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FW: [microsound] influence vs. replica



> I don't see how the existance of bunnies or jellyfish negates the newness
> of GE as an artform. A bunnyfish is NOT a by-product of either the bunny
> or the fish. It is a new intentionally created "work". Genetics or Bio-Art
> is a new form, predicated by new technologies, as all artforms are.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: j.frede
> To: microsound
> Sent: 10/24/02 4:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [microsound] influence vs. replica
> 
> I pitted it "influence vs. replica" because of the close releation to
> works
> being influenced and works being a replica of the original.
> 
> > I don't understand your wording of the question, particularly why
> you've
> > pitted "influence" vs. "replica", but I certainly don't think that the
> only
> > way to create new WORKS (as opposed to new art forms) depends on a
> process
> > of remediation or hybridization of existing media. I'm skeptical of a
> > tendency, for instance, among so-called sound artists to rely so much
> on
> > other media for the presentation and reception of their work
> (projected
> > visuals, synchronized or not with the music; sculptures; and so on).
> Often
> > in such instances, the audio itself is sub-par stuff incapable of
> > contextualizing itself without supporting material. That sort of
> remediation
> > strikes me as an effort to compensate for a music's inadequacy.
> >
> 
> I stated in the initail post, is is possible to create NEW art with out
> using two existing forms,,, a bunny and a jellyfish have already been
> created,,, and the invention of the bunnyfish that stings you and glows
> in
> the dark is merely a by product of OLD forms.
> 
> > Certainly, I think we can anticipate new art FORMS (as opposed to
> works)
> > coming out of emerging technologies and fields, such as biotechnology,
> where
> > artists are splicing the genes of jellyfish with rabbits to create
> > phosphorescent bunnies. That strikes me as new. I think that we can
> > anticipate more artforms growing out of digital gaming environments.
> And I
> > still think we have yet to see the real potential for networked
> creations.
> I
> > feel that much of the new art FORMS depend on the generation of
> different
> > technologies for their creation.
> >
> > Philosophically, I'm not sure that the concept of "replica" implies
> the
> old
> > or not-new, however -- certainly, it's a category distinct from the
> > not-different. There is no true replicant (a perfect copy) as every
> copy
> is
> > itself a new item with its own agendas. Just look at Philip K. Dick's
> works
> > in this respect (and I mean both the content, which continually
> explodes
> the
> > notion of "new-ness" through issues of replication, as well as the
> form of
> > the work, which continually explodes the restrictions of the pulp SF
> genre
> > as a way to create new works and concepts).
> >
> > -=Trace
> 
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