[spectre] Review of the Ambient Information Systems publication.

marc garrett marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Fri Aug 13 17:51:30 CEST 2010


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Review of the Ambient Information Systems publication.
http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=404

Article by Rob Myers.

Ambient Information Systems by Manu Luksch and Mukul Patel is a hardback 
book that presents a comprehensive and in-depth, historical context by 
ambient.tv (Luksch and her collaborators) from during the last decade. 
The material presented in the book ranges from written essays and 
project proposals through preparatory sketches, computer server log 
files and video screen grabs to modification of the printed book iteslf 
by unique rubber stamps and scribbling over sections of text. This 
diverse and detailed presentation of ambient.tv's work provides an 
insight into the inspiration, planning and production of some 
conceptually and aesthetically rich new media art.

About Ambient.tv
Mukul Patel and Manu Luksch codirect Ambient Information Systems (AIS), 
a crucible for the conception and production of collaborative, 
interdisciplinary, and critical artworks, events, and tools. They work 
as artists under their own names and also as ambientTV.NET. They have a 
history of conceiving works that integrate curatorial and collaborative 
aspects (e.g., VBI), research (FACELESS and the Data Protection Act), 
community involvement (BOW SPACE), and hybrid media installations 
(ORCHESTRA OF ANXIETY). Of particular interest are concrete, 
contemporary issues that arise at the interface of social and technical 
infrastructures: access to information, privacy, surveillance. The 
establishment of participative processes, creation of tools, and 
archiving and documentation are signal features of recent projects.

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