Notes

In this text a collection of notes on the book Bauhaus (1999), by Jeannine Fiedler and Peter Feierabend (editors) and in particular the introduction Bauhaus - geschichtlich by Andreas Haus, is used as a starting point for further reasonings about the ideas and motivations of the historic avant-garde in general and Bauhaus in particular, and why that matters for contemporary practices. Key issues are the development of arts and arts and crafts within an increasingly industrial economy, art/-isanal working methodologies and relationships with science and new technologies, and the notion of the artistic or artisianal community as a driver of social change.

Here is part 2 of a chapter that is in 4 parts

Structure is not one of my strengths, so i am lucky that the structure of each of my 3 case study chapters was designed by 1 of my supervisors

i think it is pretty much a standard marxian approach to looking at a topic

first u have to identify the "antagonism" or motivation for the project

next u have to describe its platforms and processes

then u analyse how it is embedded in a specific culture or context

hello all

we once were 3, and now at armin's good suggestion, we are 4

welcome ms.static, sound artist and artist thinker, whom i first met (i think) in the desert in central australia, at dancer/choreographer Tess de Quincy's magical 2-3 week workshop Triple Alice (a great research model in fact and perhaps something of interest given armin's desire to do moe reseaerchy workshop events)

Occasionally we share bits of our writing in process here -- without even necessarily wanting others to read it -- because just the simple act of publishing in a safe space i think can push the writing a long a little, give it a bit of electro-magnetic wave energy!

The phenomenon of "peer to peer", or "P2P" file-sharing over the internet is a transglobal expression of techno-social relations. We could say the same about other popular domesticised forms of internet usage, such as email, searches, blogging and photo sharing. However, P2P is different, like the 'special' child who doesn't really fit in with the rest of the family.

Writuals for Writing:

scents, sounds, objects - to help get into the zone

reading again armin's thought-provoking Waves - art of deconcealement text just now a paragraph towards the end reminded me of something i had to write recently, a blurb, for an oz art&tech publication. and ive had lindsay's spooky silurian image in my head for days. so i just did a quick cut up, for fun. it made me realise how i miss working with 2 friends --together we occasionally work/play under the banner of identity_runners, and its a fully open source methodology of sharing everything for everyone ..if i get a chance i'll post sumething about our method