intelligent agent Vol. 6 No. 1
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Vol. 6 No. 1:
// interfacing //
// free radical //
// book reviews //

All content is available in html and as pdf files.

//editorial//
+ Patrick Lichty, Hello, Katrina! So Much for New Media Art
In the context of the techno infrastructure breakdown during hurricane Katr=
ina, Patrick Lichty discusses the (im)possibilities of independence from in=
formation grids and the long-term viability of platforms for creating new m=
edia art.


//interfacing//
+ Andruid Kerne, Doing Interface Ecology: The Practice of Metadisciplinarity
The interface can be modeled as an ecosystem -- connected, dynamic, and cha=
racterized by relationships -- and can be understood as a border zone betwe=
en heterogeneous systems of representation. Andruid Kerne uses notions of s=
ensation, embodiment, and semiotics to initiate a process of metadisciplina=
rity that addresses the range of systems of representation involved in the =
writing and production of his paper.

+ Yuli Ziv, Parallels between Suprematism and the Abstract, Vector-Based Mo=
tion Graphics of Flash
Yuli Ziv explores parallels between aesthetic concepts surfacing in both th=
e suprematist art movement in the beginning of the 20th century and the abs=
tract, vector-based motion graphics associated with the Macromedia Flash so=
ftware / authoring environment. The subject of analysis is not the influenc=
e of Suprematism on Flash as a tool in general but on the -- to a certain d=
egree standardized -- abstract forms that the software produces.

+ Naoko Tosa, Cultural Computing: ZENetic Computer
Through her project ZENetic Computer -- which projects the style of communi=
cation developed by Zen schools over hundreds of years into a virtual world=
-- Naoko Tosa explores "Cultural Computing" as a form of cultural translat=
ion that uses scientific methods to represent aspects of culture.

+ Paul Hertz, Drunk on Technology, Waiting for the Hangover: A Test Plot
Paul Hertz's structures 16 short texts on topics ranging from "activism" an=
d "network" to "collaboration" and "bandwidth" by means of a Graeco-Latin S=
quare of order 4 -- a combinatorial structure frequently used in agricultur=
al test plots, typically for combining plant strains with different fertili=
zers in such a way that no plants or fertilizers are repeated in any row or=
column of the square. (Plants: Network, Collaboration, Art, Emergence; Fer=
tilizers: Activism, Bandwidth, Naming, Wildcard)

+ Juan Teodosio Pescador, Thirteen Ignodicta About This Art
Pescador's thirteen short statements reflect on possible effects of art and=
suggest appropriate viewer responses. "This art is loaded with cultural va=
lues. Fight, run, or surrender."


//free radical//
+ Andrea Polli, The Sound of Fear
Using a frightening experience on a flight from Chicago to Sao Paulo as a=
starting point, Andrea Polli discusses the effects of ultrasound and infra=
sound on the body; the connection between sound and memory points; and whet=
her the emotional, narrative content of sound might enhance the understandi=
ng of abstract information.


//book reviews//
+ Ceri Myers reviews "Carnal Art: Orlan's Refacing" by C.Jill O'Bryan
Ceri Myers reviews C. Jill O'Bryan's book on the works of the French artist=
Orlan and their conceptual foundations.

+ Leigh Clemons, "Whale!" by K.L. Evans
Leigh Clemons reviews "Whale!," a poetic, intense, and complex reading of H=
erman Melville's famous tale of obsession and fate through the lens of Witt=
genstein's theories. In several ways, "Whale!" relates to concerns of new m=
edia practitioners, such as metastructures of subjects, objects, practice, =
and theory.


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