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Exquisite Branch Kamo
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The exquisite corpse is a multiplayer game invented by the surrealists. Its aim is to compose a collective drawing or a story.
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Traditionally the game is played on a long sheet of paper and each player draws a part.
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The next player should not see the drawing of the previous one. They only have a small hint from which to continue.
This goes on and on: the next player draws from the hint of the previous one without seeing the whole image.
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The result is a weird linear narrative. The transition between authors is both smooth and abrupt.
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The Exquisite Branch is an online take on the game.
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It questions concepts such as authorship and collaboration in the light of the digital age.
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The original version is constrained to a single piece of paper and is destined to be linear.
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Lets imagine our drawings forking and branching. Going in different directions.
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The way in which Exquisite Branch works recalls the flow of a version control system just like Git.
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There are 2 ways to get to the Exquisite Branch:
You either navigate to https://hub.xpub.nl /soupboat /xquisite
Or you receive a link from someone pointing to a specific branch.
Then it's time to scribble something or paint a masterpiece.
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When you are done, you can submit the drawing.
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You will receive a new link to share with others.
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They will continue from your drawing, so leave some hints!
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If you pass the link to just one person, the xquisite drawing will continue linearly.
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But if you pass it to several people, it will branch.
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It will have multiple versions with a common starting point.
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On the website you can either start a new drawing, continue from the last contribution or view all the branches.