[spectre] Digicult_Digimag 44 / May 2009_english version online

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Digicult presents:

DIGIMAG  44 / MAY 2009
http://www.digicult.it/digimag_eng/index.asp

You can read all the past articles and issues in the Archive section here:
http://www.digicult.it/en/Archive/

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"The distribution of technological knowledge and self-building were had 
their peak in the 50's and 60's in terms of electronic technologies: back 
then the market was full of boxes for people to follow instructions and 
build their own stuff, and amateur magazines that brought technological 
knowledge (with less filters compared to today) that was readily available. 
The resources were scarcer, but the transmission of knowledge was easier. 
Then with the evolution of the complexity of circuits and growing electronic 
consumption, the knowledge of basic phenomena withered away and the level of 
"fiddling" was raised to levels that don't implicate the contact with "naked 
metal", but instead with mouse and keyboard, networks and wi-fi. It's 
another universe of knowledge, that has little or no point of contact with 
what's behind it but without which it could not exist."

Peppo Lasagna, from "The ecology of Laboratorio Elettronico Popolare" by 
Marco Mancuso

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INTERVIEWS:

- NATASHA BARRETT - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1458 - by 
Matteo Milani
- CLAUDIO ROCCHETTI - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1459 - 
by Marco Mancuso
- SANTASANGRE - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1466 - by 
Annamaria Monteverdi
- LABORATORIO ELETTRONICO POPOLARE - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1460 - by Marco Mancuso
- CARLO BERNARDINI - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1457 - by 
Silvia Scaravaggi

REPORTS:

- THE DISCREE CHARME OF ELEKTRA - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1454 - by Donata Marletta
- INFECTIOUS:STAY AWAY - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1461 - by Stefano Raimondi
- VISUAL MUSIC MARATHON - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1455 - by Monica Ponzini
- GREEN PLATFORMS - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1464 - by 
Giulia Simi

FEATURING:

- THE CHINESE NIGHTMARE? - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1463 - by Lucrezia Cippitelli
- TACITA DEAN - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1469 - by 
Francesco Bertocco
- ZEITGEIST: FOR A NEW SOCIAL ORDER - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1462 - by Davide Anni
- ALREADY REALITY - http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1467 - by 
Massimo Schiavoni

THEMES:

- QUANTUM SYSTEMS & INTERACTIVE MEDIA ART - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1456 - by Jeremy Levine
- THE NEO WORLD OF VIRTUAL LIFE - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1468 - by Marco Riciputi
- VIDEO INTERACTION & ALTERNATIVE LEARNING - 
http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1465 - by Luigi Ghezzi

COVER:

- Redazione - Julien Maire/Sonar09

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DIGICULT is an Italian cultural and editorial project concerning promotion 
and share of art and digital culture, spreading the impact of new 
technologies and sciences on art, design and contemporary society. DIGICULT 
is founded and directed by Marco Mancuso, and is based on the active 
participation of 40 professional people about, who represent the first wide 
Italian Network of journalists, curators, artists and critics in the field 
of electronic culture. DIGICULT is also the editor of the monthly magazine 
DIGIMAG produce an electronic music and audiovisual podcast, DIGIPOD, and 
has also its own newsletter international service DIGINEWS.  DIGICULT in 
finally involved with in many side activities with the art agency DIGIMADE

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www.digicult.it/agency

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[EDITORIAL STAFF]:

- Marco Mancuso - director
- Luca Restifo - technical consultancy
- Riccardo Vescovo - graphic design
- Laurea Magistrale in Traduzione Specialistica, Università IULM - editing
- Claudia D'Alonzo - press office
- Giuseppe Cordaro - podcast
- Mauro Minnone e Luigi Ghezzi - web 2.0 strategies

[CONTENTS]:

Tatiana Bazzichelli, Bertram Niessen, Teresa De Feo, Luigi Ghezzi, Giulia 
Baldi, Domenico Quaranta, Massimo Schiavoni, Monica Ponzini, Valentina 
Tanni, Annamaria Monteverdi, Tiziana Gemin, Lucrezia Cippitelli, Silvia 
Bianchi, Francesca Valsecchi, Claudia D'Alonzo, Barbara Sansone, Giulia 
Simi, Silvia Scaravaggi, Maresa Lippolis, Alessio Galbiati, Giuseppe 
Cordaro, Antonio Caronia, Clemente Pestelli, Davide Anni, Donata Marletta, 
Valeria Merlini, Loretta Borrelli, Stefano Raimondi, Otherehto, Carla 
Langella, Stefano Bertocco, Elena Granulla, Matteo Milani, Marco Riciputi, 
Jeremy Levine, Mark Hancock, Philippa Barr

[TRANSLATIONS]:

Ali Ustun, Paola Arrigoni, Emanuela Cassol, Chiara Resmini, Luisa 
Bertolatti, Valeria Grillo, Philippa Barr

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Marco Mancuso
Digital Arts & Culture
Critic, Curator and Journalist
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Digicult Director & Founder
Naba Academy & Ied Teacher
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