Saturday, April 11, 2009

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] NEW MEDIA: USER'S BEHAVIOUR, SOCIAL SYSTEMS, AND THE BODY POLITIC

Gridjam is an artwork that have to do with your topic: http://www.jackox.net/pages/gridjamIndex.html

Jack Ox
On Apr 11, 2009, at 6:23 AM, Ricardo Mbarkho wrote:

> Hello Ana, Anelia, Annie, Danielle, Delphine, Laura, Tereza,
> Eugenio, Jordan, Josep, Joseph, Philippe, Roger, Vitor, and all
>
> So far, we covered many of the initial questions raised for our
> discussion, as well as some new questions that emerged during the
> discussion. Such as:
> - Is (new) media a tool which reinforces people's creativity and how
> it is expressed in terms of social behavior?
> - What new media is entailing in connection to artistic expression?
> Is new media just a tool or an art form?
> - How are democracy and social connectivity via new media related?
> - Are global and local systems two separate entities, or is it about
> one place?
> - What is the impact of the media content on identity in your socio-
> politic sphere?
>
> We still need to further develop the points/questions you mentioned
> and also answer these somehow remained questions:
> - How is the economy affecting visual forms of communication?
> - Do artworks emerge from a specific Intention or from media models
> constrained by business requirements?
> - What new roles do virtual social networks adopt to maintain
> difficult relations?
>
> We also need to locate yet more artworks that have to do with our
> topic…
>
>
> All Yasmin members are invited to send their answers…
>
> Till soon,
> Happy Easter!
> Ricardo Mbarkho
>
>
> ---------------
> Footnote:
> Our topic for April 2009:
> This running discussion deals with how (new) media can affect local
> behaviours related to creativity and innovation within a socio-
> political context, and what is the link between politic and the ways
> that users behave.
>
>
>
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