One of my "Fluxus Words" goed to Germany again "Soti" will surely become meaningfull there. Have a long on more Fluxus Words in the blog and find out how they have been scattered arround the world.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Mail to Nico van Hoorn - Netherlands
Mail to Nico van Hoorn (Nijmegen, Netherlands). In the Netherlands the Postal Office will issue some new Postage Stamps with on it just numbers and text. This is the first illustration that they showed. I made a complete artistamp sheet out of the first image and am using it as a cover for some of my ourgoing Mal-Art. Inside the Netherlands: 1 is the value needed for one postcard or envelope up to 20 gram.
Time to write
The Internet, Blogs and Social Networks has a strange impact on the writing of texts on specific subjects. Everybody is writing on their own blogs, bits and pieces on Social Networks, but the time to write complete essays on specific themes is what has been lacking. Not a lot of mail-artists write their thoughts in a 'isolated' and 'distanced' way anymore. everybody is reacting to others, and is busy with comuicating. The time to reflect on what we are doing sometimes is missing. Some questions I ask myself aren't answered.
When someone askes for mail-art to fill a blog with images and build a collection, is that the modern Mail-Art project? The sender gets his work published on a blog and that is it? No documentation or catalogue, but a digital document that will vanish in a few years.
Newcomers to mail-art looking for definitions on what mail-art is and finding out there are so many definitions that the most important ones "There are no rules in Mail-Art" and "The unwritten mail-art rules" are written down is o so many different ways.
Now that I have been doing mail-art for more then 30 years I am reflecting again on what changes I have seen in these decades. The computer always was a part of my life, but now has become a common tool for everybody. Communication has changed with the gadgets people and expecially the new generation are using. What is the essence of our communication?
Just some questions. Anwers can be found everywhere.
When someone askes for mail-art to fill a blog with images and build a collection, is that the modern Mail-Art project? The sender gets his work published on a blog and that is it? No documentation or catalogue, but a digital document that will vanish in a few years.
Newcomers to mail-art looking for definitions on what mail-art is and finding out there are so many definitions that the most important ones "There are no rules in Mail-Art" and "The unwritten mail-art rules" are written down is o so many different ways.
Now that I have been doing mail-art for more then 30 years I am reflecting again on what changes I have seen in these decades. The computer always was a part of my life, but now has become a common tool for everybody. Communication has changed with the gadgets people and expecially the new generation are using. What is the essence of our communication?
Just some questions. Anwers can be found everywhere.
Mail to Nico van Hoorn arrived (Netherlands)
On Nico's blog there is the proof that my mail-art to him arrived safely. See for yourself at: http://nicovanhoorn-mail-art.blogspot.com/
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Mail from IUOMA member No 1098
Mail from LuAnn T. Palazzo in USA (see http://www.thedesigndiva.net/ ). She is happy to be IUOMA member number 1098. Yes, it indicates how strong the IUOMA platform has grown. Over 1100 members now and growing every day. See: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/ and discover the online world.....
Mail from Joel Cohen - The Sticker Dude - USA
New Rubber arrived for the collection and to pass on....
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