Re: [-empyre-] farewell

[renate ferro <rtf9@cornell.edu>, timothy murray <tcm1@cornell.edu>]

> Dear Christina,

We've been in awe over how much energy and thought you've poured into 
-empyre-, topped off by the documenta project over which you toiled 
so tirelessly to the  benefit of -empyre-.  We admire how well you've 
been able to interweave your -empyre- work and thought with your own 
art practice and are pleased that you'll now have more time to focus 
solely on the latter.  Our hope is that you'll return to us with full 
force next year!

Looking forward to staying in touch and sharing the results.  You've 
been the recent carrier of -empyre- in spirit and labor and we look 
forward to continuing your efforts.

All the best,

Renate and Tim

>  >
> >  > dear list,
> >  >
> >  > I am taking a six month leave of absence from moderating on -empyre-,
> >  > in order to concentrate more fully on visual and multimedia art
> >  > practice.  After that time things should sort out and I'll
> >  > be able to decide how to  continue with -empyre- ,  or move on. The
>  > > network of -soft-skinned space has meant the world to me.  Thanks
>  > > Christophe, Aliette, Henry, Patrick, Marc, Deborah, Illiyana,  Tina,
> >  > GH, Conor, Jordan, Brett, Simon, Marcus, Lucio (both of you), Erik,
> >  > Christiane, Sergio, Dirk, Susana, Michele, David, Brian, Alan,
> >  > Regina, Giselle, Renate, Tim,
> >  > Jim, Chris R and Chris M, Claudia, Sharon, Markus, Jim B.,  Patrik,
> >  > Terry, Melinda, Tracey, Alessandro, Greg, Kate, Raul, Regina, Eduardo,
> >  > isabel, Millie, Mez, Joseph, Jason,  Ollivier,
> >  > Saul, Nick, and so many others whose names I must be forgetting.  You
> >  > have been a generous, invisible community that keeps bursting into
> >  > view, into real life and real space, while never failing to write and
> >  > respond in the most interesting ways.   Thanks for teaching me so much.
> >  >
> >  > very best wishes
> >  >
> >  > Christina
> >  >
> >  >
>  > >

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Timothy Murray
Professor of Comparative Literature and English
Director of Graduate Studies in Film and Video
Curator, The Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, Cornell Library
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