)
... i've written to them asking for some clarification on what they
think is boundary pushing/innovative & what's technically eligible ...
Hiyas and FabMorgen to you all!
Interesting points, Helen. By the sequence of the call, it sounds like
they feature stuff based on likeness binary rather than funding. Will be
interesting to hear about their reply to you.
Yes.. I think the call sounds a bit woolly - perhaps giving them a room
for slow improvement as and when requires..
Am also un clear regarding the references to "the space".. Will share the
reply when (if??) it comes.
Back to ironies and "the space".. The apparent prejudicial exclusion of
certain practices, seems very peculiar to me as it might reflect a certain
fixed and fixated mentality that is and of itself, historically, grounded
in sort of kinder-garden fetishisation of practices over others. eg
painting over photography, sculpture over theatre, and theatre over
cinema, etc.. (..and even utter an utter exclusion bus driving, animation,
cleaning and cooking, and so forth.. ;) )
on the positive side, this is one of the few funds that doesn't mind
where in the world you are located, & that's a very good thing.
Yes. It is to be commended, I think you are right to point it out.
However, As per the practices, perhaps the devil is in how they'll
implement the openess they seem to hold,,
Early days though, no?
Cheers!
aharonon
xxx
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helen varley jamieson
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