Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 4:06 PM

Subject: Viridian Note 00368: More Involuntary Parks

Key concepts:

Viridian Individual Projects, Kevin
Stewart, Involuntary Parks

Attention Conservation Notice:

Part of a flurry of Viridian Notes, as we catch up on backlog. This won't last long.

Links:

Attention San Franciscans:
Natalie Jeremijenko's "One Tree Project." Opening Reception: Fri May 16th, 7-10 pm w/ Remarks by Natalie Jeremijenko: 8 pm & Release of One Trees Request for Proposals http://onetrees.org

The latest (paper) issue of the YLEM Journal features interviews with William Gibson, Vernor Vinge, and Bruce Sterling. And they're pretty good interviews, for an arts mag.
http://www.ylem.org

The ZEROGLAB Nanofestival for really teensy web movies.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~are/nanofestival/index.html

"Arts Lab" proposes a unique hybrid art center and research lab designed to be "fast, competitive, market- savvy, and not-for-profit."
http://www.artslab.net

Links:
The Viridian "Embrace the Decay" Contest

http://www.levitated.net/sterling/contest/index.html

http://www.levitated.net/sterling/contest/toolsreq.html

The Viridian "Involuntary Park" concept:

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/1-25/Note%2000023.txt

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/51-75/Note%2000057.txt

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/151-175/ 00166_chernobyl_wildlife_park.html

www.viridiandesign.org/notes/226-250/ 00234_korean_involuntary_park.html

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/226-250/ 00242_german_involuntary_park.html

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/251-300/ 00287_rocky_flats_wildlife_refuge.html

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/251-300/ 00269_savannah_ecology_lab.html

http://www.viridiandesign.org/notes/301-350/00318_dirty_bombs.html

Involuntary Parks

"I'm researching the conservation impact of landmines and unexploded ordances. After reading your notes on involuntary parks, I looked through my files and found several created by landmines. Then I started finding them every where. (Gotta love search images).

"I've started to archive and catalog articles on involuntary parks. The beginings of the project are at:

Link:
http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~puppydog/involun.htm

"ttyl,

"Kevin Maddog Stewart"

e-mail: puppydog*freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Project Mkono HomePage:
http://www.ecn.ab.ca/~puppydog/