T R A N S I T I V E S P A C E

<BODY BGCOLOR=#000000 TEXT=#EFEFCO LINK=#FFFFFF> <CENTER> <IMG border=0 WIDTH=480 HEIGHT=32 SRC="pix/tbar.jpg" alt="[T R A N S I T I V E S P A C E]"> </CENTER> <P> <TABLE WIDTH=500 BORDER=0> <TR><TD ALIGN = CENTER WIDTH=160> <A HREF="transit.html"><IMG border=0 WIDTH=105 HEIGHT=59 SRC="pix/transit.JPG" alt="[T R A N S I T I V E logo]"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>T R A N S I T I V E</FONT></A> </TD> <TD ROWSPAN=4 WIDTH=340> <FONT SIZE=+1>This is T R A N S I T I V E space.<P> Here, live online multimedia exhibits explore the concepts of life and death as a continuous flow of uncertain transitions. <P> The continuity of human conscience and spirit beyond death is particularly relevant in a virtual environment where the existence of the body is separated from the actions and will of the spirit. Individual statements, artistry and conscience, may exist beyond death, continuing despite physical collapse. <P>This space emphasizes exhibition of works as <I>live </I> virtual multimedia installations. The live multimedia installations involved have been optimized and streamlined for efficient presentation via the Internet. <P> <FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="dead.html" TARGET="sidebar">DEADLINE</A></FONT> explores death and depersonalization in an iconic, live-media environment. This interactive creation by <A HREF="mailto:zone@cam.org"><FONT SIZE = +2>Y</FONT>an <FONT SIZE = +2>B</FONT>reuleux</A> questions the mass media communication of death within an urban environment. <P> <FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="drip.html" TARGET="sidebar">DRIP</A></FONT> by <A HREF="mailto:benthin@montreal.com">Mark Benthin</A>, is an interactive, animated textual investigation of the flow between life and death. Juxtaposed text is drawn from sources including popular music lyrics, "Life After God" by Douglas Coupland and the <I>Bardo Thötröl</I> - The Tibetan Book of the Dead. <P> For best results ensure that you are using Netscape 2.0 or equivalent Internet Explorer, with support for frames and that your browser is Shockwave enabled. <P> <CENTER><a href="http://home.mcom.com/comprod/mirror/index.html" TARGET="_top"> <img src="./pix/now8.gif" alt="Netscape 2.0 Now" BORDER=0></a> <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/index.html" TARGET="_top"> <img src="./pix/getswave.gif" alt="Get Shockwave" BORDER=0><br></a> </CENTER> <P> <FONT SIZE=3>T <FONT SIZE=2>R A N S I T I V E s p a c e would like to thank the people that contributed time and effort to help pull this together: Christine Théoret, Denis Martineau, Yan Breuleux, Elizabeth Littlejohn. T R A N S I T I V E s p a c e is produced by <A HREF="mailto:benthin@montreal.com">Mark Benthin</A>. <P> Special thanks to Victoria Vesna and everyone at the Art Studio, UCSB for providing a forum for the presentation of these works. <P> An extensive T R A N S I T I V E s p a c e exhibit is now available at the <A HREF="http://www.MediaRenaissance.com">Media Renaissance</A> website. </FONT> </TD></TR> <P> <TR><TD ALIGN = CENTER> <A HREF="ndead.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG border=0 WIDTH=88 HEIGHT=122 SRC="pix/tete.GIF" alt="[D E A D L I N E]"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>D E A D L I N E</FONT></A> </TD></TR> <P> <TR><TD ALIGN = CENTER> <A HREF="ndrip.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG border=0 WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=120 SRC="pix/drip.JPG" alt="[d r i p]"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>D R I P</FONT></A> </TD></TR> <P> <TR><TD ALIGN = CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.arts.ucsb.edu/Links/terminals/index.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG border=0 WIDTH=105 HEIGHT=135 SRC="pix/belljar.JPG" alt="[.:..t.e.r.m.i.n.a.l.s..:..]"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>.:..t.e.r.m.i.n.a.l.s..:..</FONT></A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>