[spectre] [call] Revolution:USA
NomIg.
nomig at nomig.net
Mon Oct 4 17:47:44 CEST 2004
Revolution:USA - A Coldcut/NomIg. Project
http://www.revusa.net
email: revolution at nomig.net
Revolution USA is an online, multimedia political art project put together
by Coldcut (www.ninjatune.net/coldcut) and collaborators NomIg. Using
samples of the last 40 years of American presidents and media figures, we
have created an online Archive of Political Corruption and Scandals. This
site features an interactive timeline of major US political scandals and
corruption with an integrated database containing: pertinent video clips and
samples for download and streaming; pictures; a textual description of each
event and offsite links for further research. The site contains hundreds of
clips of US politicians in 'awkward' moments and other relevant footage,
free audio loops and tracks created by Coldcut which are available for
download (currently totaling over 13GBs). The aim is to build a digital
library detailing the blatant corruption of the US political landscape in
order to evoke social change through audience participation.
We are inviting all artists to access the site, download the materials and
create cut-up a/v tracks and documentaries using the footage, the audio
clips and whatever else you can get your hands on. This allows for a new
intersection between artist and audience where the worlds of the filmmaker
and the viewer merge into a single act. The works will then be hosted on the
site and made available as streaming media for the world to watch. Users of
the site will then be able to vote for what they think are the best works
and the winners will be announced. The end result is an intersection between
the worlds of documentary, interactive film making and web interactivity and
programming.
For more information and to see the current crop of remixes (including a
must-see by TV Sheriff): www.revusa.net or contact revolution at nomig.net
Sincerely,
-NomIg.
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