Johnny Liu, Subverbia (2002), digital media, courtesy the artist.



Subverbia (2002), Johnny Liu
Friday, 07 Feb 2003 to Wednesday, 05 Mar 2003

"On the Internet, data such as emails, web pages, and images sent across the network are broken down into smaller units called packets. These packets splinter off to take different routes, flying across the network to their destination. They end their brief lives as individual units when they reassemble back into the email or image one finally views. Packets are thus dynamic, small, ephemeral, and largely invisible, yet critical to the functioning of the system."

Richard Rinehart, Net Art Curator
New Langton Arts

Playfully named for these 'worker elves' of the networked world, the packet exhibition program showcases young artists who may not have exhibited before -- sometimes students or artists new to the medium who may not have developed enough work yet for a full-fledged show. The program is also intended to be clear of interpretive overhead and to highlight new works at the relatively quick exhibition pace of one every month.

Future packet exhibitions:
March 2003: untitled (2002), Kimberly Turner
April 2003: Aperture (2002), Corey Creasey
May 2003: Beckett Machine (2002), Eva Hasa
June 2003: Fairy Tale (2000), Desiree Holman

Past packet exhibitions include:
January 2003: Super Mario Bros. (2002), Roberto Pasang

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