Evelyne
Rogue
reviews
Connected,
an
online
project
by
Mbarak,
in
her
essay
A
la
rencontre
de
l'Autre.
She
takes
on
philosophical
questions
of
the
self
and
the
Other,
and
what
it
is
means
to
be
part
of
a
network.
To
learn
more
about
Connected
please
visit
Artcogitan's
special
feature
page.
The
essay
is
written
in
French
and
appears
in
.pdf
format
(download
plug-in
if
necessary)
with
permission
from
the
writer.
Originally
published
on
10/24/03FMS, or FragMental Storm "is a software which carries out WWW searches displaying the data disjointedly;" in other words, itÕs a visual internet browser.
Created by the collective Exonemo, which is formed by Kensuke Sembo and Yae Akaiwa, the work is a pure abstraction of the network. Through movement, color, and form, the work shows the fickle nature of an ever-changing space by continuously changing itself.
Former Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention's is just one of several pieces worth noting (including rgb f__cker and TRACK:0) from the collective's site that is well worth a look.
::Garrett Lynch ::
Originally
published
on
10/16/03Ubiquity - Existence or apparent existence everywhere at the same time; omnipresence: Òthe repetitiveness, the selfsameness, and the ubiquity of modern mass culture (Theodor Adorno). "
This is the official definition of ubiquity according to The American Heritage¨ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. With this concept in mind, we have the traveling exhibition La Conquista de la Ubuquidad (The conquest of Ubiquity) presenting an international set of artists that seem to have been carefully selected to present net art as a global form of communication. Many of the art works were developed in the late nineties.Ê Among many others, the exhibition includes works by Jodi.org, Mark Amerika, Pavu.com and Critical Art Emsemble. The exhibition is accompanied by a nice set of theoretical essays by well recognized theoreticians, like Hal Foster, Steve Dietz, as well as Lev Manovich and Timothy Druckey.
::Eduardo Navas::