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<!--StartFragment--> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">February 21, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Turbulence Commission: "This and that thought." by <span style="text-transform: uppercase">BFFA3AE</span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";text-transform: uppercase"><a href="http://turbulence.org/works/bffa3ae"><span style="text-transform:none">http://turbulence.org/works/</span>bffa3ae</a><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";text-transform: uppercase">Needs speakers</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">"This and that thought." takes the form of a narrative to explore the structure of the Internet and the ways in which it unconsciously conditions its users to make use of the medium in a specific way. A formula, in this case the van der Corput sequence, is used to structure our experience of the narrative as well as provide a metaphor to the many algorithms we interact with as a user. By illustrating the hidden mechanisms inherent to the Internet of today, "This and that thought." hopes to uncover its structure and help the user glean and interpret from it in a subjective and meaningful manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">"This and that thought." is a 2011 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. for its Turbulence website. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">BIOGRAPHY<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">BFFA3AE (Daniel Chew, Micaela Durand, Maximiliano Ferro, Matthew Gaffney) was formed in 2007 as a net art collective. On their shared blog and website (<a href="http://www.bestfriendsbestfriendsbestfriendsbestfriends.com">www.bestfriendsbestfriendsbestfriendsbestfriends.com</a>), an ongoing dialogue occurs that explores the implications of the Internet on culture and life. A particular focus is placed upon the way in which their generation is being socialized through this medium and its effects on mass culture. Using a syntax that transcends language, their website speaks through the use of a variety of formats available to the technology, including pictures, videos, sound, and code. Acknowledging the reach of the Internet into the physical world, the group has since expanded beyond its initial impulse to include work in a variety of mediums including film and performance. This has allowed them to tackle the same issues and further their conversation by viewing the medium from a different perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";text-transform: uppercase">Please support the Turbulence Commissions Program</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">. See <a href="http://turbulence.org">http://turbulence.org</a> for details.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> <br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div>Jo-Anne Green</div><div>Co-Director</div><div>New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.</div><div>917.548.7780 or 617.522.3856</div><div>Turbulence: <a href="http://turbulence.org">http://turbulence.org</a></div><div>Networked_Performance: <a href="http://turbulence.org/blog">http://turbulence.org/blog</a></div><div>Networked_Music_Review: <a href="http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review">http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review</a></div><div>Networked: <a href="http://networkedbook.org">http://networkedbook.org</a></div><div>New American Radio: <a href="http://somewhere.org">http://somewhere.org</a></div><div>Upgrade! 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