Kollabor8 is an artists’ hub functioning as a collaborative art piece. Kollabor8 explores the transitory nature of Internet content and the capacity for spontaneous creative synergy between unassociated artists. Images and themes change quickly, with no outside communication or planning. Any given chain of images has infinite potential for change as each artist leaves his or her mark. Social commentary may become irreverence, or innovation humor. Kollabor8 invites artists to take and then relinquish control as their peers reinvent, destroy, or expand upon their work.

The general idea of the system is as follows:

Each chain shows a collaborative image making process, displayed like threads in a forum. Each link in the chain should be in some way a derivative of the previous image.

Members can participate in two ways.

1) Add to a chain: Download the last image in a chain, work on it in the software of your choice, add, edit, collage, work your magic, then upload your new image to the same chain.

2) Start a new chain: Upload artwork, digital photos, scans, or other images of your own, with the understanding that you are inviting other members to start mutating the image.

All images must be 640 x 480 jpeg files.

Members are not able to upload a direct mutation to their own images, to encourage collaboration.

A system of credits is in place to encourage growth of chains. Credits allow you to start new chains. You start with 2 credits, earn 1 new credit for every 5 images uploaded to other chains.

Please participate freely and often, and have fun!