Project Description:
BATHAS Internationale and Master-List2000, as promoters and sponsors of cultural production, propose a web-based work entitled "What-We-Do-Is-Secret" to be created by the artists Brandon Bauer and A. Bill Miller. The site will act as an investigation of ways in which contemporary subcultures have adopted the modernist strategy of negation as revolt. Using tag and keyword searches, the artists will farm/collect images that reference subcultures, clandestine activities, philosophical concepts, and specific modernist & subcultural persona's. These images will be processed, modified, altered and re-presented in the context of a website. Using script/code, the images from the collection will appear differently each time the site is loaded. By combining methods of traditional and experimental appropriation and creative mis-use, the artists seek to provide a visual experience that obscures boundaries between progressive and predetermined modes of cultural production. BATHAS Internationale and Master-List2000 will host, promote, and sponsor the website with an official launch, artist lectures, presentation online, and live performance in Milwaukee and Chicago.
Project Realization:
Components:
- A Web-Based Digital Artwork
- Associated Promotional Materials & Video
- Lectures, Presentations, & Launch of "What-We-Do-Is-Secret"
- Sustained Collaboration of BATHAS Internationale and Master-List2000
This Rhizome Commission application marks the initiation of Phase A of the Strategic 2 Year Plan for the integration of the BATHAS Internationale and Master-List2000 collective organizations. As Phase A of the Strategic 2 Year Plan, "What-We-Do-Is-Secret" will be primarily visible through the development of a web-based artwork. In addition, a video will be produced advertising and promoting the website and the creative merger between BATHAS Internationale and Master-List2000. Promotional materials will be targeted at marketing "What-We-Do-Is-Secret" both locally through Cable Access, at live events, and more broadly through the use of online video hosting. "What-We-Do-Is-Secret" will mark the beginning of a longterm mission of increased collaboration, cultural production, and visibility between these two collective organizations.
Feasibility:
As a creative merger of two already existent entities "What-We-Do-Is-Secret" will realize the overlapping interests of the partners which includes the development and promotion of work that challenges the boundaries of media production through mis-use and modification. The project itself will be feasible within the time span of 3-4 months. The work is designed to crossover digital, physical, visual, and perceptual environments.
Production Timeline and Project Budget:
The target date for completion of Phase A of the Strategic 2 Year Plan is scheduled to take 3-4 months after initiation date. Phase A will be completed when the website is live as well as the video promoting the site is aired on local cable access and online.
- Artist Fee (2 artists): $2000 ($1000 each)
- Domain Name Registration and Hosting: $150
- Video Production Costs: $350
- Promotional Materials: $200
- Misc. Travel: $100
- Total: $2800
Resume or Curriculum Vitae:
Brandon Bauer:
CV from Rhizome Profile Page as .docA. Bill Miller:
CV from personal website as .pdfExternal Links:
Sponsoring Organizations
BATHAS InternationaleMaster-List2000
Contributing Artists
Brandon Bauer (BATHAS Internationale project representative)A. Bill Miller (Master-List2000 project representative)