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A Fred Forest Creation on Second Life
2008
Experimental Territory
Center & Social Laboratory
PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, NICE, France
Opening on the 28th February of 2008 at 6pm
Christian Depardieu Gallery, Nice and on Second Life
One week before the municipal elections, Fred Forest begins
his think take for the future project.
On this occasion, an initial theme will be developed from aesthetic,
ethical, philosophical and social angle: « Sustainable
development »
CONCEPT
In the the form of a simulated model calling out to our
collective imaginations, Fred
Forest furthers his Territory of
the artistic square meter project:
- First elaborated in a physical space (Anserville, 1977)
http://www.fredforest.org/territories/
- Then converted into a Network
Territory on the Internet (Imagina, 1996)
http://www.webnetmuseum.org/html/fr/expo-retr-fredforest/actions/48_fr.htm#text
- And now moved into a virtual space (Second Life, 2008)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Conway%203/71/40/27
In order to access this space, you must first be on Second Life
by making an Avatar of yourself.
MECHANISM
Political personalities are invited to express and debate their
positions on this question in accordance with their electoral
agenda (A later press release will provide a record of these
positions. Journalists will have to request to have their
credentials approved in order to ensure their Avatar is
present in real time). Aside from the presentations offered
by various political personalities, access of the Experimental Territory Center and Social Laboratory is
open to all (see access information below)
Following the elections and over time, the Experimental
Territory Center will advance other themes
for debate thereby constituting a worldwide technology-assisted
brainstorming thanks to the implementation of the capucine.net
authentification card.
MORAL AUTHORITY
This reflection will take place under the auspices, authority and
wisdom of the philosopher Plato whose cave shadows (in this
instance, mathematical objects and entities) will be constantly
present in the debating room in order to ensure, irony notwithstanding,
that there is no clouding of judgement, clarity or authenticity.
PARTICIPATION
The Internet users visiting the Center will have the possibility
to appropriate the Territory’s interactive plots of land,
visible on the ground, to pass their own message in the
form of a hyperlink concerning the theme of the discussion.
This page will be archived in a database. It will fill one
of the Territory’s free plots of land. The Internet users
are invited to communicate their URL to the following address:
territoire@capucine.net. Only messages dealing with the
subject at hand will be installed (settled) on one of the
available plots of land.
The pink quadrangle at the center of the Territory, based on active
plots of land, represents the original historical matrix
of Fred Forest's territorial matrix.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
| THE LABORATORY OF THE ARTS OF TORONTO |
CANADA |
| THE SLOUGHT FOUNDATION OF PHILADELPHIA |
USA |
| THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY
ART OF SAO PAULO |
BRAZIL |
| THE LEBANESE ACADEMY OF FINE
ARTS |
LEBANON |
| THE UNVERSITY OF SALERNO |
ITALY |
| LEGROUPE AMI |
FRANCE |
| ASSOCIATION
CAPUCINE |
FRANCE |
| GALERIE
10m2 SARAJEVO |
BOSNIE |
| FONDATION
ITAU CULTURAL SAO PAULO |
BRAZIL |
