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Digitalfolkhero:An
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InfluentialdigitalartistOliaLialinaonthisyearsTransmedialeandwhytheinternetisnotaneutral
objectmachine.
PioneeringMoscowbornartistOliaLialinaiswellknowforhercontributionstothenet.artlandscapeof
thelate1990s.HericonicpieceMyBoyfriendCameBackFromTheWarisahyperlinknarrativethat,
inatimeoflittlebluebarsanddialupLANs,tookabout15minutestoclickthroughinachooseyour
ownadventurestyleonlineformatthathighlightedtheexperienceofnavigatingtheweb.
Subsequentlyopeningupthesourcecodetoencourageremixes,Lialinahasbeenattheforefrontof
culturalnegotiationsaboutthepreservationofdigitalartworks.
ForthisyearsTransmedialeshewillparticipateinthein/compatiblesymposiumprogram,cryptically
titledUnstable&Vernacular:Vulgar&TrivialArticulationsofNetworkedCommunication.
Whatsyourcontributiontothesymposium?
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IampartofIn/compatibleAesthetics.AtthepaneldiscussionImgoingtotalkaboutsuchthingsas
digitalvernacularanddigitalfolklore:aestheticsandelementsthatyoucanfindonlinethatdontcome
fromdesignanddevelopersbutarebasedontheactivityofusersandthelanguagethatwebusers
havedevelopedinthelast15years.Theseaestheticsareoftenseenasalowdigitalculture.

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usingmoreflexiblefiltersorsearchingwithin
alargerregion.

Soyouwillbediscussingspecificallytheaestheticvernacularvisuallanguages?Itsvery
muchabouttheaestheticsofrepresentationontheweb?
Yes.Thisisthewayusersexpressthemselves.Thisisimportantwhentheyareveryclean
environments,andthatinterestsmemost,andwhatIamwritingaboutandmakingareartworksthat
bringthisquiteneglectedaestheticstotheforeground.
Whatforyouatthemomentisuneasyaboutourculturalengagementwiththeinternet?
Oneconcernisthatitbeginsvery,verycomfortably.Itbeginsasamassmediumoftheusers,andits
notanewmediumanymore.Itscomfortable,convenient.Itsalsosoeasytomakeartonlinebecause
ofthetoolsandthemashupsthereisaframeworkforeverything,alsoformakingartso
everythingisconvenient.Andofcourse,everythingthatsgoingonwithcensorship...
Intermsofwhatsbeingmadeontheinternetatthemoment,whatartistsareyouinterested
in?
IreallylovewhatJohannesOsterhoffdoesheisalsopartofTransmedialehisGoogle
performancewherehemadehissearchrequestspublic.Thatdiscomfortmeanstoadjustyourlifeto
constantsurveillance.Itsaboutbeingcompletelyopenabouteverything,andnowthereisareally
interestingrangeindocumentationofwhathewentthroughinthistime.
WhatinterestsyouaboutTransmedialespecificallyasafestival?
Iamlookingforwardtotheexhibitionandmeetingthenewteam.Itlookslikeitisreallyageneration
change:finallypeoplewhoareyoungerthanIaremakingthisyounger,butinterestedinthesame
thing.Itmakesmehappy.
Youarecreditedwithbeinganet.artpioneer.Whatdoyouthinkremainsofthoseoriginal
concerns?
Whatcontinuesistheattentiontothenetwork,totheinternetthatitsseenbythepeople,bythe
artists,andthatwiththeirworktheyareattractingattentiontoitsexistence.

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Theeffortsoftheindustry,ofdesigners,ofdevelopersofeverybodywhoisworkingonlinenon
artisticallyaretomaketheinternetdisappear.Whatartistsaredoingisshowingitinmanydifferent
forms.Itcanbeacriticalprojectitcanbemisusingthewebsite,theserver,thenetworkitcanalsobe
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glitchart,whereyoucanshowwhatwentwrong.
Thepointistoattractattentiontothemedium,sothatitsnottransparent,sopeopleacknowledgeit,
andthisisatraditionfromthattimefromthemid1990s.
Howdoyouenvisionthefutureofartmakingontheinternet?
Ithinkitwillbenotmakingworkonlinethevalueoftheworkswillbetoshowthenetwork:thebeauty
ofthenetwork,thedangers,everything,theuseandabuseofthenetwork.
Whatdoyouthinkthosedangersare?
Thedangerthatyoudontunderstandhowthingsworkthatyouarefooled.
Sousingsomethingwithoutknowingitsfullpotential?
ChinaChannel,fromF.A.T.Lab(fffff.at),isaprojectthatshowsonecomputerandonekeyboard,but
twoscreens,andyousearchonGoogle,andthenononescreenyouseetheinternethowitisusually
here,andtheotherlooksthroughtheproxyserverinHongKongandshowsyoutheinternetinChina.
Averysimplework,butitshowsyouthatitsnotyouwhodecideswhatyouseesomethingthat
attractsyourattentiontothefactthatitisnotaneutralobjectmachine.
In/compatibleAesthetics:Unstable&Vernacular:Vulgar&TrivialArticulationsofNetworked
CommunicationFeb4,16:00|HausderKulturenderWelt,JohnFosterDullesAllee10,Mitte,
SBhfHauptbahnhof
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