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Marc Garrett is co-director and co-founder, with artist Ruth Catlow of the Internet arts collectives and communities – Furtherfield.org, Furthernoise.org, Netbehaviour.org, also co-founder and co-curator/director of the gallery space formerly known as 'HTTP Gallery' now called the Furtherfield Gallery in London (Finsbury Park), UK. Co-curating various contemporary Media Arts exhibitions, projects nationally and internationally. Co-editor of 'Artists Re:Thinking Games' with Ruth Catlow and Corrado Morgana 2010. Hosted Furtherfield's critically acclaimed weekly broadcast on UK's Resonance FM Radio, a series of hour long live interviews with people working at the edge of contemporary practices in art, technology & social change. Currently doing an Art history Phd at the University of London, Birkbeck College.

Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.

Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
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DISCUSSION

Re: Karei & Neosim


Yeah alright...

But I still think you are both Neo Kittens, a little fluffy even. Cute,
that's another matter - depends who owns you really, and how well you have
been trained.

thanx for your Neoist=stylee reospnse.

marc

> Too bad the below is absolute drivel unrelated to what we do, marc garret.
>
> Oh yes. And none of us have ego.
>
> Avoid attempting to write lengthy meaningless drivel in an attempt to
> slap a NUMBER of your OWN PROJECTIONS (which have nothing to do with
> neoism) under the guise of "intelligents".
>
> In fact, all you are doing is attempting to peddle your ego,
> and even using neoism as a "mask/whore".
>
> You cannot perceive what we do until you deal with your ego.
>
> The below is meaningless passive-aggressive drivel.
>
> > Karei & Neoism.
> >
> > Your insistent function reminds me of some of my 'neoist' friends in the
UK.
> > In fact percieved alienation seems to be part of the acquired make-up,
> > changing whatever is discussed or said by others on its head. Language
is
> > the medium and where ever there is cohesive communication amongst
others, or
> > the act of it, is fertile ground for disruption via Neoist
rules-principles.
> >
> > A conscious act of dismantling distinction is part of the
> > intellectual-isolatory
> > game, and it is a competitive activity or sport with rules that others
are
> > not supposed to be aware of, or the actual purity of it will not work as
> > well as intended.
> >
> > The 'Neoist', acts like a mason, a secret agent, who has vowed never to
> > declare who they are, for that breaks the whole position and power ratio
> > down. It would weaken the power of this consciously post-realization
> > collective, compromising its (very active) position to disrupt. It is
mainly
> > a male dominated sect, harboring the likes of 'Stuart Home' a real
person,
> > and there are invented names also such as 'Monty Catsin', 'Karen Elliot'
&
> > loads more. Although 'Maris Kundzins', a Lithuanian puppet player (of
> > course, more interested with playing with real people instead) was I
believe
> > one of the originators of Neoism. Although 'Karei', can correct me on
this
> > one. Are you Maris? I know, it is a secret.
> >
> > Neosim is a contrary thing, it seems to resolve contradictions by
> > reinforcing them, and pertaining the golden rule of putting personal
agendas
> > aside. Even though the act of putting personal agendas aside does come
from
> > being in an emotional state, it is also 'literally' irrational, yet
> > objective. It is relational yet not part of the stream of (assumed)
> > consciousness that we might consider ourselves sharing. The Neoist is
> > seperate, an alien, deliberately; defying the urge to get personally
> > involved with anyone (even if they like them) on a list such as this, if
> > they did, they would break the golden rule.
> >
> > A structuralist function, using generative actions & and an objective
tool
> > that anyone can use, as long as they stick to the rules of not telling
> > anyone. For instance Rhizome and their crew, or at least, some of them;
I am
> > sure know about this, hence their hesitant reaction to 'Karei's' actions
on
> > the list. So that means that Rhizome also know personally, some
'neoists'.
> > Being a Neoist, is probably the most underground state of being on the
> > planet, because it never gets assimilated into the mediated haze, an
> > impressive thing really. Lists are a perfect place for such activity to
> > flourish, or propogate, for it is text based and relies on the users, to
use
> > language.
> >
> > For someone like 'Karei', who seems to use Neoist rules, text and
identity
> > are the same thing, it has no identity. There is a real person there,
typing
> > but they do not allow themselves to break the stream of un-conscious
> > deliberations. A Neoist can change their invented persona to personas,
as
> > did 'Karei'. There is no such thing as truth, only the function, and
that is
> > part of the basis of their deconstruction, which can be the closest to a
> > 'Neoist's' truth; if there is such a thing. Yet that would not be
declared
> > of course. For part of the non reasoning or intention is to not get
caught
> > up in psychology (its personalization) mutualist environments. Not
believing
> > in specific commonly-held opinions, such as the value of capitalist
social
