Dear Nettimers,
the deadline for the ISEA2008 Artist in Residency call is coming up
on the 30th of June. the exhibition part of the symposium is focusing
on initiating the production of at least 20 new projects which would
constitute the major exhibition. (there won't be any other calls
(This strongly relates to the construct of avatars in Second Life; think
of the gnats as prims. Their homeostatic behavior is amazing. Hieroglyphs
of an ancient species... Also check http://nikuko.blogspot.com )
Gnat swarming behavior
The following video was made about 100 meters from the
This is my draft-in progress on the exhibition. Please mind the missing
references. They aren't entered yet, and the text is posted only for
timeliness.
In regards to the upcoming Automatic Update exhibition at the
MoMA NY, there seems to be a great deal of question about a number
of issues.
Virtual Dreams, Real Politics
http://www.imaginaryfutures.net/
http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalisation/visions_reflections/virtual_politics
?What are we fighting Communism for? We are the most Communist people
in world history.?
- Marshall McLuhan, 1969.
In 1961, at its 22nd Congress, the