The Idea

Artists and writers have come together to jointly create a computer-art project.
In today's information age, a key idea is the exchange of ideas and concepts, through communication, innovation, cooperation and interlinking.

The computer as the tool and the internet as the primary medium facilitate, even stimulate an exchange of ideas and hypotheses.

The artists realize that new discoveries can only be made through change and exchange.
By including an international "component", the "password" project has broken down national boundaries and pursues artistic communication on an international platform.

The creative process is no longer constrained by egocentric mind-sets; instead, the final artistic product is a culmination of collective input and responsibility. Creating the future demands channeling all the creative potential of the present. The "password" project is an experiment in conjoining various perceptions and thereby intensifying the reception of ideas.

The First Stimulus

Authors choose fragments from their texts which are then put on-line. These texts are used as stimuli for visual representation.

Second Step

The artists use the possibilities which the information technology sector provides for their visual concept. The pictures are e-mailed to the other artists in the group who can then alter and re-alter the image. Then end result is a complex construct to which many have contributed.

The Web

The computer-generated picture files are condensed in size and put on-line for all.
www.password.or.at

Presentation

The interactive pictures will be shown at distinctive locations in different cultural contexts throughout the world. The individual series will be printed on semi-transparent bands of fabric, mounted on light-weight, take-apart metal or plastic frames and will be presented as "sculptures" extending across the room. The authors of the area will read from the works which inspired the pictures. Musical improvisation to the individual pieces completes the presentation.

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