it is the same as the space call, where the BBC have suddenly decided they are going to invent online art, & the tate 2 years ago suddenly inventing online performance. but i would have expected the mozilla community to be a bit more aware.
there definitely needs to be a large injection of historical awareness - but it's a shame they have left it until august to call for proposals for something taking place in october. i'll be too busy at that time to participate. also i don't see any mention of funding or support. On 11/08/14 10:23 PM, Rob Myers wrote: > On 11/08/14 12:28 AM, dave miller wrote: > > > Are they wilfully ignoring the past? Trying to pretend they are > > inventing something new? > > I don't think that's the intention although I can see how some if it > reads like that. > > > Would it be best to send them a reading list, writings that > > explore these questions? > > I think turning up and talking about the history to a new wider > audience and helping enlarge their points of reference and conceptual > toolbox would be very positive. > > > Or submit famous networked art pieces, but with all the names > > changed, and see if they notice? > > I think that's been done. ;-) > > Kat and Paula are both cool and experienced free/techno/culture people > so I think that this event will be a context in which an injection of > historical and critical awareness would be productive and welcomed. > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- helen varley jamieson [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.wehaveasituation.net http://www.upstage.org.nz
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