FLOATING POINTS 2: NETWORKED ART IN PUBLIC SPACES

ENVIRONMENTS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION: ANDY DECK AND RICARDO MIRANDA ZUNIGA
DATE & TIME: February 23, 2005; 7:00 p.m (EST, US)
VENUE: Bill Bordy Theater, 216 Tremont Street, Boston
Streamed live at http://institute.emerson.edu/floatingpoints/05/index.php

ANDY DECK started making what he has called "public art for the
Internet" in 1994. Since then he has been at the forefront of aesthetic
research into the creative possibilities of the Internet as a medium. In
addition to being an image producer, he now acts as a collaborator,
cyberspace architect, and programmer. His aesthetic program seeks a
cultural break from the modernization of passive consumerism. Deck will
discuss his upcoming work, "Imprimatur…" which provides a system for
"viewers" to choose themes and produce their own messages in poster
form, then download their expression and take it into the streets.

RICARDO MIRANDA ZUNIGA transforms elements of urban life into vehicles
for interaction and discussion. Melding new media, sculpture, public
display and performance, he investigates current and historical issues
by framing his research into works that mediate temporary public
commons. Zuniga will discuss the use of computer technologies and public
WiFi nodes as tools for public art projects such as Vagamundo, NEXUM
ATM, the Public Broadcast Cart, and other works in progress.

Floating Points is co-presented by Emerson College and New Radio and
Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA). The series is made possible by Emerson
College and the LEF Foundation. For more information about the series,
visit http://institute.emerson.edu/floatingpoints/05/index.php

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