hi this is Ivana writing, on behalf of LINE Initiative and Movement from Skopje. I am 25 yrs old artist/activist now working with LINE, the creators of the project Consumer vs. User 2.0.
This is a continuation of an earlier Consumer vs. User project from 2007, which featured workshops on history of sound art and hardware; technology: use of open source tools, production, publishing/internet publishing, radio technology and VJ-ing. participants were young creative people active in various new media fields.
the 2.0 version is dedicated to theoretical and practical education of youth in the area of digital arts, focusing on generative arts and open source tools for creation. participants are 7 young artists (20-21 yrs old) that were chosen through an open call. they have interest in graphic and web design, character development, video animation and visual poetry.
young artists in Macedonia are not encouraged to resort to alternative, new or experimental media, so our main goal is to create and support the core of people that will further spread the idea, attract more young artists willing to experiment and use new media or digital expression, collaborate and increase in number.
essentially, consumer vs. user 2.0 is created to fully service, support and promote young upcoming new media artists.
we will develop ideas and visualize them through generative arts practices, and finally choose the best one to send to the festival. I personally am very excited to work with young artists in skopje, especially because of the rigid conditions we still face from time to time. we plan to update you with materials from our meetings and lectures, photos and videos from artists' studio visits, some ideas, comments... and hope to see a lot from you!
talk to you soon
ivana
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