> > relations, or belief in metaphysical abstractions, or anything anyone
might
> > possibly agree on is all part of the entities action. A play with
dialect,
> > which is termed as 'dialectical immaterialism'.
> >
> > The Neoist tool is not really about communication, in fact the process
of
> > clashing with commuincation seems to stunt it, causing confusion; which
has
> > its own qualities but also can possess negativities at the same time.
Which
> > is of no concern to a Neoist, by default. A Neoist usually does not
judge,
> > merely (although Karei seems to break that rule) just acts. 'Karei',
knows
> > that what is not said, is just as important as what is said, if one
bothers
> > to stroll through past threads in relation to 'Karei's' way of using
> > language; you begin to realize that similarities do crop up. Certain
> > repetitive txt based responses do occur; this not because 'Karei' is
stupid
> > by any stretch of the imagination, it is because, as a Neoist, there are
> > certain rules that must be put in place. An opposite to what has been
> > mentioned, such as in the case of Joseph and Karei. Karei does not hate
> > Joseph, but must create friction, that is the whole point, comply to the
> > rules accordingly, hence contrarily.
> >
> > The only enemy of a Neoist is their own ego, and everyone else's. By the
> > way, the term Neoist was not created by the original Neoist suppozedly,
in
> > fact they say that their enemies created the name; yet at the same time
they
> > are their own enemies. Are you getting the drift at all now?
> >
> > The Neoist believes that Art is a false idol, a misrepresentation of
space,
> > in fact it is seen as a form of propaganda. Artists, or rather their
> > artistic contributions are consumerized fodder, made for the capitalist
> > machine to gulp; it is eaten and then spat out as waste, till the
monster of
> > capitalism chooses its next meal. And there are plenty out there for it
to
> > eat. The Neoist respects artists grudgingly but holds contempt for their
> > ever increasingly desire to be known, and how they prostitute themselves
to
> > get where they feel they are supposed to be. Also, a Neoist would feel
that
> > I was actually becoming one of them, just by thinking on their terms.
May be
> > I already am to some degree - yet I have never had a term or word for
such
> > feelings.
> >
> > 'To produce art in a strictly formal way. Refine it to a craft of
technical,
> > aesthetic and mathematical precision. The old cliche of art for art's
sake,
> > and why not? The problem only occurs when the structure of society
detaches
> > the by-product of an individual period of creativity, maybe with the
> > artist's connivance, and institutes it as a sterile husk, a coinage.'
This
> > statement is a good example of a term that I myself would use, in
respect of
> > 'coinage', I would use currency, it means the same in the context of
> > culturalization of creativity, sucked in by institutional systems.
> >
> > I would rather that Art (which is such a small word) was so everyday
that
> > institutional dominance decided that there was no control value in it.
Thus,
> > it is reclaimed via the process of merely expounding our imaginings as
> > something we declare and share, rather than imposed via already tired
> > 'art-run' insitutionally linear structures. The act of imagining is a
> > freedom that is too readily ignored by many, art does not have to always
be
> > out there; it can be part of everything and exist without that 'self
> > cosciously' dictated label called 'art', that is where its potential
freedom
> > lies. To have freedom is not know that you've got it.
> >
> > My own personal decision is to always keep a political stance within my
> > imaginative 'squeak's, as part of my action and shaky reasoning, this
keeps
> > me grounded; yet this would never rest within the rules of a Neoist.
Because
> > they would say that I am still playing with the same rules, someone
else's
> > thus not being realistic. Yet my own illusion, is my decision, whatever
> > rules one was to impose or suggest; I am one of those entities who learn
by
> > experience and not just by other people's writings, for I believe that
no
> > one can understand what exactly I am or what I want to be; and who cares
> > anyway? No one. So to invest in an alternative consciousness would
> > disintegrate my emotional and intuitive state and sensibilities. Much
like
> > when one unfurls their identity in an institution for learning, throw
away
> > the individual's gunk and replace it with a new skin; educational
> > environments act by this process; this I have always been suspicious of.
> >
> > So, this is now the best place to stop - hope those who were not aware
are
> > more aware; and those who dared not declare will now declare...
> >
> >
> >
> > respect to all - marc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > + ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup
> > -> post: list@rhizome.org
> > -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> > -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> > -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> > +
> > Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> > Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
> >
>
> o
> [ + ]
>
> + + +
>
>
> | '|' |
> _________________________________________
> `, . ` `k a r e i' ? ' D42
>

DISCUSSION

Re: To Bush


Who's Aunt Polly?

> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, marc.garrett wrote:
>
> > Hi Kitten :-)
>
> None of us are "kitten".
>
> > I used to die everyday, but now I die twice a day. Have died much
lately?
>
> Ask Aunt Polly.
>
>
>

DISCUSSION

Re: Karei & Neosim


Yep,

Wrong to aquaint such a classy thing as Neoism to your ever so special
'non-ego' cEntred types. You've ego alright, it's in yer txt all the time...

marc

> Too bad the below is absolute drivel unrelated to what we do, marc garret.
>
> Oh yes. And none of us have ego.
>
> Avoid attempting to write lengthy meaningless drivel in an attempt to
> slap a NUMBER of your OWN PROJECTIONS (which have nothing to do with
> neoism) under the guise of "intelligents".
>
> In fact, all you are doing is attempting to peddle your ego,
> and even using neoism as a "mask/whore".
>
> You cannot perceive what we do until you deal with your ego.
>
> The below is meaningless passive-aggressive drivel.
>
> > Karei & Neoism.
> >
> > Your insistent function reminds me of some of my 'neoist' friends in the
UK.
> > In fact percieved alienation seems to be part of the acquired make-up,
> > changing whatever is discussed or said by others on its head. Language
is
> > the medium and where ever there is cohesive communication amongst
others, or
> > the act of it, is fertile ground for disruption via Neoist
rules-principles.
> >
> > A conscious act of dismantling distinction is part of the
> > intellectual-isolatory
> > game, and it is a competitive activity or sport with rules that others
are
> > not supposed to be aware of, or the actual purity of it will not work as
> > well as intended.
> >
> > The 'Neoist', acts like a mason, a secret agent, who has vowed never to
> > declare who they are, for that breaks the whole position and power ratio
> > down. It would weaken the power of this consciously post-realization
> > collective, compromising its (very active) position to disrupt. It is
mainly
> > a male dominated sect, harboring the likes of 'Stuart Home' a real
person,
> > and there are invented names also such as 'Monty Catsin', 'Karen Elliot'
&
> > loads more. Although 'Maris Kundzins', a Lithuanian puppet player (of
> > course, more interested with playing with real people instead) was I
believe
> > one of the originators of Neoism. Although 'Karei', can correct me on
this
> > one. Are you Maris? I know, it is a secret.
> >
> > Neosim is a contrary thing, it seems to resolve contradictions by
> > reinforcing them, and pertaining the golden rule of putting personal
agendas
> > aside. Even though the act of putting personal agendas aside does come
from
> > being in an emotional state, it is also 'literally' irrational, yet
> > objective. It is relational yet not part of the stream of (assumed)
> > consciousness that we might consider ourselves sharing. The Neoist is
> > seperate, an alien, deliberately; defying the urge to get personally
> > involved with anyone (even if they like them) on a list such as this, if
> > they did, they would break the golden rule.
> >
> > A structuralist function, using generative actions & and an objective
tool
> > that anyone can use, as long as they stick to the rules of not telling
> > anyone. For instance Rhizome and their crew, or at least, some of them;
I am
> > sure know about this, hence their hesitant reaction to 'Karei's' actions
on
> > the list. So that means that Rhizome also know personally, some
'neoists'.
> > Being a Neoist, is probably the most underground state of being on the
> > planet, because it never gets assimilated into the mediated haze, an
> > impressive thing really. Lists are a perfect place for such activity to
> > flourish, or propogate, for it is text based and relies on the users, to
use
> > language.
> >
> > For someone like 'Karei', who seems to use Neoist rules, text and
identity
> > are the same thing, it has no identity. There is a real person there,
typing
> > but they do not allow themselves to break the stream of un-conscious
> > deliberations. A Neoist can change their invented persona to personas,
as
> > did 'Karei'. There is no such thing as truth, only the function, and
that is
> > part of the basis of their deconstruction, which can be the closest to a
> > 'Neoist's' truth; if there is such a thing. Yet that would not be
declared
> > of course. For part of the non reasoning or intention is to not get
caught
> > up in psychology (its personalization) mutualist environments. Not
believing
> > in specific commonly-held opinions, such as the value of capitalist
social
> > relations, or belief in metaphysical abstractions, or anything anyone
might
> > possibly agree on is all part of the entities action. A play with
dialect,
> > which is termed as 'dialectical immaterialism'.
> >
> > The Neoist tool is not really about communication, in fact the process
of
> > clashing with commuincation seems to stunt it, causing confusion; which
has
> > its own qualities but also can possess negativities at the same time.
Which
> > is of no concern to a Neoist, by default. A Neoist usually does not
judge,
> > merely (although Karei seems to break that rule) just acts. 'Karei',
knows
> > that what is not said, is just as important as what is said, if one
bothers
> > to stroll through past threads in relation to 'Karei's' way of using
> > language; you begin to realize that similarities do crop up. Certain
> > repetitive txt based responses do occur; this not because 'Karei' is
stupid
> > by any stretch of the imagination, it is because, as a Neoist, there are
> > certain rules that must be put in place. An opposite to what has been
> > mentioned, such as in the case of Joseph and Karei. Karei does not hate
> > Joseph, but must create friction, that is the whole point, comply to the
> > rules accordingly, hence contrarily.
> >
> > The only enemy of a Neoist is their own ego, and everyone else's. By the
> > way, the term Neoist was not created by the original Neoist suppozedly,
in
> > fact they say that their enemies created the name; yet at the same time
they
> > are their own enemies. Are you getting the drift at all now?
> >
> > The Neoist believes that Art is a false idol, a misrepresentation of
space,
> > in fact it is seen as a form of propaganda. Artists, or rather their
> > artistic contributions are consumerized fodder, made for the capitalist
> > machine to gulp; it is eaten and then spat out as waste, till the
monster of
> > capitalism chooses its next meal. And there are plenty out there for it
to
> > eat. The Neoist respects artists grudgingly but holds contempt for their
> > ever increasingly desire to be known, and how they prostitute themselves
to
> > get where they feel they are supposed to be. Also, a Neoist would feel
that
> > I was actually becoming one of them, just by thinking on their terms.
May be
> > I already am to some degree - yet I have never had a term or word for
such
> > feelings.
> >
> > 'To produce art in a strictly formal way. Refine it to a craft of
technical,
> > aesthetic and mathematical precision. The old cliche of art for art's
sake,
> > and why not? The problem only occurs when the structure of society
detaches
> > the by-product of an individual period of creativity, maybe with the
> > artist's connivance, and institutes it as a sterile husk, a coinage.'
This
> > statement is a good example of a term that I myself would use, in
respect of
> > 'coinage', I would use currency, it means the same in the context of
> > culturalization of creativity, sucked in by institutional systems.
> >
> > I would rather that Art (which is such a small word) was so everyday
that
> > institutional dominance decided that there was no control value in it.
Thus,
> > it is reclaimed via the process of merely expounding our imaginings as
> > something we declare and share, rather than imposed via already tired
> > 'art-run' insitutionally linear structures. The act of imagining is a
> > freedom that is too readily ignored by many, art does not have to always
be
> > out there; it can be part of everything and exist without that 'self
> > cosciously' dictated label called 'art', that is where its potential
freedom
> > lies. To have freedom is not know that you've got it.
> >
> > My own personal decision is to always keep a political stance within my
> > imaginative 'squeak's, as part of my action and shaky reasoning, this
keeps
> > me grounded; yet this would never rest within the rules of a Neoist.
Because
> > they would say that I am still playing with the same rules, someone
else's
> > thus not being realistic. Yet my own illusion, is my decision, whatever
> > rules one was to impose or suggest; I am one of those entities who learn
by
> > experience and not just by other people's writings, for I believe that
no
> > one can understand what exactly I am or what I want to be; and who cares
> > anyway? No one. So to invest in an alternative consciousness would
> > disintegrate my emotional and intuitive state and sensibilities. Much
like
> > when one unfurls their identity in an institution for learning, throw
away
> > the individual's gunk and replace it with a new skin; educational
> > environments act by this process; this I have always been suspicious of.
> >
> > So, this is now the best place to stop - hope those who were not aware
are
> > more aware; and those who dared not declare will now declare...
> >
> >
> >
> > respect to all - marc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > + ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup
> > -> post: list@rhizome.org
> > -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> > -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> > -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> > +
> > Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> > Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
> >
>
> o
> [ + ]
>
> + + +
>
>
> | '|' |
> _________________________________________
> `, . ` `k a r e i' ? ' D42
>
> + ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>

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one woman remembers, after the bomb destroyed their future.

Things that we think are so right, like I used to think about America, some=
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Nold in first grade and that seemed right. But I don't think I would say, "=