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I can tell from recent comments that the low level of activity here is causing some unrest. It's still August and we should be dozing in the sun but in fact we are working on oth er stuff (details pending). Okay, we are dozing in the sun. It's the all the giant bees around, they're soporific. In the meantime, you can read Overheard in New York (thanks to L.M.) and check out the wack atom bomb art at US Naval Historical Centre (thanks to Rob Cruickshank). In fact copious and continual thanks are owing to L.M. and Rob for the constant stream of good reading material, like The Bomb: A Life (L.M.) and the Donald Duck atom bomb comic strip (R.C.).
Thanks to B. Smiley for this link Radio Netherlands' Vox Humana series. I just listened to the excellent show about international law. It's only available this week, so catch it soon! Some quotes:
"If there is no public support for a military operation is becomes difficult and in some cases impossible to carry on."
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"Each of us can get a copy of the Geneva Conventions off the Red Cross website. The language is clear. You can be the judge of whether you think violations have been committed, and your opinion can help make or reinforce international law."
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"The Hague Conventions back in the turn of the century, and the Geneva Conventions, have a prinicple of law that is binding on the international community. This legal rule says 'at all times combatants and civilians are protected by principles of law of civilized countries, principles of humanity, and the dictates of the public conscience.' This can be legally relevant in an actual tribunal. Listeners to this broadcast become part of the public conscience as well, and how they may react: letters to the editor or calling in the station or saying 'we think that there are violations,' all of this becomes the backdrop for potential lawsuits."
RM Vaughan wrote about my work in the group show Waypoint in his column for the National Post a couple of weeks ago. He's just posted the piece to his blog. Because of the web component to my project I sent the link out all over the place, and I think that promotion is the reason RM focussed on my work. Please note that there are SEVEN other excellent artists in the show: Scott Berry, Dave Dyment, Karen Henderson, Gwen MacGregor, Paola Poletto, Mitch Robertson, and Laurel Woodcock.
some links:
Cock and Booty show a bio and a slightly out-of-date filmography for Scott Berry at Fever Films
Images Festival where Scott Berry is the new director
0.001 Percent Volume exhibition curated by Dave Dyment at Mercer Union
Superinfinity samplesize project by Dave Dyment and Roula Partheniou
Mecer Union images of an old but excellent installation by Karen Henderson
Royal Road Test post on this blog about a project Karen Henderson collaborated on
La Centrale information on an exhibition by Gwen MacGregor
WADE Gwen MacGregor's horrid/gorgeous blue jello
Digifest where Paola Poletto is director
Who is Paola Poletto? information at kissmachine.org
Mitch Robertson at Robert Birch Gallery
Loch Ness Landscapes project on samplesize by Mitch Robertson
laurelwoodcock.ca
TPW essay about Laurel Woodcock, by Dave Dyment
note: other better links on these artists welcome, send 'em in.