[spectre] Fwd: Istanbul Calling

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:10:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Istanbul Calling
From: "2010LAB" <info at 2010lab.tv>

Istanbul Calling

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Istanbul calling - New Media and the internet 
Digitization and new media are our main topics in 
May 2011. So we asked our authors in Istanbul to 
describe their point of view. And the results are 
interesting: Internet censorship and restrictions 
are a daily occurrence. But a lot of people do 
not accept that any more. They protest against 
the internet ban.
Also artists are concerned with censorship. But 
they deal with it on their own way. For example 
Genco Gülan: "I'm not afraid of censorship in 
Turkey because nobody cares", he claims.
Despite these problems, there are artists who 
have established themselves in new media - such 
as Korhan Erel. He has an absolute talent for 
experimental music.

Best regards
your 2010LAB.tv team


Internet media and democracy

With 35 million internet users population, Turkey 
is 12th in the world. As internet gains more 
power and internet users become more aware of 
this unlimited space, authorities go for 
solutions to restrict users by using banners. The 
result: the Turkish government foresees the power 
of internet and takes precautions by restrictions.


Rally for freedom on the internet

<http://www.2010lab.tv/en/blog/rally-freedom-internet-second-round-coming-22nd-may>But 
the people do not accept this. In Istanbul and 
all over Turkey internet-users take to the 
streets to protest against the internet ban. 
There has been unrest for a while about the new 
filter system introduced by the Information 
Technologies and Communication Institute (BTK) of 
Turkey. The new filter system, if it is to be 
implemented as planned in August, will categorize 
all users of the internet in Turkey since 
everyone will have access to it via the filters 
they will "have to" choose.


With fish or without: New Media artist Genco Gülan

<http://www.2010lab.tv/en/blog/fish-or-without-new-media-artist-genco-guelan>Our 
author Anne Weshinskey is attracted to people who 
require several slashes to describe themselves. 
There is a misperception that doing too many 
things at once spreads a creative person too 
thin. But for artist Genco Gülan, engaging in 
seemingly unrelated activities is no gimmick. It 
is simply the trans-disciplinary nature of New 
Media.


Omnibus - music by Korhan Erel

<http://www.2010lab.tv/en/blog/omnibus-music-korhan-erel>Korhan 
Erel has issues with the term 'experimental 
music'. So how to explain what he does? There are 
so many words to describe. Well, so many words 
that readers will understand. But Korhan is not 
the kind of guy to bother with being understood. 
He has rather more important things to deal with. 
Like, the 'Omnibus' for instance.


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