Eric Van Hove - DIGITAL GOLEM

Click here to see actual individual collaborators to this project

"I think well of all skepticism to which I may reply "Let us try it." But I no longer
want to hear anything of all those things and questions which do not permit experiments."

Friedrich Nietzsche

Eric Van Hove's major assistants for Digital Golem are :

Mr. Mattew Rosin, Computer engineer - Programmer. America. Language : English/Japanese.

Ms. Kumiko Koba, Marketing advisor - Art agent. Japan. Language : English/Japanese/French/Italian.

Mrs. Genevieve Devriendt, Architect - Civil ingineer. Belgium. Language : English/French/Dutch.

TELEBODY Inc. is in charge of sponsorship and coordination. Tokyo/Japan.

Acknowledgements :

This project is acknowledged and advocated by Mr. Olivier Urbain - Founder of Transcend:Art&Peace Network (part of Johan Galtung Transcend International Network).
This project is referenced in http://netzspannung.org/ -- 7/16/2003
This project has been discussed and enriched in Howard Rheingold's Brainstorms Community.
This project appear in CPAAC(Centre de Philosophie des Activités Artistiques Contemporaines)'s art theorist and Artcogitans' director Evelyne Rogue text entitled "Les esthétiques de l'interactivité dévoilante et de l'implémentation au-delà de la communication : vers une phénoménologie de la commutation"
Digital Golem proposal is to be include in the second issue of the Croatian online magazine ART-e-FACT: Discussion of the ideas and perceptions of Utopia

1 - How to collaborate?
2 - List of Individual collaborators
3 - List of participating venues/organizations

High level international colloquies become "nomadic", as they're being hold in
different cities and countries, hence opening their doors to individuals who
woudln't be able to participate otherwise, and confronting cultural contexts."

Introduction to ARTMEDIA VIII colloquy in Paris - 2002

1 - How to collaborate?

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There is two ways to collaborate/contribute, each of them are simple :

Individuals : any person can join the project as a collaborator : the only need is to be ready to gather people you know for an online conversation when the project will be proposed somewhere in the world by joining/open a topic of discussion at the previously agreed UTC time.
Institutions : galleries, new media venues, web cafes, universities, clinics, artists residences, schools, literary societies, foundations, net organizations or any other establishment can support the project by organizing a gathering of it's members or affiliates when the project will be proposed somewhere in the world and join/create any discussion related to it's interrests; creation of online booths(a topic within the chat) is possible.

To propose yourself or your organization for Digital Golem, simply send an email to .

What is this project? / Frequently asked questions

2 - List of Individual collaborators of Digital Golem:
(51 people so far)
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Name Field Place

Robin Hely digital media artist Melbourne

Rais Boneza Writer Oslo

Kari Kilpelainen Psychologist Helsinki

Elisabet M Nilsson Interaction designer Stockholm

Olivia Fuchs Theatre Director London

Tamara Lai Media artist Brussels

Guido Vermeulen Poet Brussels

Peter Kravanja Ph.D. in Mathematics Brussels

Guillermo Cerceau Writer and lecturer Brussels

Geert De Decker Mail artist Brussels

Anis Hamadeh Songwriter Berlin

Dorothee Franz Linguist Berlin

Ulrich Allroggen Singer Berlin

Kealey Pringle Web artist Ottawa

Myriam Serfass Harpist Paris

Pascale Gustin Media artist Paris

Christophe Barbey Demilitarization Zurich

Robbi Schaffner Graphic Artist Nebraska City

Gordon Fellman Sociology Boston

Lida Sherafatamand Painter Rome

Erika Ohshiro Literature Tokyo

Kazuyo Yamane Museum Director Tokyo

Akifumi Fujita Poet/Educator Tokyo

David G. Hebert Ph.D. Music education Tokyo

Isabelle Mairiaux Music Therapist Tokyo

Katsuhiko Nakano Anthrop./Music Tokyo

Kyoko Okumoto Teacher Tokyo

Tina Ebey Dancer/Educator San Francisco

Jonathan Dimmock Organist San Francisco

Terri Stilwell Singer San Francisco

Georges Lottermoser Photographer New-York

Gordon Fellman Sociology New-York

Howard Richards Songwriter New-York

Hillary Raphael Writer New-York

Jenny Leigh Ph.D. Music education New-York

Lisa Iris Painter New-York

Rula Halawani Photographer Jerusalem

Mike Scheidemann Poet Jerusalem

Huda Orfali Writer Damas

Christian Schnyder Architect Los Angeles

Eduardo Navas Net-artist Los Angeles

Ravi Bhatia Writer New Dehli

Sumeet Grover Poet New Dehli

Hemani Jayaswal Human Resources New Dehli

Betty Kituyi Poet Kampala city

Monica Arac de Nyeko Writer Kampala city

Beatrice Lamwaka Writer Kampala city

George Kent Political Science Honolulu

Marisa Antonaya Writer Bangkok

Anthony Ambahan Children Rights Manila

Anthony George Musician Johannesbourg

Bernedette Muthien Writer Johannesbourg

Alicia Cabezudo Educator Buenos Aires

Maria Elena Vinader Music Therapist Buenos Aires

Shona H. Boys Sculpturist Wellington

Dusty McOnie Painter Wellington

Nasir Mahmood Ph.D. Educational Psychology Islamabad

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How can I participate? / Frequently asked questions

3 - List of participating venues/organizations:

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Name Activity Place

Transcend:Art&Peace Network. Art & Peace International

Sztuka Fabryka Mail-Art Network International

Pagan Unity Campaign Political Activism United States

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How can I participate? / Frequently asked questions

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Click here to see Eric Van Hove's short profile and homepage:
Click here to see the technical proposal and drawings of Digital Golem: