BIO
Rob Myers is an artist and hacker based in the UK.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
Configuring Hegemony Into the Post-Human Culture of Tomorrow
the notion of the haves and the have-nots and only a few select elitists having the benefits of new technologies, with which to enhance, is old-world
If this means it's mediaeval then I agree. If this means it's European-not-American I'd disagree. Government schemes to enable access to computers and networks are common in the EU.
Neural jacks on the NHS?
No where is anyone saying that only a select few ought to have benefits of NBIC technologies. ... We Artists...
Artists are useful for gaining access to technology by those outside the socioeconomic elite. Artists produce work for that elite that is desired by and valued by it but that is not regarded as vital for its objectives. Any access to technology by artists is both a means of opening access to technology and an indicator that more open access to technology is possible.
I look forward to MTAA's first 122 year performance video...
If this means it's mediaeval then I agree. If this means it's European-not-American I'd disagree. Government schemes to enable access to computers and networks are common in the EU.
Neural jacks on the NHS?
No where is anyone saying that only a select few ought to have benefits of NBIC technologies. ... We Artists...
Artists are useful for gaining access to technology by those outside the socioeconomic elite. Artists produce work for that elite that is desired by and valued by it but that is not regarded as vital for its objectives. Any access to technology by artists is both a means of opening access to technology and an indicator that more open access to technology is possible.
I look forward to MTAA's first 122 year performance video...
