[-empyre-] Introducing: Mauro Annunziato & Ken Rinaldo

[Mitchell Whitelaw <mitchell.whitelaw@canberra.edu.au>]

Switching to "host" mode for a moment...

It's my pleasure to introduce two more guest a-life artists to the 
list. Mauro Annunziato and Ken Rinaldo represent some of the diversity 
within a-life art, as well as some of the commonalities. Mauro's work 
with "artificial societies" of graphical agents, produces elegant and 
intricate two-dimensional images. Ken works in robotic and bio-robotic 
sculpture, creating interactive, autonomous, engaging systems which 
exemplify his aspirations for a sustainable fusion between biological 
and technological systems. I will hand over to them to send opening 
statements, and perhaps give a personal perspective on the discussion 
so far.

Also I'd like to thank Paul Brown for his generous and unflinching 
contributions so far as designated "guest" - I hope you'll hang around 
Paul and continue the discussion.

So on with the show...

Mitchell