Stacy Makishi

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | Video | No Comments

Documentation of Stacy Makishi who performed at the On the Margins of Technology’ symposium at SPACE in February 2008:

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Tags: Democracy, performance, Stacy Makishi, technology

If I could do one thing…

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | Video | No Comments

Lois Weaver’s presentation / performance at the ‘On the Margins of Technology’  symposium at SPACE in February 2008.

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Tags: Democracy, failure, if, Lois Weaver, performance, threshold, virus

Democratising Technology

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | Video | 1 Comment

Ann Light, researcher on the Demtech project linked to The Not Quite Yet, explains the starting points and ideas behind the research.

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Tags: Ann Light, Democracy, DemTech, technology

Long Table Discussion Podcasts

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 | Artists Interviews | No Comments

The ‘Long Table’ discussion was an open public event that courted views, contributions and opinions around technology and democracy, feeding into to The Not Quite Yet as a project.

The ‘Long Table’ is an experimental public forum developed by performance artist Lois Weaver. It is a hybrid performance installation-round table discussion-dinner party designed to facilitate informal conversations on serious topics.

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 Long Table discussion: Technology and Democracy (pt 1) [48:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Long Table discussion: Technology and Democracy (pt 2) [62:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: Democracy, Lois Weaver, long table, SPACE, technology, The Not Quite Yet

Lois Weaver: seeking out connections

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Lois Weaver | No Comments

Lois weaver: seeking out connections

“We have a real understanding of what commitment means… and we have a lot of guilt associated with not fulfilling that commitment - that’s our connection to our own work, that kind of passion, that thing that holds you to the failures that you face on a day to day basis in your own studio, or at your own laptop… ”

As the primary investigator for DemTech (Democratising Technology), Lois Weaver worked differently from the other artists engaged in The Not Quite Yet - she suggested other artists to the project, and worked across the whole initiative. Her contribution to the exhibition at SPACE was an evocative installation touching on some of the explorations she and participants had undertaken - time lines, memories and evocative objects.

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 Lois Weaver Interview [32:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: commitment, Democracy, DemTech, desire, failure, If I could do one thing..., Lois Weaver, participation, passion, performance, Research, taboo, The Not Quite Yet