Network art:

reflects the cultural, social and political issues of the online world.

is rapidly expanding

extends interactive possibilities with new technology

is becoming more mobile

is fragmented and not widely understood

an illusion based on conventions of HTML - a temporary media rather than a fixed publication
Shredder
Mark Napier (USA)
http://www.potatoland.org/shredder

a deluge of fluid images rather than discrete pages of text
Surface Browser
Tim Plaistead (Au)
http://www.boxc.net/media/

intimate, low resolution, rhythmic, multi-located unpredictable environment
1n-0ut meditation
Jimpunk ( France)
http://www.jimpunk.com/1n-0ut

-empyre-

http://www.subtle.net/empyre

a distributed community operating since January 2002

invites a series of guest artists, curators and theorists, to engage with specific art works and issues on a monthly basis.

tightly structured, fully moderated, has no announcements.

producing a high level of critique

archived and available freely online

emergent genres

Blogs
VR Panorama Blog
Peter Murphy (Au)
http://www.mediavr.com/blog

Code art
Bodytag
Glen Murphy (Au)
http://bodytag.org/compose4

E-Poetry
When you reach Kyoto
Jenny Weight (Au)
http://www.idaspoetics.com.au/generative/generative.html

Flash Animation
ik rocks it
Isobel Knowles (Au)
http://ik.rocks.it

Image
Idealworld
Enrique Radigales (Spain)
http://www.idealword.org

Locative and Mixed Reality
I like Frank
Blast Theory (UK)
http://www.ilikefrank.com

Multi-user Virtual Reality and Game spaces
ACMI Park
Selectparks (Au)
http://www.acmi.net.au/acmipark.jsp

Tactical Media
Nikeground
0100101110101101.org (Slovenia)
http://www.nikeground.com

emergent issues

Race and Gender
Blackness for Sale
Mendi and Keith Obadike (USA)
http://obadike.tripod.com/ebay.html

Ownership

Except where otherwise noted, this site is
licensed under a Creative Commons License
Creative Commons (INT)
http://creativecommons.org

Archiving
the collection, preservation, emulation and/or migration of networked art is of strategic importance

-empyre-'s global network

simple technology creates a vibrant distributed global community
Social Circles Visualisation
Marcos Weskamp
http://marumushi.com/apps/socialcircles/socialcircles.cfm?list=empyre&m=1&s=0Marcos

archived by:
Pandora, National Library of Australia
http://pandora.nla.gov.au

Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media, Cornell University,USA
http://goldsen.library.cornell.edu/

distribution partnerships with:
Intelligent Agent (USA)
http://www.intelligentagent.com

Cornerhouse, Manchester (UK)
http://www.cornerhouse.org

future visions

-empyre- is

successful

self-initiated

self-funded

-empyre-

creates an accessible shared knowledge environment

centralises Australians in networked art and cultural debates in the global public sphere

could further excel with appropriate funding.

Networked art resources

Australian Network for Art and Technology, ANAT
http://www.anat.org.au

d.lux media arts
http://www.dlux.org.au

Experimenta
http://www.experimenta.org

2004/networked
http://www.acmi.net.au/2004/networked