This is my MA THESIS

I ultimately would like to rework elements of this into ebook form. However, more research (as well as copyright permissions) would have to be sought for publication.

However, I will continue to use this blog to chart developments of its elements.

I'm also posting here, with other things.

Snappy Snaps

I wrote this a while ago but didn't know where to put it:

The man in Snappy Snaps in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, UK, wore a St Pauli sweatshirt and I thought at the time he was Romanian or Albanian. He told me that the policy now is that I must pay when placing the order for the prints - no longer when I come to collect them. He said that he trusted me, but his boss would not allow it, because people keep leaving orders and forgetting to come to collect them. Upstairs they have boxes and boxes of unclaimed photos. In an attempt at a humorous exchange, I suggested he stage an art exhibition of all the uncollected photographs. I didn’t even like the idea much but it was one of those things that must have already been done somewhere. He wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction. He said, with an earnestness that slapped my art-student-knowingness sideways, that most of the photos are of such bad quality that it would not be worth exhibiting them. His grammar left occasional ambiguities in his speech, but I understood perfectly when he looked into my eyes and remarked,

“The digital camera has destroyed the art of photography, today it is more like a machine gun”.

Error?

Not sure what happened here, in Rainbow Painter, but I like it.

Upcoming Events

VCS Exhibition and Symposium:

http://www.visualandcritical.net/symposia/2011

here, by the way, you can also find my VCS profile and other links related to the Visual and Critical Studies dept at SAIC.

I am also speaking at eChicago, 2011, on the panel Technology and Revolution, on Friday, 22nd April at 2.15pm, held at University of Illinois, Chicago. See schedule.

I shall also be giving a short talk on Walter Benjamin at the 3rd Annual Platypus Convention, on Saturday, April 30th, at 2.45pm (time tbc), held at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. See schedule.

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This Program is called GraphX and it mimics DeluxePaint for Amiga