[NetBehaviour] fully opened, fully closed
fully opened, fully closed Julu Twine was tuned and retuned; the particle spew was moved from abdomen to chest - the bvh files had more movement in that region than in the pelvis, which was near the root node, and therefore fairly quiescent. Once the move was made, the invisible generator attachment was slid back into the area of the womb, since birth occurs in the tuning and retuning. What then? For the most part, a simulacrum or masquerade of a womb or pelvis or abdomen node. Symptoms develop: on occasion the source of torso generation moves from womb to a position outside the body of Julu Twine; it's following the chest, not the womb, and therefore a displacement occurs. Now with spawn - which is just that, spawn from loins as displace- ment from chest - it's possible to see Julu Twine in mid-air with full movement, and Julu Twine confined in an enclosed watery depression between building and earth. In the confinement, there is shuddering; in the shud- dering, there is masquerade and continuous torso production which appears to emerge freely from the space, a signal or at the very least, a sign. But this emergence, this torso, itself is a fantasm; it's nothing more than a texture, a detailed square patch which appears, from certain angles, to possess weight, dimension, volume. So this is one fantasm among many, but a fantasm which goes nowhere; it can't be grasped in Second Life and such couldn't be grasped anywhere. So the shuddering, this apparent simulacrum of sex, this byproduct of confinement according to the codes and protocols of Second Life, produces a signal and a frisson among non- existent bodies, perhaps among viewers, perhaps a thrill or shudder, again, at the birth of a symptom. It's this symptom, this excess of desire in confinement and plein air, that disturbs, is read, goes nowhere - and goes nowhere because of its autonomy, autonomic nervousness, autonomic neurosis, railroad kidney and railroad spine and the like. It's what appears to be a chance result of programming; it's in reality the uneasy confluence of programming and interoperability, and collisions among programs. I take full responsibility, at the same time releasing Julu Twine to her own amazing ends. Now I dream Julu Twine, I no longer know my own sex, but I own to no other and know no other, nor an other; it's all uncomfortable and dis/eased masquerade, something tawdry that I simultan- eously turn towards and away from, something in my character, a virus or parasite, a parasite of alterity, dreams of others, incandescent. Technical note: To go to any of these files, it's not necessary to go to http://www.alansondheim.org and scroll down. Please go to the webpage and, at least in Foxfire (other browsers may differ in details), click on Last modified - this orders the directory by date, with the earliest at the top. Click on it a second time, and the latest is at the top; at the moment this is the spawn.mp4 file. You can always find the latest files this way - they're at the top when Last modified is clicked wise - and they're the ones that are referenced in the latest text as well. http://www.alansondheim.org/spawn.mp4 this has been replaced by http://www.alansondheim.org/spawn.mp4 which was originally entitled openclosed.mp4 - see above. To access the Odyssey exhibition The Accidental Artist: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Odyssey/48/12/22 == ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
[NetBehaviour] UbuWeb | Summer 2008 | Roulette TV (2008).
UbuWeb | Summer 2008 | Roulette TV (2008). Roulette TV (2008) UbuWeb is pleased to announce a partnership with the legendary New York City experimental music organization Roulette. Founded in 1978, is a major New York City venue for contemporary music and intermedia art. We are happy to present ten videos from the 2008 season of Roulette TV. Roulette TV is an on-going, innovative video series which presents unique contemporary music in compelling and engaging performances given by the creators themselves. Each performance is followed by an insightful interview with the artist. This series includes performances by: David Behrman, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Joan La Barbara, Oliver Lake, Phoebe Legere, Margaret Leng Tan, Kathleen Supové, Blue Gene Tyranny and Lois V Vierk. Future archive plans include several seasons of Roulette TV as well as Roulette's extensive concert audio archive. http://www.ubu.com/film/roulette.html ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
[NetBehaviour] Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, Social Theory.
Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, Social Theory. FLickr: http://tinyurl.com/6bjof3 ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
Re: [NetBehaviour] CBelow's Art on spam: part 1.
Re: CBelow's Art on spam: part 1. I know that there are some on this list who are interested in spam as art, or at least as a creative venture of study... I was just reading CBelow's Art on spam: part 1. And thought that I'd highlight here. On the blog he mentions that he is interested in others pointing him in the right direction, with references for his research. I'll carry on looking, meanwhile if you want to do the same and would like a headstart, here is a link to my bookmarks on spam related websites: spam_research and spam_analogue (which lists art like above) CBelow. His comments and images are here: http://blog.furtherfield.org/?q=node/242 marc ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
[NetBehaviour] Fwd: Urgent call for solidarity, Shocking repression in Turkey! PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY.
