Special Issue 21
-experimental publishing
+ + +Special Issue 21
+experimental publishing
_ _ | |_| |_ _ _ transparent touches you time touches you teletype @@ -15,10 +24,10 @@ tele touching you try touching yourself teletales teleroot talk to you titty - -A typewriter? + +
A typewriter?
- why shd it only make use of the tips of the fingers as contact points of flowing multi directional +why shd it only make use of the tips of the fingers as contact points of flowing multi directional creativity. If I invented a word placing machine, an “expression-scriber,” if you will, then I would have a kind of instrument into which I could step & sit or sprawl or hang & use not only my fingers to make words express feelings but elbows, feet, head, behind, and all the sounds I wanted, screams, @@ -68,14 +77,32 @@ TTY was produced in april-june 2023 as special issue 21 of the xpub at piet zwart institute, rotterdam. xpub is the master of arts in fine art and design: experimental publishing of the piet zwart institute. xpub focuses on the acts of making things public and creating publics - in the age of post-digital networks. For more see issue.xpub.nl/21
+ in the age of post-digital networks. + +Subrelease Encoding Converter
- Subrelease Encoding Converter +We are on Strike
+Inspired by "The Phantom of the Operator" documentary we watched in class, + we explored the concept of a website going on strike. + + Our discussions revolved around the nature of strikes, labor actions, and the often overlooked invisible labor. + After answering several questions, we concluded that it would be impactful to disrupt the functioning + of the XPUB & LBM Wiki, where everyone is accustomed to accessing information. Initially, we considered + making all the links redirect to SI21's page or a Manifesto, effectively occupying the wiki. However, due to + the upcoming assessment weeks for XPUB and LBM, we decided against disrupting users' daily wiki experience + and workflow. + + To achieve our objective while maintaining the wiki's functionality, we took a different approach. + We devised a new method to make the previously unseen labor visible, thus shedding light + on its significance. As a result, we added specific texts to specific wiki pages so that + the publication captures the essence of the current SI21 sub-release. To distinguish these texts + as additional commentary and explanations, we chose to add them to the wiki pages as "" + which made them hidden elements. This allowed us to provide comprehensive details about our intentions + and the underlying ideas, while still preserving the wiki's regular functionality.
- We are on Strike - Hey Babe! +Hey Babe!
Hey Babe! is a publication of XPUB1 as part of the Special Issue 21. It consists of excerpts from the
conversations at the Houweling Telecom Museum, parts from the documentary The Phantom of the Operator
and a collective reading experience on binary systems, time, worms and pebbles.
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- Gesture Glossary
+
Gesture Glossary
This is the gesture glossary. Click a word to see the gestures related to it. The aim is to see if a gesture glossary works and how it will work best. @@ -119,7 +146,7 @@ or enhancing identities. To be an xpub means to speak/perform the xpub language?
- Overlap +Overlap
We have a bag full of planets, stars, our favorite moments, darkest fears, best intentions and worst feelings. We contain them and sometimes they overlap each other. Sometimes we are happy and sad; @@ -141,5 +168,4 @@ -