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On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Kevin Flanagan <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's the short video we recorded for the exhibition :) > > Michel Bauwens wrote: > > hi Paolo, > > > > not sure how I came to participate in this ? it doesn't ring a bell, > > > > seems an important initiative though, but it it an 'art' project, or > really > > aims to set out what it explains ? > > > > Michel > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Orsan Senalp <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:49 PM > > Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: <nettime> Global Direct - Political > > Philosophy Art - Global Democracy Now > > To: [email protected] > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *Resent-From:* [email protected] > > *From:* Paolo Cirio <[email protected]> > > *Date:* 12 Dec 2014 01:43:23 GMT+1 > > *Resent-To:* Nettime <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* *<nettime> Global Direct - Political Philosophy Art - Global > > Democracy Now* > > > > Press Release Nov./Dec. 2014. NYC. > > Global Direct > > [1]http://GlobalDirect.today > > Artwork by Paolo Cirio and currently shown at DOX Prague, Palazzo del > > Governatore Parma and online on Turbulence.org > > With the participation of Carne Ross, Daniele Archibugi, Douglas > > Rushkoff, Jon Lebkowsky, Ethan Zuckerman, Michel Bauwens, David Moore, > > among others. > > The artwork Global Direct is a visionary political philosophy promoting > > global participatory democracy driven by information technology and the > > failure of current primitive political systems. > > To illustrate the conceptual work the artist has drawn a series of > > fifteen organograms for initiating a program for global participatory > > democracy. > > [2]http://GlobalDirect.today/program > > These creative diagrams are informed by research in contemporary and > > emergent forms of democracy which the artist conducted and integrates > > as part of the artwork. Furthermore, the artist promotes Global Direct > > through designing a political poster campaign to popularize its > > visions. > > [3]http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign > > Akin to a traditional political campaign, posters are disseminated > > throughout public walls in several cities and consistently feature the > > campaignâs political symbol beside each slogan. In the poster, a clear > > sky visually represents a bright future full of new possibilities above > > the clouds. > > Global Direct researches in pursuit of a new advanced version of > > democracy, where everyone can take part in local and global governance, > > justice, and economy. For this new political civilization, Global > > Direct aims to inspire new protocols, procedures, and policies that can > > cope with the social complexity, crises, and speed of contemporary > > life. These issues are addressed in the artistâs theoretical essay. > > [4]http://GlobalDirect.today/about > > Combining multiple voices and ideas about alternative modes of advanced > > participatory and global democracy, the documentation on the website > > includes academic publications, links to organizations, and articles > > that influenced the creation of the project. > > [5]http://GlobalDirect.today/today > > As part of its documentary component, the artist produced over ten > > video statements by visionaries close to the ideas promoted by Global > > Direct. The collection of short video statements are available on the > > website, offering a compelling overview of the potentials of an ideal > > society. > > [6]http://GlobalDirect.today/statements > > The website also presents the artistâs research into social sciences > > for comparing the political structures of several countries, which are > > presented through many charts that diagram different governmental > > functions and features. > > [7]http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday > > Through this painstaking investigation the artist was able to analyze > > common and specific mechanics of contemporary governance and reassemble > > them with new organograms drawn in order to suggest the creative > > political alternative proposed by the project. > > The fifteen diagrams created for the project are presented via large > > prints as an installation for art galleries. Each print indicates a > > single area of governance and social structure. > > [8]http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics > > The diagrams are also presented together on the website and distributed > > in printed leaflets as interconnected networks of conceptual maps that > > influence one other in a feedback loop for a fair, self-governing > > global society. > > [9] > http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-netw > > orked_governance.pdf > > These diagrams drawn by the artists are the core of the artwork, > > describing the political program of Global Direct, as the ultimate > > utopic vision, directly inspired by the multiple perspectives found > > through research on prevailing political systems, theories, and > > alternative ideas about advanced forms of democracy. > > Global Direct is a 2014 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, > > Inc. in NY, U.S., for its Turbulence.org website, which is made > > possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation. > > Global Direct has been especially supported by DOX Centre for > > Contemporary Art in Prague and Lunatici Cultural A.P.S Association > > through the Municipality of Parma, Italy. > > Keywords: > > Decentralization, Participation, Deliberation, Transparency, > > Accountability and Openness in governance, Open Source Governance, Open > > Data, Electronic Voting, Emergent Democracy, Online Consultation. > > Thank you for the attention. > > Paolo Cirio. > > [10]http://paolocirio.net > > > > References > > > > 1. http://GlobalDirect.today/ > > 2. http://GlobalDirect.today/program > > 3. http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign > > 4. http://GlobalDirect.today/about > > 5. http://GlobalDirect.today/today > > 6. http://GlobalDirect.today/statements > > 7. http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday > > 8. http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics > > 9. > > > http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-networked_governance.pdf > > 10. http://paolocirio.net/ > > > > > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > > # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l > > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetworkedLabour mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > P2P Foundation - Mailing list > > http://www.p2pfoundation.net > > https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation > > >
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