Hiya,
Thanks Rob for keeping us on the straight and narrow <putting pitchfork
and blazing torch back in the cupboard>
and.... I do remember seriously irritating some dedicated art-tech
practicioners in the mid-90s with my own enthusiastic "discovery" of
digital networks as a channel and medium for art.
Dave I think you point to a good response.
Perhaps a workshop where we invite people to recreate for 2014 audiences
some early net art works or experiences.
- an homage
- to reengage with the poetry
- to address the amnesia problem (which I agree is political: witting or
unwitting)
There is a question though which Joel raises below - whether this
belongs at Mozfest or in a parallel session elsewhere.
Ruth
On 12/08/2014 16:11, Joel Weishaus wrote:
The obvious struck me this morning: In order to put our work online,
and in order for anyone to see it there, tribute must be paid to the
corporation, the "gatekeeper," who owns one's connection to the internet.
And until this situation is changed, until everyone can get onto the
internet for free, Digital Art made for the Internet is hostage to
corporations.
It's a situation of control that, as far as I know, artists, and their
audience, have never faced before.
-Joel
Joel Weishaus
Artist-in-Residence
Engaged Humanities & the Creative Life Program
Depth Psychology, Jungian & Archetypal Studies
Pacifica Graduate Institute
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Carpinteria, CA 93013
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On 8/12/2014 4:18 AM, helen varley jamieson wrote:
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.
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