Urgent call for solidarity, Shocking repression in Turkey! Greens, environmentalists, peace and nature supporters, and NGO's from all over the World gathered on the 9th of August to join the 20th international Ecotopia gathering being held at Sarikum nature reserve in Sinop, Turkey. Ecotopia gatherings promote sustainable ways of living, harmony with nature, and dscuss social justice issues. This year, Ecotopia has supported local anti-nuclear groups, raised consciousness of nuclear issues and promoted alternative energy sources. However, for the last week, local police have been exerting supression on the camp by making regular visits, and following and intimidating participants outside of the camp. On Wednesday 20th August, 6 internationals and 5 Turkish people were placed under custody while staging a peaceful vigil outside the Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) in Sinop. Police have also shown supression towards locals of Gerze town who approached the Ecotopia camp to request solidarity against the Thermal Coal Plant planned for construction in their town. Today, the 22nd August, approximately 10 armed officers, ordered by the governor of Sinop, raided the Ecotopia camp to threaten forceful eviction if the ste was not emptied within 3 hours. In summary, 2 days before our legal permit for he site ends, it has been forcefully demanded that we shut down activities immediately. In Turkey, where democracy is regressing, the authorities do not tolerate the advocacy of their people to lve a safe, sustainable and healthy life. In addition, authorities in the Turkish state and Sinop (where it it planned to build one nuclear technology centre and 3 Thermal Coal plants) are dsturbed by the increasing local attention on these projects, and are reluctant to allow people's awareness and knowledge to grow independently. As participants representing more than 30 countries, we are asking for your solidarity, and request you to send the following text to the Turkish authorities using the contact information given below. For a nuclear-free world and a more democratic Turkey, let's block the phones and faxes of the Turkish authorities! Ecotopia 2008 participants EYFA (European Youth For Action) SINYAD (Sinop Nükleersiz Kent ve Yas¸am Dernegi) To whom it may concern, We have been informed that the Ecotopia meeting being held at Sarikum nature reserve in Sinop, which was announced and received approval of its permit many months ago, is now undergoing a period of intense police suppression. This event s legitimate and legal, and we are demanding that the pressure is released. We will keep ourselves informed on how this situation develops and will follow up on this request if necessary. Name/organization: Country: Signature: CONTACTS: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Sinop Valiligi ( Governership of Sinop) Tel : 0(368) 261 15 00 - Faks: 0368 261 15 02 - 261 55 05 - e-posta: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Içis¸leri Bakanlg (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Telefon: +90 (312 )425 72 14 Faks: + 90 (312) 418 12 60 E-posta: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ds¸is¸leri Bakanlg (M. of External Affairs) Telefon: (0312) 292 10 00 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Adalet Bakanlg (M. of Justice) Telefon: 0312 417 77 70 Fax: 0312 419 33 70 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Çevre ve Orman Bakanlg (M. of Nature and Forest) Telefon: (0312) 207 50 00 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Enerji ve Tabi Kaynaklar Bakanlg (M. of Energy and Natural Resources) Telefon: (312) 212 64 20 Fax: (312) 223 40 84 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
[NetBehaviour] Liminal, slow
i apologize for my arrogance. Liminal, slow There are liminal moments when real and virtual intersect in a contrary and wayward matter, when Second Life, or any other program, isn't quite loaded, is only half present. Like the older work of jodi.org, the user's attention turns half towards immersion, and half towards anomaly - simultaneous tacit knowledge and paradox. Usually these moments are quick; sometimes they are slow, even permanent. There are also liminal spaces, which might be defined as equivalent, but there are also liminal spaces at game's edge, whether formed by island or height. Again, anomaly occurs; everything is problematic. As I type this, I look out the window; there are light cumulus clouds in the dusk sky, reminiscent of Second Life dusk - but only if the Quality and Performance slider is set high; otherwise, the sky is blank, tawdry, unreal in any life. Here is yet another limit, and there are similar limits built into the software itself - details aren't all that fine, but as usual with avatars and landscapes, blank out into pixel-mania, no matter what the bandwidth. (And dreams? How are these configured; if one spends hours in Second Life, what happens then, if anything?) Below are some images recorded on the Asus pc EEE 701, which loads and renders slow. http://www.alansondheim.org/ slow jpgs ( Again, go to www.alansondheim.org; click on Last Modified twice, and the most recent files are at the top. And again - to access the Odyssey exhibition The Accidental Artist, sign up on Second Life and go to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Odyssey/48/12/22 .) ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
