[-empyre-] Re: Whispering in the Dark

["christina ulke" <christina@journalofaestheticsandprotest.org>]

thanks Christina for welcoming us to -empyre-.

I guess we don't really see ourselves as a "new media" publication though 
with our initial statement we wanted to connect to some of "new media"s 
inherent issues. One issue being something that has been on our mind as 
well - the commodifation of discourse. As a project that rode alongside the 
globalization movement whose waves have been slowing down we find ourselves 
needing to fill the vacuum with new possibilities to build a radical 
cultural movement. Recently we have been invited by major art institutions 
to present our work - one question that comes to mind is can there be a 
positive side to commodifying discursive work? How do we maintain meaningful 
discourse  while operating in a vacuum? To quote Brian Holmes from his 
interview in our most recent issue, "I think that intellectual critique has 
to be embodied. Which doesn't mean there isn't a tremendous need for a 
better analysis of the way society is changing! Or for a better philosophy 
of how to reorient life on this earth. You just always have to find a way to 
make the ideas tangible, and effective."   - Christina