Wednesday, 30 June 2010


Indian artists and authors contribute to Beam me up

Beam me up is an internet publication with scientific and artistic essays. The online project invited artists and authors to concern themselves with space concepts. [dated June 2010]

Beam me up is an internet publication with scientific and artistic essays for our present-day idea of space. The online project invited Indian artists and authors to concern themselves with space concepts in the form of art contributions and essays. Interpretations of space concepts based on both pictures and texts, on artistic and philosophical models as well as on scientific experience emerge.  
The project develops its treatise on the space topic in the worldwide as well as space-negating medium Internet, the technology of which is based on flat, framed picture displays. Hence, the artists cannot draw up space-consuming installations, sculptures and architectures for their contribution to the project, but are medially tied back to texts, sounds and the central-perspective picture space as are the scientific authors. Which kind of expanded possibilities the artists will find in the net-medium we’ll see in the course of our project. Hence, the publication Beam me up offers a polyphonic reflection within the medium of a still young and global communication channel accessible to many people.  
Hauz-i-Shamsi by Vishal Rawlley 
Hauz-i-Shamsi, a reservoir, built by Iltumish – who ruled Delhi in the 13th century – still holds water. Legend has it that it was in a dream that Prophet Muhammad revealed where Iltumish should build the reservoir. On inspecting the site, Iltumish is said to have found a hoof print of Muhammad’s horse (Burak); around this he erected the reservoir. Hauz-i-Shamsi will now be presented online via webcam. A mobile sculpture of Burak will float on it waters and visitors, in the vicinity and online, will be able to interact with the Burak through phone or web. 
More: www.beam-me.net/beitragdetail.php  
Buraq and the Hauz-e Shamsi. Or, The Residue of Dreams by Anand Vivek Taneja  
A mobile sculpture of Buraq will float on the waters of the Hauz, the dream-horse returning to the reservoir it inspired... 
More: www.beam-me.net/beitragdetail.php  
#cloudrumble56 by Abhishek Hazra 
of twittering performing archives under the influence of thermal ionization 
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Twitterneurons by Nilanjana Roy 
Five Brief Meditations on Beam Me Up/ #cloudrumble56 Mor: www.beam-me.net/beitragdetail.php  
scotty's back by Gitanjali Dang 
scotty gets caught up with tim berners-lee 
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