Personal information appliances, PDAs and nomadic technologies are
causing a redefinition of technological culture in the way that society
communicates, locates, and expresses itself. (re)distributions
addresses these shifts in considering the handheld and embedded digital
device as site of cultural inquiry and personal expression. Comprised
of nearly 25 artists and scholars, (re)distributions represents one of
the first international exhibitions focused on the handheld and wireless
genres.

Included in the show are a number of recognized pioneers in the area of
new media art, such as Mark Amerika, Giselle Beiguelman, David Crawford,
GH Hovagimyan, Fee Plumley, hactivist.com/Critical Art Ensemble,
Institute for Applied Autonomy, Matt Locke, Simon Penny, rhizome.org,
John Simon, and Joel Slayton. In addition, exciting new works from Elise
Co, Gregory Little, Tom Kemp, Angie Waller, Gregory Chiapuisat, Chiaki
Darcy, and Max Kauffmann (RTMark) stretch the boundaries of expression
in the handheld realm.

One new genre that was a big surprise the genre of handheld/PDA art was
that of video art for these platforms. Louise McKissick offers her award-
winning Palm-based video, "I Love You", and (re)distributions invites
the visitor to view even more groundbreaking venues at sites around the
Internet.

In addition, (re)distributions features several essays of an analyzing,
probing, and provoking nature on the possibilities and ramifications of
handheld, nomadic, and wireless technologies from DiSalvo & Meyer,
Patrick Lichty, Mike Mosher, Rob Ray, and CADRE's Joel slayton.

(re)distributions is a dynamically oriented show, and will be adding
new works as well as hosting discussion forums and other events until
the end of its active run on October 31, 2001. After this time, the
exhibition will remain archived at the voyd.com site, and negotiations
are under way for portions of this exhibition to be shown at venues
around the nation.

As handheld, embedded, and wireless technologies further insinuate
themselves into our daily lives, what are the creative/critical
possibilities for these devices, and will artists portend possible
futures for technological society?

(re)distributions is sponsored by voyd.com