The ubiquitous efficacy of the telematic medium is not in doubt (with flowing data information) , but the question in human terms, from the point of view of culture and creativity, is => 'What is the Content?
“Meaning is the product of interaction between the observer and the system, the content of which is in a state of flux, of endless change and transformation” (241)
“at the interface to telematic systems, content is created rather than received. By the same token, content is disposed of at the interface by reinserting it, transformed by the process of interaction, back into the network for storage, distribution, and eventual transformation at the interface of other users, at other access nodes across the planet” (243)
Active negotiation rather than passive reception
Telematic culture means that we do not think, see, or feel in isolation. Creativity is shared, authorship is distributed
computer at the heart of this telematic system- works best when least noticed , when is invisible like the heart
“content” of a telematic art depend on the nature of the interface—configurations and assemblies of image, sound, and text, the kind of restructuring and articulation of environment that telematic interactivity might yield, / determined by the freedoms and fluidity available at the interface (243)
The nature of interface- Freedoms and fluidity available at the interface
An environment, an arena of data space in which a distributed art of the human/computer symbiosis can be acted out
= “holomatic” principle in networking
”holistic potentiality of telematic art / more than a technological expedient for the interchange of information, networking provides the very infrastructure for spiritual interchange that could lead to the harmonization and creative development of the whole planet” (247)
telematic process is the produce of a profound human desire for transcendence: to be out of body, out of mind, beyond language
very ease of transition from “reality” to “virtuality” cause confusion in culture, in values, and in matters of personal identity=> it’s the role of the artist in collaboration with scientists to establish new value systems, new ordinances of human interaction and social communicability