2010-2011 propositions

shy (dissolution + exchange) up to number 15

We have crossed the Indian and South Atlantic Oceans and are hopefully somewhere over the Pacific heading for New Zealand. Here is Floki Gauvry’s envelope We have acquired scratches and stripes from various photocopiers and the right wing has faded to black. Onward progress…     (details of project here http://www.perditaphillips.com/portfolio/shy-dissolution-exchange/)

Shy (dissolution + exchange) — needed 25 more participants!

  Wanted: 25 extra people in the southern hemisphere for a photocopy/mail art project called Shy (dissolution + exchange). This is a project that I had in proposal form a few years ago (kinda this one http://www.perditaphillips.com/proposition-2-dissolution-of-the-southern-skies-2) for the exhibition called Melbourne 2010: How Can a Network….? . It’s now been revamped as I am …

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Proposition 1: to collect what cannot be collected (by SH)

  Z_COLLECT_ALL_NOTHING VARIABLE INPUTFILE=ALL.ALL OUTPUTFILE=MINE ALIVE TYPE=BINARY OBJECT IN (“FOUND”, “NOT FOUND”) TIME=T CONSTANT WANT INEVITABLE EVENT=DEATH START: SET ALIVE=YES DO WHILE ALIVE=YES PERFORM COLLECT_ALL SET TIME=T-1 IF TIME < 1 SET EVENT=DEATH SET ALIVE=NO DELETE ALL MINE ENDIF END COLLECT_ALL: FOR ALL OBJECT IF OBJECT >= 1 WRITE OBJECT INTO MINE ELSE PERFORM HUNT …

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Proposition 3: shy

  Originally I had intended all three propositions for the exhibition How does a network activate a public? to be wall statements only. Thus the third proposition is the most speculative and least determined: World distribution of the Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta according to http://www.iucnredlist.org/ The Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta flies in a ‘casual, hump-backed, …

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Proposition 1: to collect what cannot be collected

  You are asked to draw or write a response (no bigger than A4 size) to the question: What cannot be collected? You can be as brief/creative/practical/impractical as you like. Post responses to: Perdita Phillips Lethologica Press PO Box 747 Fremantle WA 6959 AUSTRALIA or email:   perdy@perditaphillips.com Deadline: to be in the exhibition “How does a network activate …

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Proposition 1: to collect what cannot be collected

You are asked to draw or write a response (no bigger than A4 size) to the question: What cannot be collected? You can be as brief/creative/practical/impractical as you like. Post responses to: Perdita Phillips Lethologica Press PO Box 747 Fremantle WA 6959 AUSTRALIA or email:   perdy@perditaphillips.com Deadline: to be in the exhibition “How does a network activate a …

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