this is the interface of the:

IsayUsaySsay Archive

of the Next 5 Minutes
Conference on tactical media
January 18-21, 1996

Amsterdam (Paradiso, De Balie) & Rotterdam (V2)

The archive is arranged according to the conference program.


Daily Program in Amsterdam

Jump to the daily program in Rotterdam

January 19, 1996
From Access for All to Access for What? Paradiso hall: 10.30-12.00 hours
Copyright in the Next Century Paradiso hall: 12.30-14.00 hours
Workshop Curator Activists Balie Salon: 13.00-14.30 hours
Beyond the Metaphors of War Balie theatre: 14.30-16.15 hours
Workshop Latino Networks on the Net Paradiso balcony: 17.00-18.00 hours
Screening of 'Shock is Spreading' Balie theatre: 16.30-17.30 hours
The Desire to be Wired Paradiso hall: 15.00 -17.30 hours
Workshop 'Scientology and Internet' Balie Salon: 15.00-16.00 hours
Workshop The impact of radio on civil conflicts Paradiso Cellar: 16.00-18.00 hours
Lecture From Cyberspace to Neuro space Balie theatre: 19.30 - 21.00 hours
Performance by Vakuum TV Paradiso hall: 21.00-22.00 hours
Screening of ' Predictions of Fire' Paradiso hall: 22.00-23.30 hours


January 19
Reality Check Balie theatre: 10.30-12.00 hours
The Metaphor Machine Paradiso hall: 10.30-13.00 hours
Tactical Media as Tools for Survival Paradiso hall: 14.00-16.00 hours
Workshop 'Mortal Acts. The Tactical Body' Balie Autonomous Zone: 15.00-17.00 hours
Workshop 'Low End Technology' Paradiso upper floor: 15.00-17.00 hours
Workshop 'Accessing Satellite Technology' Paradiso upper floor: 18.00-19.30 hours
Workhop 'Media in the new Southern Africa' Balie Salon: 17.00-18.30 hours
Tactical Research - The Myth of Easy Search Balie theatre: 20.00-21.30 hours
Workshop 'Sex in the Age of Media' Balie Autonomous Zone: 22.30-24.00 hours
E~Scape Technoparty by Digital Paradiso hall: 21.30-05.00 hours

January 21
Mr President Balie salon: 13.00-14.00 hours
Net Criticism Balie theatre: 14.00-15.00 hours
Workshop 'Financing Tactical Media' Balie Salon: 15.00-16.00 hours
New Impulses For Translocal Culture Paradiso hall: 15.00-17.00 hours
Final Debate Paradiso hall: 16.00 hours

INSTALLATIONS in Amsterdam
Censored information by Babeth (Amsterdam)
Rehearsal of Memory by Graham Harwood (London)
Zap Museum by MauZ (Enschede, NL)

PERFORMANCES in Amsterdam
Unpredictable tactical interventions by:
  • Ros Sinclaire (Glasgow)
  • Hunter Reynolds (New York)
  • The Electronic Cafe International (Santa Monica)

OFF-PROGRAM INTERVIEWS & INITIATIVES in Amsterdam
  • HLZOOM TV,
    an initiave by Amsterdam High School Students


Daily Program in Rotterdam



Thursday January 18, 1996
The Matter of Media
General Opening Act 20.00-23.00 hours
Performances by
  • Kevin McCoy (Charlotte, NC) media artist
  • Critical Art Ensemble (Chigago) cyberactivist collective
  • Presentation of Techno-Parasites


Friday January 19, 1996
Translocal Media Networks and the Diaspora
Support Networks for Ex-Yugoslavia V2-Exhibition space: 14.00-16.00 hours
Debate about Media in the Diaspora V2-Exhibition space: 16.00-18.00 hours
The Projects of Ingo Guenther (New York) media artist Zaal De Unie 20.00 - 23.00 hours


Saturday January 20, 1996
Aggregates of Information and Communication
Presentations of Media Cafes and other Referential Environments V2-Exhibition space: 14.00-16.00 hours
Tactical Agents V2-Exhibition space: 16.00-18.00 hours
The projects of Krzysztof Wodiczko (New York) industrial designer Zaal De Unie 20.00 - 23.00 hours


Sunday January 21, 1996
Media Metaphors: Society / Information / the Body
Debate: digital information and biotechdevelopments V2-Exhibition space: 14.00-16.00 hours
Discourse about cyberfeminism and subjectivity V2-Exhibition space: 16.00-18.00 hours

EXHIBITIONS in Rotterdam (V2)
MediaFilter by Paul Garrin (New York) video and webartist
DWTKS by Knowbotic Research+cF (Cologne) D/AUT artists' group
Alien Staff/Mouth Piece by Krzysztof Wodiczko (New York) artist and industrial designer


Media Platforms in Rotterdam & Amsterdam