[Nettime-bold] PDA/IA Show Update

["patrick lichty" <voyd@voyd.com>]

May 27, 2001
Announcement:
(re)distributions: PDA and IA Art as Cultural Intervention
First show date/Accretion Process:
JUly 1-7 to October 31, 2001
SECOND CALL FOR WORKS, and REDEFINITION OF SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Although the response for our (re)distributions show has been excellent.  A
small cache of equipment has been acquired by private donation for
development
of the show, and progress is coming along quite well.

However, because of the nascent quality of this medium, some of the work is
still in development, and in order to facilitate the exhibition of a number
of
these works, our entry and exhibition policy is being amended.

The show opening date will be in the first week of July, depending on
logistics
and schedules.
There are a number of artists who will shown in the opening exhibition, but
there are more who are on the brink of completing some very interesting
work.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AMENDMENT:
Deadlines:
WORKS and PAPERS:
June 15-October 15. 2001
Anyone wishing to submit works that utilize PDA's, Information Appliances,
and
nomadic devices are welcome to contact me for inclusion in the exhibiton.
The
application process will be different from typical exhibitions, as this is
no
typical exhibition.  The opening deadline for works will be June 15th, and
the
selection criteria will more inclusive in the beginning.

Pieces and texts will also be considered until two weeks before of the 'end'
of
active phase of the online exhibition, which is 10/15/2001.  However, as
time
passes, judging criteria will be tightened until the end of the active
phase,
at which time a catalogue and physical arrangements will be finalized.  It
is
my hope that this accretive phase will serve to increase the breadth of and
quality of the work in the show.

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REVISED PROSPECTUS FOLLOWS:
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Call for Virtual Entries and Critical Texts
"(re)distributions: Information Appliance & PDA Art as cultural
intervention"
Exhibition/Online Symposium
Sponsored by voyd.com
July 1, 2001  October 15, 2001
Patrick Lichty, Curator

Statement:
As technological forms of art such as web-based works gain acceptance at
major
cultural institutions, questions arise to the potential narrowing of
technological works to the browser, and to the representational issues of
technological art in general.  Personal Digital Assistants and informational
appliances like pagers, cell phones and connected organizers are creating a
culture of distribution and nomadism, intimacy with our machines combined
with
the resultant 'precious-ness' of the information appliance, and a closer
integration of technology of the body.  The IA/PDA poses to create new
cultural
modes of representation as these technologies create their own communities
and
networks while not wholly relying on the Internet proper.  What are the
issues
of expression and artistic representation (visual, aural, narrative, etc)
that
the emergence of wireless technologies creates?  How does this technology
affect our relationship with one another and with these new developments?
(re)distributions will seek to address the shifts in cultural practice
through
showcasing works that utilize PDA OS, WAP or other wireless technologies to
make visible critical issues (on micro- and macrocosmic levels) relating to
the
coming of the embedded self and the wireless Web.

Call for entries:
Projects for consideration will focus on works created for PDAs, like the
Pilot, Visor, and Pocket PC platforms, as well as pagers, cell phones, etc.
and
works for information appliances utilizing various protocols, such as WAP or
Bluetooth.  Works will be judged a number of criteria, including their
critical
engagement with the subject and/or audience and technical accessibility.
Palmtop applications will be hosted at voyd.com, and the artist or their
technical staff will administrate WAP/wireless installations, which will be
accompanied by suitable links and curatorial pages.

In addition, documentation for completed events or works-in-progress will be
accepted as expository works.  If response is sufficient, a separate
category
will be created for this body of work.

The curatorial staff has access to Palm III only at the present time, so
those
submitting other works are responsible for documenting the work in a way
that
is accessible (preferably HTML).
EMULATION WILL BE ALLOWED.


Call for Essays & Texts:
In conjunction with the exhibition, critical essays are invited for
submission
for inclusion in the discussion of the online exhibition.  The archives will
be
posted on the site, and proceedings of the works will be electronically
published as well.
Format:
MS Word or compatible format, 2500 words max. or multimedia hypertext.
Abstracts (250 words), text only.

Deadlines:
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AMENDMENT:
Deadlines:
WORKS and PAPERS:
June 15-October 15. 2001
Anyone wishing to submit works that utilize PDA's, Information Appliances,
and
nomadic devices are welcome to contact me for inclusion in the exhibiton.
The
application process will be different from typical exhibitions, as this is
no
typical exhibition.  The opening deadline for works will be June 15th, and
the
selection criteria will more inclusive in the beginning.

Pieces and texts will also be considered until two weeks before of the 'end'
of
active phase of the online exhibition, which is 10/15/2001.  However, as
time
passes, judging criteria will be tightened until the end of the active
phase,
at which time a catalogue and physical arrangements will be finalized.

Notification of acceptance:
June 15-October15. 2001

Contact/submission information:
Patrick Lichty
Curator, (re)distributions
C/O 355 Seyburn Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-766-3811
USA
Voyd@voyd.com


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