speaking of net.art...

[Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Call for Proposals: "Out of the Box [Net.Art and the 'Real World']"

Deadline: April 1, 2003

No longer content with pure formalism and self-referentiality, and
unwilling to be dismissed into the simple catagory of "graphic
design", net.art is redefining itself in the realm of social critique
and commentary. The old elements of hyperlink, the embedded images
and sounds, the database and the live stream all remain in place, as
do the digital pranks, parasitic spoofs and deliberate 'errors' which
gave early net.art its timeliness and humour. Their scope, however,
has been refocused and their use redefined in recent years to a
razor-sharp critique of technological "progress", globalization, and
the ever-present machinery of surveillance and control which the
internet has helped to usher in.

Working from this position, the "Out of the Box" theme for the Impakt
Web Gallery seeks to examine how technology and the internet manifest
themselves on the human level by asking such questions as;  where do
such on-line concepts as navigation, avatar, or algorithm find their
place in the "real world" outside the computer? And, similarly, how
can such physical activities such as performance, protest, or love
maintain their "real-ness" in a virtual environment? In short, we
seek the point where real life affects the internet,and (more
importantly) where the internet affects real life.

Impakt will commission two projects for this theme. The accepted
commissions for this project will be invited to produce a hybrid
project involving a website and a live, "real-world" intervention
[performance, action, prank, interface, etc] which will take place
during the Impakt Festival this coming spring, between June 3 and 10.
Depending on the submissions we receive, we may invite the accepted
artists to collaborate on a single project.

Because this is a commission for new works, previously exhibited
projects will be immediately disqualified. However, as we realize the
timeframe is somewhat short, we are happy to support projects already
under development with an eye towards their premiere at the Impakt
Festival 2003. Applicants are urged to submit their proposals early
so that the editorial team has a chance to go over them and contact
with artist with questions and suggestions.

Final Deadline: April 1, 2003
Launch: June, 2003

*Proposals must be written in English, and the project accessible to
an English-speaking audience
*They should include a project description:
---description of content
---technical implementation
---time line
---relation to the theme
*They should also include an artist[s] biography:
---short CV
---documentation + URLs of previous projects
*Previously exhibited projects will be immediately disqualified

Impakt will provide webhosting for the project for 1 year, and pay a
fee to the accepted artist[s] of EURO 1000. The winning commission[s]
will also be invited to submit a budget for the live event which will
take place during the festival.
Address for submissions:
online@xxxxxxxxx

http://www.impakt.nl

IMPAKT
att Impakt Online
PO Box 735
3500 AS Utrecht
The Netherlands

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