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Terminus= presents a:
Collaborative Discussion
Terminus= is a techno-reading group of artist who will create a global linkup via the Internet. The group meet in real time to discuss selected art related paper. The papers will be listed in advance for the coming weeks.
These discussions will open for interaction through the Imagomoo MUD/MOO site. Those wishing to connect as a guest should click on the MUD/MOO site.
Once in, type
1. con guest
You will be given a guest name - e.g. meta-guest or bazin guest or..or...
Now go to the termilus= room by typing
2. eo terminus
This should bring you into the terminus= room
Additional info start every conversation with " (conversation marks) when you have finished a statement, press the return key.
if you want to see who else is there, type @who
when you want to leave, type @quit
The concept is to focus on an art based theoretical paper. The transcript text from the MUD/MOO site will be made available globally through the website address.
Terminus= aims to generate and explore the potential of a global discussion.
Previous discussion
click on the date to read the paper for that week
19/11/97
3/12/97 Terminus= is rereading its introduction do develop a premise
17/12/97 Terminus= will be meeting again on the 14/1/98
21/1/98 Terminus= at ANAT summer school forum "Quick and Dirty"
18/2/98 Terminus= are discussing group collaboration (no paper)
25/2/98 Terminus= are discussing four recent exhibitions, Geo-Derma, Technics, Karl Wiebke, Material Perfection.
25/3/98 Extract from paper
1/4/98 Extract from paper
15/4/98 No meeting this week
22/4/98 Paper by Donald Brook
29/4/98 http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/texts/foucault.html
6/5/98 The meeting will be at PICA 5.30pm with an internal discussion on 'VALUE'
13/5/98 The meeting will continue the development of a collaborative work methodology around 'Value/Meaning' with examples of work.

20/5/98 The meeting will discuss the premise of the collaboration.
27/5/98 A definition of value
4/7/98 Value related work
11/6/98 Paper concerning body
17/6/98 Paper concerning body
24/7/98 Terminus meeting document
1/7/98 Spatial Emergence
8/7/98 No meeting
15/7/98 Avante Garde
22/7/98 Avante Garde
29/7/98 Meeting Theo Koning's studio
5/8/98 http://www.ctheory.com/a24-vivisecting_90s.html
12/8/98 http://www.ctheory.com/a24-vivisecting_90s.html
19/8/98 Nature paper
26/8/98 Gaston Bachelard
2/9/98 Rina Franz talks about her work
9/9/98 Alex Spremberg talks about recent visit to Germany
16/9/98 Online discussion
23/9/98 A Meditation on Transgression
30/9/98 Online discussion A Meditation on Transgression
7/10/98 http://www.cooper.edu/art/techno/essays/ascott.html
14/10/98 No meeting tonight.
21/10/98 EXTRACT FROM A CONVERSATIONS BEFORE THE END OF TIME SUZI GABLIK
28/10/98 Postmodern Simulacra extract
4/11/98 Ralph Nader
11/11/98 Online discussion about proposed exhibition 'Screen_Image'.
18/11/98 Terminus= meeting to dicuss future meetings and Screen_Image premise
25/11/98 Terminus= online meeting discussion on Screen_Image
25/11/98 Terminus= online meeting discussion on Screen_Image Forum

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E-Mail: paul.thomas@beap.org
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