28.2.07

Mail-Art-Kit



Mail-Art Kit: Contents

25 x 9x14.2cm Postcards
5 x 9.2x14.5cm White envelopes
8 x 7x9.7cm Brown envelopes
10 x 9x11.3cm Clear sealable plastic wallets
2 x 13x13cm Clear plastic CD wallets
6 x Address labels
20 x Hanging tickets
5 x Silver paperclips
2 x First class stamps
2 x Small red pegs
1 x Sheet of colour stickers
1 x Circle badge
1 x 9.5x15cm Clear plastic wallet

All sealed and sent in a 12.7x14.8x1.6cm cardboard package

The Do It With Others (DIWO) E-Mail-Art exhibition aims to highlight the already thriving imaginations of those who use social networks and digital networks on the Internet as a form of distribution. Just like Mail Art, E-Mail-Art bridges the divide between artists and non-artists to share a freely accessible form of distribution.

The Mail Art projects of the 60s, 70s and 80s demonstrated Fluxus artists' common disregard for the distinctions of 'high' and 'low' art and a disdain for what they saw as the elitist gate-keeping of the 'high' art world. They often took the form of themed, 'open calls', in which all submissions were exhibited and catalogued. Mail Art has always been a useful way to bypass curatorial restrictions for those who wish to create active and imaginative exchange on their own terms; this form of activity usually flourishes outside of the gallery system.

This E-Mail-Art exhibition, intends to follow the spirit of past Mail Art endeavours by asking those submitting their works to open themselves to a shared dialogue as part of the process and medium on the NetBehaviour mail list, as a playful platform for experimentation together at the same time.

The theme of this E-Mail-Art project is Do It With Others (DIWO).