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This is STRUCTURE draft (produced by Honor & Zeljko)... we still need 2 rewise it + do BUDGET and GFX/Design!

Structure

Three similair sized modules, each one containing (for instance):

- an introduction to the exhibition - descriptions of each artwork in the show - a piece of writing placing the exhibition / artworks in some critical context - a theoretical essay introducing the theme or genre of the show (for instance ' generative art', or 'software art')

TABLE OF CONTENTS To be dveloped

FOREWORD? A short text written by either Zeljko or Marcell or everyone at Mi2 introducing Mi2 and why they are doing stuff like this + current status/recent history in Computer arts field (maybe) in Croatia.

A short text written by Radmila Iva Jankovic on behalf of GalleryPM refering to the Croatian media art scene and PM Gallery + collaboration with Mi2.

INTRODUCTION A new text commissioned by a writer which places all three exhibition modules in some kind of context, and sets out the relationship between these three fields / exhibitions. Also it would be good if this text somehow takes account of why it is significant that Mi2 have undertaken these projects. Possible writers: - Timothy Druckrey (he has visited mama, knows about at least one of the projects, and is generally one of the better writers of new media art around :) ).

I AM STILL ALIVE SECTION

• Introduction to the Exhibition The introduction should be rewritten. Darko Fritz wrote the original introduction, but this should be revisited, possibly by a writer.
• Descriptions of the Artworks Zeljko to research whether the descriptions of works, a) existed, b) still exist.
• Introduction to 1960s Art and Technology We need to locate a writer who is able to critically illuminate the significance of art and technology experiments which took place in the 1960s, and how this era in art and technology has influenced and impacted on contemporary new media practices. ossible writers could be:
• Charlie Gere, Professor of Digital Art History, Birbeck College, University of London ( particularly strong on artwork from this era, but maybe short of knowledge of developments in Russia / Eastern Europe)
• Zeigfried Sielitzky, Professor at KHM, Cologne

Introduction to Net Art

• Alexei Shulgin, artist (we shoudl ask him to adapt an existing introduction such as the Manifesto, and possibly collaborate with someone like Olga to develop an existing text).

RECON SECTION

• Introduction to the Exhibition This introduction already exists in English, and HDLU should have the Croatian version. We probably need to slightly tweak this to make it a little bit better.
• Descriptions of the Artworks The description already in exist in Croatian, and should be at Arkzin (Rutta designed the text panels for teh show, and should still ahve the final versions of the CRoatian texts). Honor should have the English versions, and will check.
• Text Placing the Exhibition in context This text already exists in English, and it is 1500 words. It has been written by Mitchell Whitelaw, a writer and theorist based at Australian National University in Canberra. We will need to get this translated.

• Introduction to Software Art and / or Art using Gaming Software We need to commission a text providing a general introduction to the field of software art, explaining what is specific and characteristic about this field. Ideally we want the writer to in some way address the connections and disparities between works which are pieces of software, and works which more mimic games, specifically addressing the moment(s) where these fields converged and then diverged. Possible writer: - Matthew Fuller, writer / critic (is particularly capable of introducing software art, won't really want to deal with game theory) - Florian Cramer, writer / critic (we need to do a little bit of reading to check to see if he has deal with game theory et al at all in his work)