Wigged.net: Fresh Ideas

[Seth Thompson]

   WIGGED.NET  JUNE 2002 E-NEWSLETTER--VOL. 2 ISSUE 11
   Wigged.net (http://www.wigged.net) is an evolving Webzine focused on


   bringing innovative short videos, animations and interactive works over

   the Internet.  Our mission is to be a showcase, distribution and promotion

   center for experimental artists via the World Wide Web. Wigged.net is for


   audiences seeking innovative alternatives to traditional forms of

   entertainment.


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   NOW SHOWING


   Check out featured artists in the new issue of Wigged.net:

   Humberto Ramirez's HATE.

   Ramirez writes, "This is a video in which the cultural dynamics of hatred

   are explored through a series of talking heads and monologues. The video


   seeks to denaturalize a condition in which the potential solidarity

   amongst different people is subverted by notions of nationalism, race,

   gender, class etc.


   By problematizing what seems to remain hidden or at least unspoken this

   work seeks to provoke a conversation." United States. 2002.


   Agricola de Cologne's Never Wake Up.
   Based on the artist's poem of the same name.  The poem/movie uses some


   fundamental images: The "soldier" is metaphor for the human individual.

   "War" is a metaphor for life, respectively the fights of everyday day

   life; and the "veteran of war" is the human being who cannot rid himself


   of the shadows of the past. Never Wake Up addresses the loss of identity

   where the soldiers become distorted and veterans have difficulty with

   reintegration into post-war society. Germany. 2001.


   Jimpunk's www.nowar.nogame.org.

   Jimpunk ironically states that in his piecewww.nowar.nogame.org,

   "everything is under control."  However get ready for a nerve-racking

   event.  At first you may think that your computer has been infected with a


   virus.  But don't worry, it's not.  Fasten your seatbelt as you embark on

   a mind-blowing journey that is a masterful mixture of image and sound.

   Kudos to jimpunk! France. 2001.


   Daniel Young's NewZoid.

   NewZoid is a work of generative art. It plays with the most common

   information form of our time - the headline. NewZoid continuously collects

   the daily news, tears it apart, chops it up and endlessly reassembles the


   pieces into absurd, funny, shocking and thought-provoking headlines. The

   Site has been operating on its own since April 8, 2001. United States.

   2001.

   Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez & Gustavo Matamoros'sL'Anatomie du Désir.  This


   assemblage of erotic images, found and damaged footage, and handcrafted

   16mm film was originally projected onto the torso of Butoh artist Helena

   Thevenot as part of the one-hour collaborative piece "The Anatomy of


   Desire."  A tribute to biophysical impulses, the video version

   synchronizes the film to its original score by Gustavo Matamoros. United

   States. 2002.

   Thomas Swiss and Seth Thompson's In the Woods.
   In the Woods, a collaborative effort between Thom Swiss and Seth Thompson


   examines the ideas of memory, aging and loss.  The result of the

   collaboration suggests the way language (in this case a poem by Swiss) can

   be re-represented and changed by images (a film by Thompson).United

   States. 2002.

   To view these works visit the "Now Showing" page at http://www.wigged.net



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   WIGGED NEWS


   Read Peter Schmideg's web essay, CORY ARCANGEL: 8-BIT VIRTUOSO.


   The above article can only be found on the "Wigged News" page at


   http://www.wigged.net



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   STORE (STUFF YOU NEED)

   Evolving Traditions: Artists Working in New Media
   Video Documentary. 2002. (Color, 56:35)


   Directed and produced by Seth Thompson.


   Profiles four internationally recognized artists who have incorporated

   current computer technology into their work to enhance their artistic


   visions.  Artists addressed are: Mark Amerika, Tennessee Rice Dixon, Toni

   Dove, and Troika Ranch.


   The documentary is currently distributed by Wigged Productions and is


   available for $29.95 (includes S/H) at

   http://www.wigged.net/evolvingtraditions/ .  


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   CALL FOR WORKS


   Seeking innovative and experimental video, animation and net art.  Please

   visit http://www.wigged.net and go to the "submit media" page to fill out

   our on-line registration form and send requested materials.



   DEADLINE: July 15, 2002 for Wigged's September-December, 2002 issue.



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