Thanks for the message, Marc - it’s a great reminder! And, for a little bit of extra soulfulness and a glimpse outside of what we normally get to see, here’s a short little video that also gives me a sense of hope: https://vimeo.com/150629677
Peace, and happy new year all! —————————————————————————— grettalouw.com <http://www.grettalouw.com/>twitter <https://twitter.com/GrettaLouw> - tumblr <http://controllingconnectivity.tumblr.com/> - vimeo <https://vimeo.com/user7570190> UPCOMING / NEWS December - showing works from Disbursing the Cloud in Maintenance Mode, curated by Beatrice Drysdale at Public Space One, Iowa, USA. Ongoing - GIF Portrait is a limited edition series of 20 digital art portraits on a commission basis. http://www.gifportrait.net/ <http://www.gifportrait.net/> Ongoing - Disbursing the Cloud is a participative, email-based net art project. Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/o37h62e <http://tinyurl.com/o37h62e> January 2016 - Avatar as Prosthesis is an ongoing research project. A new video installation of the work has been commissioned by the City of Munich and will be shown as part of the Was Geht? festival, at the Kammerspiele in January, 2016. May 2016 - a new, site-specific digital art work will be shown in the Widget Art Gallery, curated by Chiara Passa. > On 05 Jan 2016, at 13:52, marc garrett <marc.garre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Netbehaviourists, > > For many, 2015 was a terrible year in many ways. > > Close friends and family can help us through tough times. However, it’s also > important to recognize those others whom make like worth living also, > offering quality in life and hope. > > I propose that many on this list have been just brilliant doing their thing > in diverse ways. And yes, it gives me hope, alongside working with some > amazing soulful individuals and groups over the years and recently. > > So thank you, > > Thank you too all those who’ve trusted who we are, and been with us for a > long period of time and also those of you who’ve recently joined us, and wish > to carry on collaborating in building something special that challenges the > usual top-down, elite systems across art culture, techno-culture and > academia. > > We may not be perfect, but we're trying our best and it has not been easy as > many of you know. Yet, we always actively try and take on what people have > said, whatever position, class, race or gender. Unlike some other groups out > there, we've stuck to our guns while also adapting, and remaining grounded > whilst being fresh and relevant. In fact, we’ve managed to continue a strong > dedication to our shared values, humanity and respect for the world we live > in, and our artistic contexts, ethics and socially informed intentions, in > spite of the everyday pressures of neo-liberalism. > > So, as long as you’re all still here doing what you do with us, there’s hope > and reason for us to continue… > > Wishing you all well. > > Let's see this how this year unfolds :-) > > marc > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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