hi everybody,

some might have found this already on the syndicate list. please feel free to take the following project description apart and reassemble it. the discussion rasa started recently - concerning the development of a terminology as well as concepts for net radio - might find a new playing field within the 'revolting' project...

i hope to receive lively comments (for the better or the worse) and was wondering if there is any interest to bring the topic of net radio as debated on xchange into play - to be part of the revolting work environment.

all the best,

micz

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REVOLTING
[temporary media laboratory]
Manchester, UK; Aug/Sep '98

REVOLTING will bring together Activism, Art and Theory 
concerned with media in a social and productive environment. 
Throughout August and September '98 Manchester will offer 
more or less informal locations providing a media workspace 
(at Salford University) and social interfaces (in the 
Greater Manchester Area) - as well as related events in 
Manchester. This event/workspace will provide the 
opportunity of lively exchange and collaboration, both in 
the privacy of a dedicated environment and the mayhem of the 
public arena.

REVOLTING vs. REVOLUTION

Attempts to define 'the' revolution have failed to produce a 
universal checklist of distinguishing characteristics. Where 
does that then leave the 'Digital Revolution'? REVOLTING 
replaces the handset on the master narrative and dials 
again. Stepping outside the mere potential of 'revolutionary 
technologies', REVOLTING shifts the focus to groups and 
individuals within the field of media, who are applying 
creative, challenging, tactical and innovative ways to make 
the most of the 'revolting' circumstances we live in. We 
don't want to define the Digital Revolution, we are 
interested in knowing who attended!

Not understanding art as critical by 'nature', but stressing 
the fact that it could well be critical by definition, 
REVOLTING wants to focus on the overlap between cultural 
production and cultural theory. We 'mind the gap' between 
wanting to understand and being forced to act. REVOLTING 
will provide the means of production as well as the social 
setting within which to present the processes.

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