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Intelligent Machines
The Free Dictionary defines Intelligent Machines as ‘Any machine that can accomplish its specific task in the presence of uncertainty and variability in its environment. The machine’s ability to monitor its environment, allowing it to adjust its actions based on what it has sensed, is a prerequisite for intelligence. The term intelligent machine is an anthropomorphism in that…
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Yes Men
The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo and network of supporters created by Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos but supported by some 300 impostors worldwide who agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then correct the identities through the use of satire and humour. They have made two films to date The…
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Culture Jamming
The phrase Culture Jamming was coined in 1984 appearing in JamCon ’84, a 1984 cassette-only release by the audio-collage band Negativland. Mark Dery, cultural critic, author, lecturer has provided an overview of the practice, Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs, citing key articles, projects and practitioners
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Ruaumoko – the Mountain is Me
In this short video Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru outlines his perspective of the forces that create volcanoes, earthquakes and landforms in New Zealand in an interview by GNS Science. The video introduces the concept of an interconnected world, a perspective at the core of Maori culture. Live volcano footage – thanks to Geoff Mackley.
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Transgenic Art
Ian Clothier from the Te Hunha Wai Tapu project has provided this link to a website that gives examples of Transgencic Art. Ian introduces Transgenic art as “Art that is created out of the living world (bio-art, body-art, environmental art…) and provides a rationale as to the use of the prefix trans. Artists who are interested…
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Intercreate / Te Hunga Wai Tapu
Intercreate.org is a project based research centre which consists of an international network of people interested in interdisciplinary creativity. Project foci include interdisciplinary projects, education initiatives and residencies all with a strong focus on environment. Intercreate is a not-for-profit trust that is registered with the Charities Commission of New Zealand. You can see a wide range…
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Integrated Systems – A wiki introduction to Systems thinking
Systems thinking is the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole. In nature, systems thinking examples include ecosystems in which various elements such as air, water, movement, plants, and animals work together to survive or perish. In organizations, systems consist of people, structures, and processes that work together to make an organization…
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Jo Tito – Landscapes of the Heart project
Jo Tito’s Landscapes of the Heart project is a journey to capture stories of sustainability in the Taranaki community. It is part of the current What If exhibition happening at Puke Ariki Museum, Taranaki, Aotearoa NZ. Visit the What If? website to access the conversations in Jo’s project. The What If? The Future of Taraniki, exhibition and consultation has closed but you…
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Solar Artworks project
Solar artwork is an online compendium of public art that is aesthetically striking, environmentally sustainable, and raises awareness about crucial renewable technologies. The project’s gallery combine art, architecture, design, science, and a common objective to create new aesthetic spaces within urban landscapes where, at the same time, they take an active part in the ecological global awareness. Longer term…
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Global Solar Powered Artwork
Treehugger have put together a slide show of 13 solar powered art works form around the world. Each artwork featured has a good quality image and a brief description of the artwork details of the artist and really good links to other artists and projects. You can follow up each artist individually also to look at…
