<videovortex> my own private reality

[Annet Dekker]

    MY OWN PRIVATE REALITY

    GROWING UP ONLINE IN THE 90S and 00S

    May 12th - July 1st 2007

    Opening May 11th, 7 pm

/“Audiences increasingly share control of the creation of information 
through the act of reception. Data can be configured in many ways, but 
only that embraced by audiences will determine the value of any exchange 
of data (and in this process, the creation of information). This can be 
the creation of art.”/ - Tom Sherman

/My Own Private Reality/ is a playful look at the hype surrounding what 
is called Web 2.0 – the proliferation of publicly accessible websites 
which allow communities of users to create and share content (writing, 
photos, videos, music, etc.) – something that previously was only done 
by professionals, self-taught enthusiasts, or organisations with staff 
members with technical and software know-how. With blogs, wikis, and 
centralised file-sharing sites, first-time users can now be as 
productive as the well-paid experts. How artists play in the online 
spaces between those populated by unpopular amateurs and well-known 
professionals is at the heart of this exhibition.

http://www.edith-russ-haus.de/index-english.html