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Date:          Fri, 6 Mar 1998 17:14:58 -0800
Subject:       press release - encounter
From:          "Furnace" <webmaster@furnace.org>
To:            <cyberspace-and-society@mailbase.ac.uk>
Reply-to:      "Furnace" <webmaster@furnace.org>

Press Release - encounter
March 16th - April 14th
http://www.furnace.org/encounter

"encounter" is an experimental project exploring online relationships. The
aim of the project is to examine the potential and development of
relationships initiated within a remote environment, where physical
presence and personality are interpreted through a computer screen and
identity can be re-created on a whim.  

"encounter" will take the form of a conversation between two anonymous
people, the artist initiating the project (anon1) and another artist
invited through a call for participants (anon2). The artists will not use
their real names, focusing all knowledge of each other purely on what is
said as part of the conversation and allowing the relationship to start
from a blank slate, not knowing the others gender, location or previous
work.

The conversation will open up to involve more participants through a weekly
IRC chat at http://www.furnace.org/bubble.html to which there is an open
invitation.

The dates and times are as follows:

March 20th 7pm
March 27th 7pm
April 3rd 7pm
April 10th 7pm

Please see http://www.furnace.org/encounter/irc.html for more information.

"encounter" will be documented as a website at
http://www.furnace.org/encounter and updated daily during the project. On
the final day of "encounter" the two artists will meet in person for a
public dinner in Lancaster. 

Any enquiries please contact:

encounter
Furnace
C/o Folly Pictures
26 Castle Park
Lancaster
LA1 1YQ
Tel: 44 1524 388550/ 840500






encounter@furnace.org

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