RESPAM - Net art platform launched

[UCSD]

"Send us your spam!"

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R E S P A M   [dot]  C O M


RESPAM (http://www.respam.com) is a net art platform for the collection,
implementation, and cultural integration of unwanted, abject data in the
form of solicitous messages (heretofore referred to as spam) by artists Alex
Dragulescu and Timothy Jaeger.

In an age of unparalleled digital communication, spam accounts for up to 65%
of all email. Research into this phenomenon is taking place all over the
world as spam threatens to turn the once utopian cyberlandscape into an
abyss of junk emails, adverts, and attempts on the part of the spammers to
harvest individuals¹ data for malicious use.

RESPAM as a project is multifold.  The first is to populate a large database
over a number of years with junk emails.  These will be used for data
visualizations, audio-visual multimedia performances, and other online work.
The second is to act as a resource for others working in and around this
field:  spam filters, legislation, and art are just a few of these various
disciplines that RESPAM serves to amplify.   The third is an interactive
tool:  we encourage you to send us your spam to  submit at respam.com  and grow
the database. There are instructions on how to do this for different
operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux), and there are tools and methods in
development to access your newly sent data.

RESPAM is planning performances and presentations at various sites for the
upcoming future.  Stay tuned, or to receive news, send your e-mail address
to: postmaster at repsam.com


submit at respam.com  |   spam us
postmaster at respam.com  |  comments and questions

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RESPAM is generously supported by THING.NET, CRCA (Center for Research in
Computing and the Arts, University of California, San Diego), Cal-(IT)2.

Individuals who are instrumental in making this happen include Darrel O'Pry
of The Thing, and Sheldon Brown, New Media Arts Layer of Cal-(IT)2 and
Director for CRCA.

http://www.respam.com


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