Wigged.net: Fresh Ideas

WIGGED.NET JUNE 2002 E-NEWSLETTER–VOL. 2 ISSUE 11

Wigged.net (http://www.wigged.net) is an evolving Webzine focused on
bringing innovative short videos, animations and interactive works
over the Internet. Our mission is to be a showcase, distribution and
promotion center for experimental artists via the World Wide Web.
Wigged.net is for audiences seeking innovative alternatives to
traditional forms of entertainment.

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NOW SHOWING

Check out featured artists in the new issue of Wigged.net:

Humberto Ramirez's HATE.
Ramirez writes, "This is a video in which the cultural dynamics of
hatred are explored through a series of talking heads and monologues.
The video seeks to denaturalize a condition in which the potential
solidarity amongst different people is subverted by notions of
nationalism, race, gender, class etc.
By problematizing what seems to remain hidden or at least unspoken
this work seeks to provoke a conversation." United States. 2002.

Agricola de Cologne's Never Wake Up.
Based on the artist's poem of the same name. The poem/movie uses
some fundamental images: The "soldier" is metaphor for the human
individual. "War" is a metaphor for life, respectively the fights of
everyday day life; and the "veteran of war" is the human being who
cannot rid himself of the shadows of the past. Never Wake Up
addresses the loss of identity where the soldiers become distorted
and veterans have difficulty with reintegration into post-war
society. Germany. 2001.

Jimpunk's www.nowar.nogame.org.
Jimpunk ironically states that in his piece www.nowar.nogame.org,
"everything is under control." However get ready for a nerve-racking
event. At first you may think that your computer has been infected
with a virus. But don't worry, it's not. Fasten your seatbelt as
you embark on a mind-blowing journey that is a masterful mixture of
image and sound. Kudos to jimpunk! France. 2001.

Daniel Young's NewZoid.
NewZoid is a work of generative art. It plays with the most common
information form of our time - the headline. NewZoid continuously
collects the daily news, tears it apart, chops it up and endlessly
reassembles the pieces into absurd, funny, shocking and
thought-provoking headlines. The Site has been operating on its own
since April 8, 2001. United States. 2001.

Dinorah de Jesus Rodriguez & Gustavo Matamoros's L'Anatomie du Desir.
This assemblage of erotic images, found and damaged footage, and
handcrafted 16mm film was originally projected onto the torso of
Butoh artist Helena Thevenot as part of the one-hour collaborative
piece "The Anatomy of Desire." A tribute to biophysical impulses,
the video version synchronizes the film to its original score by
Gustavo Matamoros. United States. 2002.

Thomas Swiss and Seth Thompson's In the Woods.
In the Woods, a collaborative effort between Thom Swiss and Seth
Thompson examines the ideas of memory, aging and loss. The result of
the collaboration suggests the way language (in this case a poem by
Swiss) can be re-represented and changed by images (a film by
Thompson). United States. 2002.

To view these works visit the "Now Showing" page at http://www.wigged.net


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WIGGED NEWS

Read Peter Schmideg's web essay, CORY ARCANGEL: 8-BIT VIRTUOSO.

The above article can only be found on the "Wigged News" page at
http://www.wigged.net


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STORE (STUFF YOU NEED)

Evolving Traditions: Artists Working in New Media
Video Documentary. 2002. (Color, 56:35)
Directed and produced by Seth Thompson.

Profiles four internationally recognized artists who have
incorporated current computer technology into their work to enhance
their artistic visions. Artists addressed are: Mark Amerika,
Tennessee Rice Dixon, Toni Dove, and Troika Ranch.

The documentary is currently distributed by Wigged Productions and is
available for $29.95 (includes S/H) at
http://www.wigged.net/evolvingtraditions/ .

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CALL FOR WORKS

Seeking innovative and experimental video, animation and net art.
Please visit http://www.wigged.net and go to the "submit media" page
to fill out our on-line registration form and send requested
materials.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2002 for Wigged's September-December, 2002 issue.


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