There was an article in the NY Times recently about Internet Journals. A good example is the 1000Journals site. Check out their Other Projects page too.
The basic concept is to take a blank journal, add to it and pass it on. Many of these projects have a 'message in a bottle' approach, where there is a tenuous connection between recipients. The 1000 Journal work itself started when a San Francisco artist left the first journals with instructions in public places.
As pages are filled, people are asked to scan in their work and upload it to the site so others can track the progress.
This is a cool concept. I know other boards and posters have passed along items and taken pictures before resending the object ( Has anyone seen Floopy? ). I would like to know if anyone would want to try a Splinterverse Journal.
There would be a pretty high degree of commitment involved. Not only would the Journal need to be added to in a timely ( and brilliant ) manner, but scans would be expected if possible and there's the nasty meatspace aspect of wrapping it up and taking it to the Post Office.
I'll spam this a little, but am curious if anyone is interested in such an endeavor. If so, post in this thread and, if we reach critical mass, we'll take it from there.
Thread Title Edited. --SB
The basic concept is to take a blank journal, add to it and pass it on. Many of these projects have a 'message in a bottle' approach, where there is a tenuous connection between recipients. The 1000 Journal work itself started when a San Francisco artist left the first journals with instructions in public places.
As pages are filled, people are asked to scan in their work and upload it to the site so others can track the progress.
This is a cool concept. I know other boards and posters have passed along items and taken pictures before resending the object ( Has anyone seen Floopy? ). I would like to know if anyone would want to try a Splinterverse Journal.
There would be a pretty high degree of commitment involved. Not only would the Journal need to be added to in a timely ( and brilliant ) manner, but scans would be expected if possible and there's the nasty meatspace aspect of wrapping it up and taking it to the Post Office.
I'll spam this a little, but am curious if anyone is interested in such an endeavor. If so, post in this thread and, if we reach critical mass, we'll take it from there.
Thread Title Edited. --SB
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