Chris Joseph

http://www.80plus1.org/proposal_text.php?lan=en

“80+1” would like to invite artists and scientists (participants may be individuals, groups, institutions, companies etc.) to submit proposals in order to exchange and connect two different locations (Linz and a place in the world). The goal is to expand and explore meaningful exchange between remote groups of people. Proposals’ one essential requirement is an element of “live bits” – real-time, two-way communication – of any viable quantity and in any modality. Though symmetrical two-way communication is preferred, asymmetrical two-way communication and even one-way communication will be considered as long as a live component is present. Other media, such as pre-recorded data and physically shipped material, may also be incorporated. Please, find a list of our 20 selected locations and associated themes at www.80plus1.org. Proposals may focus on specific locations or themes, otherwise the “80+1” team will seek a best match. “80+1” plans to award several commissions, EUR 10,000 each. This budget shall include all associated costs: research, production, technician support, travel related to the production and presentation, rentals of equipment and facilities, project materials, artist fees, installation and documentation. Commissioned projects will be deployed and exhibited during “80+1” on the Hauptplatz Linz (main square) in the framework of Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture.

A great article in the Independent this weekend, with assessments from the agent Clare Alexander, Sue Thomas (Professor of New Media at De Montfort University), authors Tracy Chevalier and Chris Meade, Penguin digital publisher Jeremy Ettinghausen and others.

Chris Meade also gets a great mention in another Independent article - ‘Who’ll be the bestsellers of tomorrow?‘:

Christopher Meade’s multimedia novella, In Search of Lost Tim, meanwhile, uses fictitious blogs (hosted at www.insearchoflosttim.net) and YouTube videos to tell the story of a blogger who is contacted by a boy who claims he lives in the 1960s and is communicating via his “Futurizer”). Young Tim is trying to contact his future self, the political activist and secret agent Lord Tim. It’s a jeux d’esprit, but also, just possibly, the future of fiction.

I have to admit to some favouritism here, as one of my last tasks as Digital Writer in Residence at DMU was to mentor Chris for ‘In Search of Lost Tim’. But I can’t take any credit… he really didn’t need any mentoring from me, to be honest. Well done Chris, it’s a great piece of electronic fiction!

Share Festival announces that the deadline for the online application to Share Prize 09 is moved till the 10th of October 2008.

A short list of no more than six finalists will be announced within November 2008.
The award candidates are invited to participate to the 5th edition of Share Festival in Torino that will be from 24th till 29th march 2009.

A Jury will award a prize of Euro 2,500 to the work (published or not) that best represents experimentation of arts and new technologies.

The jury is:
Andy Cameron (creative director department Interactive Design Fabrica) - president of the jury
Bruce Sterling (writer and journalist, Austin)
Emma Quinn (curator at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London)
Giovanni Ferrrero (president Accademia delle Belle Arti, Torino)
Rosina Gomez-Baez (director Laboral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijon)

Guest curator of Share Festival 2009 is Andy Cameron.

http://www.toshare.it/eng/share-prize