| Mindaugas Gapsevicius on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:57:23 +0100 (CET) |
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| <nettime> Hyperactive Lithuanian artists make their mark in net art |
November 18th – WebJs performance Nida Art Colony, Taikos str. 43, LT-93121 Neringa/LT http://webjs.website43.com 21:00-23:00 EET (19:00-21:00 GMT) [ACCIfied Image: "JODI folksomy mix 2011 / VJTubedaddy"]From tackling boring politicians to celebrating fishing trophies, a two month long project has given Lithuanian artists a much-needed boost in net-based art.
WebJs, a mix of eight weeks research, internet folklore and an endless stream of internet data, is the result of a residency programme in Nida Art Colony, supported by the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artist's Association. Dirk Paesmans from the JODI.org collective (Dirk Paesmans & Joan Heemskerk) was joined by Lithuanian artists Darius Miksys, Irma Stanaityte, Andrius Kviliunas, Robertas Narkus, and Linas Ramanauskas.
“Lithuanian art hasn’t yet gained a strong presence on the internet, so this set of residencies has been organised for Lithuanian artists to work with the internet both as a tool and as source material,” said Mindaugas Gapsevicius, software artist and curator of the project. “I hope that the newly produced interactive art pieces will help local artistic practices to really raise their game.”
Over the course of the two month residency, Miksys explored hyperactivity without no hyperlinks, Stanaityte celebrated fishing trophies, Kviliunas was amazed by boring politicians on Youtube, while Narkus researched animated clichés and Ramanauskas considered delayed broadcasts.
The Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (LTMKS) is Lithuania’s largest artist-run organisation in Lithuania, with more than 70 members. Established in 1998, it continues the activities of “Metastudija”, an artist-run-initiatve which began in 1994.
WebJs is supported by the Lithuanian Cultural foundation, the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Nida Art Colony, the >top Association supporting cultural practices and NeringaFM.lt, Nida’s popular online radio station.
Project website: http://webjs.website43.com Nida Art Colony: http://www.nidacolony.lt Artists: Dirk Paesmans & Joan Heemskerk (http://www.jodi.org), Darius Miksys, http://www.dariusmiksys.com Robertas Narkus, http://www.rnarkus.lt Andrius Kviliunas, http://www.kviliunas.com Linas Ramanauskas, http://www.neringafm.lt Mindaugas Gapsevicius, http://www.triple-double-u.com +J+J++ggggmKWWNNMNNNMHVpWMNNNMkyppypWMNQkyVVVWXVpHM#ZyyWfIdMH+?1dWHMN#JY 77???7???77CWWkWHNMMMMNWWMMNMWyyyyyyUUUUuXVyyyWWbkqqkqmNpHHyWb..JgWWMNHM ....^......JWWXMMMMHWWVVVWMNMMNWXXUXUXX0dVyyyXWkkqmNMHqMqMMNHA+gMNmWHmQQ .JJ&&++++++JkXXyyfpppppkbHWNMMMgNfVWWWUWXfyWkHqmHMNMMMkMHHMbkypHM#MMM@M@ dMM8UUWHZOOdWY4HHkWWmQggQkWNMMMHVyyZXHWfWHgggg@H#HNHMMbMpWkfWMWkQHHHMMMN HWkwzwOOrrzwWwJHMMWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM@M@@HMgH@@#HNHMHfMqrjuWHHNdM#N#### dWWuzZvwvzuZ"TSXHYWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMgM@gMHkHg@MMHWMHy#?udNmWWHHHQWMMMM WUyXwzZuZZX$.?XVX+XMMMMMM#dMMMMMMMMMWMmMgmMHpWqgMHHWWHyNQWMMMHHWWfWHHNMH gmggggggmmNR`+T90?uMMMMMMRlWMMMMMMMMbMqNmkMHyWkgMMHWWHZN&dXWpbHyfWWHH#HH ll=???;;;;O.Js+;uJOMMMMMMNN@MMMMMMMMWNbHHbMHZXpqM@HXdHZMWVfWWpWyyVfMMMMM wOOzztzzz1jpppWGdW@MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMfHNNMMHHHHqHHWVWWWZWHppfXUWbHMNNNNdJ uwuuzvrtOdppbkWkQkHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMU9MMHHMgmqkWWWZZuuuXXWVVXXHHHHH#NMMM ZZZXUVIzOfpHHqqmgggMHHMUCvHmMMMM##HNMN#HH@gmqkWyZXuzwwwwuZZXZVUmg@@HNHWW yZXWHNdWdHWHgqqkHmqgHHIdXdHqkmgMH#MdMN#H@HmqbpWuXuZ!`zOOzuuXXZwWUH@H#HXw zWRWMMHXWHMH@HmbHHMHHfWVXXkqqqmqHM#OW@MH@gqkHWVyyuI` jOVwZ..Z+XwwWHMHWk HkHdyXW@MMMgMHHHMH@@HVWWH0HkmgmH0zOOWNMWkdWkfXkmA&&+J...Ja&++JezywXHMHWH HVXHdSuWHMHHbHMMMM@HHWH9OdWWHgggK+`0UMMHMkkXWmmqkkbpfpWbbkWbmHHHKQHHMRWH WRX#XHzXUy4@HWHHHMHMMMWC?XHkqHHqHv?$XWMMHHHXWHHHpWWyXVWyWfWXkqHHXWHHHkXH WHqkHNRXWHwHMMHWWHMMMH01jkkkbbqHkHwJdWMH@@gHMHy+J++JJ..JJJ++dWkHHMMNMHWM kHHVWHKHXkHVvHHWHMNMHHZdkHHHqHHgHgHdpWMHH@gHHMNmWWWkkWWkkkHHHMHNH@MMMHM@ WWWWHHMKKSdR0XWH9VOOv1dqqHHgH@MHqmHkXH#HH@MHHHHMMMMNMMMNMMMMMMMMHHHHMM@H qqmHMHHMWWM8O+1zzOXAqHMqkmH@@HHH@@MDjHMMMHHHHHWHHHXWHWXWHHWpHHHgMMMHMH@H MMMNHMJMMMMMMMMMMMHMHW9HWHXJWMHWHMVOWBWMNHNNstOwAAgAQgggggjgmQmmmwwXwAge # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org