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this week's topic is Web Environments
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Is there such a thing as a reality we can only experience through the Net? To what extent is our response to work on the Net conditioned by experiences in the physical world? And what is the influence of other media, such as cinema, print and television? How do artists exploit the web's separation of viewer, content and author - by locating themselves on the border between the real and fictitious, and between the institutionally sanctioned 'truth' and their personal vision of the world? Should we look for intellectual and moral authenticity in net art, and what roles do access and interpretation play in our response to the work?
What is the nature of an 'event' on the web? Is it a good medium for performance? How do virtual artworks unfold in time and space?
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Handmade code - Simon Poulter
The artist Simon Poulter has worked widely throughout the UK, developing performance and interdisciplinary projects. These have included UK Ltd and Counter Marketing for Hull Time Based Arts, Microhenge for BN1/Lighthouse and Hyperphilately for Lovebytes/Photo 98.
Poulter has been influential in developing interdisciplinary media labs working with artists and organisations in the UK. These labs have been aimed at developing digital and performance projects with artists working across a wide range of media.
Simon Poulter is a founder member of PVA Medialab in Bridport, Dorset, where he lives and works.
Links to Simon Poulter's recent projects can be found at:
Handmade code is a strictly copyrighted project by artist Simon Poulter.
Every piece of the work is handmade properly by him using real skills.
He then allows Digest to display his work in the Ideas Mart. He oversees this process to make sure that each work looks like the 'real thing'.
You are warned that if you copy any of these ideas then the artist will institute immediate legal action without any recourse to arbitration.
Handmade 1 - Hand-coding an apple
first select a quality apple
cut the apple in half
apply the code with an ink pen
the acid from the apple may dissolve the code
introduce the code onto a thin layer of plastic
your apple is now hand-coded
Handmade 2 - Ch'an Distortion
Ch'an Distortion consists of a 2 minutes, 20 seconds pentatonic riff played on a PRS Custom 22. It has been encoded at 128k and 256k. Ch'an Metal (my term) uses the five notes of the pentatonic scale in the key of 'C' [CDEGA]
mp3 versions :: 128k(2.1MB) :: 256k(4.3MB)
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Handmade Code customer reviews.
nanas - erik stackpiece
Friday, Mar 12, 2004 
It is possible to handcode bananas - in fact all fruits respond well to handcoding. Oranges, Apricots to name but a few. Remember that the acid can be harmful, it is best to work out a full health and safety regime before beginning. Don't take any risks with fruit. Erik
'nanas - Adele Prince
Friday, Mar 12, 2004 
I have an apple that I've been carrying around in my bag for a few days, so i don't think it could still be considered 'quality'. Do you think it would be ok to code a banana? Do you have to use a special kind of pen?
Handmade Code - Lab Culture
Thursday, Mar 11, 2004 
Very refreshing to see work with 'real' artefacts. Does the apple exist? Has the apple been composted? What is the apple's future?
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