<div dir="ltr">hi Paolo,<div><br></div><div>not sure how I came to participate in this ? it doesn't ring a bell,</div><div><br></div><div>seems an important initiative though, but it it an 'art' project, or really aims to set out what it explains ?</div><div><br></div><div>Michel<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Orsan Senalp</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:orsan1234@gmail.com">orsan1234@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:49 PM<br>Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: <nettime> Global Direct - Political Philosophy Art - Global Democracy Now<br>To: <a href="mailto:networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org">networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org</a><br><br><div dir="auto"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>Resent-From:</b> <a href="mailto:nettime@kein.org" target="_blank">nettime@kein.org</a><br><b>From:</b> Paolo Cirio <<a href="mailto:press.paolo.cirio@gmail.com" target="_blank">press.paolo.cirio@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 12 Dec 2014 01:43:23 GMT+1<br><b>Resent-To:</b> Nettime <<a href="mailto:nettime-l@kein.org" target="_blank">nettime-l@kein.org</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nettime-l@kein.org" target="_blank">nettime-l@kein.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b><nettime> Global Direct - Political Philosophy Art - Global Democracy Now</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span> Press Release Nov./Dec. 2014. NYC.</span><br><span> Global Direct</span><br><span> [1]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today</a></span><br><span> Artwork by Paolo Cirio and currently shown at DOX Prague, Palazzo del</span><br><span> Governatore Parma and online on <a href="http://Turbulence.org" target="_blank">Turbulence.org</a></span><br><span> With the participation of Carne Ross, Daniele Archibugi, Douglas</span><br><span> Rushkoff, Jon Lebkowsky, Ethan Zuckerman, Michel Bauwens, David Moore,</span><br><span> among others.</span><br><span> The artwork Global Direct is a visionary political philosophy promoting</span><br><span> global participatory democracy driven by information technology and the</span><br><span> failure of current primitive political systems.</span><br><span> To illustrate the conceptual work the artist has drawn a series of</span><br><span> fifteen organograms for initiating a program for global participatory</span><br><span> democracy.</span><br><span> [2]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/program" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/program</a></span><br><span> These creative diagrams are informed by research in contemporary and</span><br><span> emergent forms of democracy which the artist conducted and integrates</span><br><span> as part of the artwork. Furthermore, the artist promotes Global Direct</span><br><span> through designing a political poster campaign to popularize its</span><br><span> visions.</span><br><span> [3]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign</a></span><br><span> Akin to a traditional political campaign, posters are disseminated</span><br><span> throughout public walls in several cities and consistently feature the</span><br><span> campaignâs political symbol beside each slogan. In the poster, a clear</span><br><span> sky visually represents a bright future full of new possibilities above</span><br><span> the clouds.</span><br><span> Global Direct researches in pursuit of a new advanced version of</span><br><span> democracy, where everyone can take part in local and global governance,</span><br><span> justice, and economy. For this new political civilization, Global</span><br><span> Direct aims to inspire new protocols, procedures, and policies that can</span><br><span> cope with the social complexity, crises, and speed of contemporary</span><br><span> life. These issues are addressed in the artistâs theoretical essay.</span><br><span> [4]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/about" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/about</a></span><br><span> Combining multiple voices and ideas about alternative modes of advanced</span><br><span> participatory and global democracy, the documentation on the website</span><br><span> includes academic publications, links to organizations, and articles</span><br><span> that influenced the creation of the project.</span><br><span> [5]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/today" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/today</a></span><br><span> As part of its documentary component, the artist produced over ten</span><br><span> video statements by visionaries close to the ideas promoted by Global</span><br><span> Direct. The collection of short video statements are available on the</span><br><span> website, offering a compelling overview of the potentials of an ideal</span><br><span> society.</span><br><span> [6]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/statements" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/statements</a></span><br><span> The website also presents the artistâs research into social sciences</span><br><span> for comparing the political structures of several countries, which are</span><br><span> presented through many charts that diagram different governmental</span><br><span> functions and features.</span><br><span> [7]<a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday</a></span><br><span> Through this painstaking investigation the artist was able to analyze</span><br><span> common and specific mechanics of contemporary governance and reassemble</span><br><span> them with new organograms drawn in order to suggest the creative</span><br><span> political alternative proposed by the project.</span><br><span> The fifteen diagrams created for the project are presented via large</span><br><span> prints as an installation for art galleries. Each print indicates a</span><br><span> single area of governance and social structure.</span><br><span> [8]<a href="http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics" target="_blank">http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics</a></span><br><span> The diagrams are also presented together on the website and distributed</span><br><span> in printed leaflets as interconnected networks of conceptual maps that</span><br><span> influence one other in a feedback loop for a fair, self-governing</span><br><span> global society.</span><br><span> [9]<a href="http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-netw" target="_blank">http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-netw</a></span><br><span> orked_governance.pdf</span><br><span> These diagrams drawn by the artists are the core of the artwork,</span><br><span> describing the political program of Global Direct, as the ultimate</span><br><span> utopic vision, directly inspired by the multiple perspectives found</span><br><span> through research on prevailing political systems, theories, and</span><br><span> alternative ideas about advanced forms of democracy.</span><br><span> Global Direct is a 2014 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts,</span><br><span> Inc. in NY, U.S., for its <a href="http://Turbulence.org" target="_blank">Turbulence.org</a> website, which is made</span><br><span> possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation.</span><br><span> Global Direct has been especially supported by DOX Centre for</span><br><span> Contemporary Art in Prague and Lunatici Cultural A.P.S Association</span><br><span> through the Municipality of Parma, Italy.</span><br><span> Keywords:</span><br><span> Decentralization, Participation, Deliberation, Transparency,</span><br><span> Accountability and Openness in governance, Open Source Governance, Open</span><br><span> Data, Electronic Voting, Emergent Democracy, Online Consultation.</span><br><span> Thank you for the attention.</span><br><span> Paolo Cirio.</span><br><span> [10]<a href="http://paolocirio.net" target="_blank">http://paolocirio.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>References</span><br><span></span><br><span> 1. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/</a></span><br><span> 2. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/program" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/program</a></span><br><span> 3. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/campaign</a></span><br><span> 4. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/about" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/about</a></span><br><span> 5. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/today" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/today</a></span><br><span> 6. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/statements" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/statements</a></span><br><span> 7. <a href="http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday" target="_blank">http://GlobalDirect.today/yesterday</a></span><br><span> 8. <a href="http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics" target="_blank">http://paolocirio.net/work/global-direct/#pics</a></span><br><span> 9. <a href="http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-networked_governance.pdf" target="_blank">http://globaldirect.today/press/GD-DIAGRAMS-PDF/0_global_direct-networked_governance.pdf</a></span><br><span> 10. <a href="http://paolocirio.net/" target="_blank">http://paolocirio.net/</a></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><br><span># distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission</span><br><span># <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism,</span><br><span># collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets</span><br><span># more info: <a href="http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l" target="_blank">http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l</a></span><br><span># archive: <a href="http://www.nettime.org" target="_blank">http://www.nettime.org</a> contact: <a href="mailto:nettime@kein.org" target="_blank">nettime@kein.org</a></span></div></blockquote></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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