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DATED | : ASCOTT 77
: LA PLISSURE DU TEXTE
: JULY 18 1983 |
A COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING PROJECT INVOLVING A COMPUTER
CONFERENCING NETWORK OF ARTISTS DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE
PLANET |
| OBJECTIVE : |
TO CREATE A TEXT OF A FAIRY TALE GENERATED
BY ARTISTS LOCATED IN AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA,
CANADA, HOLLAND, FRANCE, HAWAII, ENGLAND,
WALES AND THE USA. |
| METHOD : |
DATA TERMINALS LINKED TO IP SHARP ARTBOX
WITH DISPLAY TERMINALS AND COPY IN MUSEE
D'ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE PARIS |
| LANGUAGE : |
FRENCH AND ENGLISH. MOSTLY FRENCH. |
| ROLEPLAYING : |
ARTISTS COLLABORATING WILL GENERATE THE
TEXT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN ASSUMED
ROLE OR IDENTITY. THEY WILL EACH BECOME
A CHARACTER IN THE FAIRYTALE ASSIGNED BY
THE PROJECT ORGANISER. SUCH AS VILLIAN,
HERO, FALSE HERO, PRINCES, HELPER ETC.
(VERY ROUGHLY FOLLOWING V.I.PROPP'S
FAIRY TALE ARCHITYPES) |
| DURATION : |
FIRST THREE WEEKS IN DECEMBER. LOGGING
IN WHENEVER CONVENIENT. ROY ASCOTT WILL CALL
UP ENTRIES PERIODICALY AT THE MUSEUM
FOR REGULAR ROLLING DISPLAY. THERE WILL
BE A FEW DAYS OF WARMUP BEFOREHAND |
| PUBLICATION : |
WE HOPE TO NEGOTIATE A PUBLICATION OF THE
TRANSCRIPT, BIOS AND NOTES ON THE PROCESS
AFTERWARDS. |
| TERMINAL : |
ITS PROPOSED THAT EACH ARTIST INVITED SEES
THE TERMINAL AS A MEETING POINT OF A SUB-
NET OF PEOPLE COLLABORATING TO GENERATE
THE INPUT FOR THE CHARACTER/ROLE
ASSIGNED AT THAT LOCATION. A KIND OF CONE
OF ACTIVITY FEEDING INTO THE WHOLE NETWORK
THROUGH A SPECIFIC TERMINAL LOCATION. |
| BIOGRAPHY : |
IF YOU CAN DEFINITELY PARTICIPATE (I.E. HAVE
ACCESS TO A TERMINAL AND LOCAL TELEPHONE TIME
THE IPSA ARTBOX TIME COSTS WILL BE CARRIED
BY THE PROJECT REMEMBER) SEND ME A BRIEF
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE FOR PUBLICATION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. |
THERE WILL BE AN INFORMATION BOARD AT THE SHOW WHICH WILL
MAP THE PARTICIPANTS, WITH PHOTO AND BIO FOR EACH.
ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
ROY ASCOTT ART ACCESS NETWORKING, 15, BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BATH
ENGLAND BA224B, PHONE 0225 31355.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS INVITATION SOONEST.
CHIMO, ROY
ACCEPT (Y/N) ? : Y
MSG ACCEPTED : ASCOTT 77 |
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