The theoretical and critical context for the FurtherStudio residency is enhanced by a programme of monthly Critical Forums led by net critics and writers from around the world.
These are live, online discussions between critics and the artist about the artwork being made for the residency. These events last for 40 minutes and are open to all visitors. At the end of the events the artist critics and visitors can relocate to the furtherstudio chat room : an opportunity for dynamic interchange and debate about net art/ digital art.
note - The transcripts for these discussions can be accessed in the 'Forum Archives'
Jim Andrews - digital/net artist - http://vispo.comJim Andrews does Vispo.com. He is a visual poet, essayist, multimedia developer, and mathematician. His work explores the new media possibilities of poetry, and seeks to synthesize the poetical with other arts and media.
Blackhawk - critic, theorist, consultant - Work available - http://bbs.thing.net/communicator.thingExtensive background in curatorial, mass-media manipulation, film-making, game design, etc. Founded THE THING with Wolfgang Staehle. Pioneered exploration of the psychodynamics of electronic communication. The first critic to conduct virtual studio visits. Practiced guerrilla anthropology of Net sub-cultures.
Charlotte Frost - Digital Critic - http://www.furthertxt.orgCharlotte is a PhD student at Birkbeck College, University of London, with Dr Charlie Gere. Writes reviews, articles for Furthertxt.org, Rhizome - Net Art News, Mute Magazine.
Charlie Gere - Lecturer /Author - Digital Culture (Reaktion Books, 2002)Charlie Gere is Lecturer in Digital Art History in the School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Digital Culture (Reaktion Books, 2002). He is currently undertaking research into the relation between speed, technology and the avant-garde.
Doron Golan - digital/net artist - http://www.computerfinearts.comDoron has worked in dv, computer animation and media. Doron's work is concerned with aesthetics of codec and streaming media and engaged in presentation and reproductions of events-phenomenas. Studied fine arts in Haifa University, Israel, The Frei Academy of Den-Haag, Holland, and The Arts Student League in NY. Doron is the founder of Computer Fine Arts.
Ryan Griffiths- Critic - http://art-design.smsu.edu/acm/Furtherfield's current critic in residence. His interests, include activism, technology, education, skateboarding, art, loud music and anthropology. He has produced articles, reviews and interviews on art for print and electronic journals and zines. Ryan's most recent project, Yougenics, is an exhibition investigating the social implications of biotechnology. He is also a founding member of ArtOfficial Construction Media, a collaborative effort to screw in a lightbulb. Also has written for Ctheory, Rhizome - Net Art News
Lewis Lacook- Artist, Critic - http://www.lewislacook.com/Lewis was the first FurtherCritic in residence and continues to select and review works to be featured on Furtherfield. His special interests lie in the murky areas of artists’ programming and networked media, revelling in the ability to promote collaboration between the user and the work. Ctheory, Net Art Review, Rhizome - Net Art News
Giles Lane - http://www.diffusion.org.uk - http://www.proboscis.org.uk/publicationsGiles Lane is the founder and director of Proboscis, a non profit creative studio and cultural think tank. Giles founded and edited COIL journal of the moving image (1995-2000) as well as conceiving and developing the DIFFUSION eBook downloadable book format. He has published around 30 titles in this format since 2000. In 1998 Giles founded the imprint RCA CRD RESEARCH at the Royal College of Art where he commissioned, edited and published five books on experimental interaction design projects. He has written other books on digital design and creativity for Rotovision and product design company IDEO.
T.Whid - digital/net artist - http://www.mteww.comT.Whid is one half of the conceptual and net art collaboration MTAA whose examinations of networked culture, the economics of art, digital materials, and the institutional art world take the form of web sites, installations, sculptures, and photographic prints. Their work has been commissioned by The Alternative Museum, Creative Time, and The Whitney Museum of American Art's Artport web site and has been exhibited by PS1 Art Center, The Walker Art Center and Eyebeam Atelier.
