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Sergey Teterin
(1969) - lives and works in Perm.
He is now a collaborator of the web-agency
ISP "Raid-Internet"
(Perm, Russia), net columnist and the author of
artistic projects.
Studied medicine and philology in Perm. Since the year 1992 he is known
as a poet and writer, with works published in anthologies and the press.
During the years 1993-1996 worked on music radio stations as a
copywriter, and then led the advertising campaigns for several companies
and shops. Since 1995 to 1998 he published in newspapers some articles
about the influence of advertising upon the mass and individual
consciousness.
Since 1999 he is engaged in number of Internet projects.
Sergey Teterin is the author of the following artistic projects:
"The
21st century. Things long wished for", 1999-2000.
"Virtual
Philosopher Baltasar Gracianov", 1998-2000.
"Rourkamans' sect", 1992.
"The Twins - an unknown
Oracle in the City of Perm", 1997.
"The exhibition "Visitor"
in Marat Guelman's Gallery", 1999.
Sergey Teterin is the author of the mailing
list - "Clever
thoughts about the Internet" on
server "CityCat" (more than 4500 subscribers). He is a
prizewinner in the international competitions "Da-Da-Net"
(1999) and "Teneta-Rinet"
(1998).
Presently collaborates with "Laboratory of new medias" in the
Soros's center for contemporary arts in Moscow. He is the author of
Internet-review "New
Internet Art - the review of new art projects in the net"
as well.
"The
21 century. Things long wished for"
In November, 4, 1999, a special site for
collecting messages on the topic “The 21 st century. Things long
wished for” began its work in the Net. The messages are got from
unlimited audience in two ways:
online:
by filling in and submitting the form in the Net.
offline: by paging system, services offered by Perm company “STlink”
(tel. +7 3422 668781, the subscriber “The 21 st century”).
The opportunity to send one’s “thing long wished for” was
advertised over the city radio and on TV, and people willingly responded
to the call. Thus, the necessary number of sayings was collected during
two months.In December, 1999, a group of specially invited artists began
its work based on the collected materials; their task was to visualize
the human’s emotions, expectations, presentiments and hopes. As a
result there were made some 20 art works (including two video-art
films), which were represented as a united media-art exposition at the
exhibition “Art - Perm - 2000” in January 2000. It took place at the
largest exhibition center “Perm Fair”
(“Permskaya Yarmarka”).
Such Perm mass-media took part in the realization of the project as:
“Raid-Internet”, “STlink” , TV channel “New Day” ( “Riphey-TV”)
and “Radio Europe-Plus-Perm”.
For the realization of the common artistic task such modern
communication technologies as telephone, paging, e-mail, Internet were
used. A highly-technology-based chain of messages’ transmission and
transformation was created for transference human wishes into the
Internet
For the realization of the common artistic task such modern
communication technologies as telephone, paging, e-mail, Internet were
used. A highly-technology-based chain of messages’ transmission and
transformation was created for transference human wishes into the
Internet.1999 - January 2000) the messages were collected by pager (the
subscriber “the 21st century”) - they informed what main desires
people wished to realize in the coming century. The received messages
were transformed into e-mail messages and were automatically published
on a special site on the Net. Thus, the virtual chronicle of human
wishes connected with the 21st century was and has been carried out.
During the second period (14-23 of January, 2000) there was organized a
united exposition at the exhibition “Art- Perm-2000”.
During the third period of the development of the project it is supposed
to go outside of the Perm artistic situation and to adapt at a new
place.
At the exhibition the main artistic objects appeared to be a telephone
and a computer connected with the Internet. Every visitor could visit
the site with published human wishes and at the same time he/she could
send his/her own message using the telephone (or keyboards). Thus, a
visitor of the exhibition became a partner of the artistic process,
including him/herself into the modern scheme of interpersonal means of
communication: “telephone - pager - e-mail - Internet”.
At the exhibition there also were represented works (pictures, photos,
art-films, etc.) of the invited artists visualizing the main motives of
the project: the human being as the crossing point of the modern means
of communication, infinite transference of the things long wished for,
secret and obvious presentiments connected with the coming new century.
As the starting material there were used messages and emotions collected
on the site during the first period.
The art-film “Kaleidoscope of Wishes” (lasting for 6 minutes) made
by the Perm group of video-artists “The Broken Moon” turned out to
be a real revelation.
The project “The 21st century. The things long wished for.” Remains
actual during all the year 2000, that’s why we are going to show it
some more times at the suitable exhibitions and friendly galleries. In
each case (and in every city) there will be recreated the scheme of
media interaction, giving an on-looker the possibility not only to watch
the artistic results, but also to take part in the process (to send
one’s own thing long wished for the 21st century).
The author has an intention to evoke in an on-looker an exciting feeling
of being drawn into the modern processes of interpersonal communication,
to achieve an effect giving you an impression of participation in some
kind of a ritual (the transmission into the Internet his/her own wishes,
the visit of the exhibition itself and the participating in the
process). The futurological coloration of the artistic idea is
emphasized as well - treatment of the 21st century as of a very close
reality, which encourages you to reconsider your own strategies and to
think about your future.
The accompanying artistic elements of the exposition (graphic arts,
photos, video-art) are destined to step over the barriers between the
new electronic technologies and the personal inner life, to demonstrate
the humanness and urgency of such new forms of communication as
Internet, pager, e-mail.
A person with all his/her wishes and expectations of the future is not
alone in this world - but to show how exactly he/she is not alone on the
verge of the 21st century is the aim of this project.
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