In other words, I attend an art event, an opening. I like to document process, spaces and events and invariably end up taking digital photos. I had been watching Flickr’s progress for nearly two years now and was eventually impressed<\/a> by the usability of Flickr’s interface<\/a>, so I joined up with a Pro account, and have since started uploading and learning all that Flickr has to offer (tagging, geomapping, batch processing, etc.). It’s really really intuitive and really really friendly.<\/p>\n I had never previously attended an opening at Eyebeam<\/a> and then heard about their ‘OPEN CITY: Tools for Public Action’<\/a> exhibition. Eyebeam are a generally well-respected venue, not your typical Chelsea space, and like I said I had never been to an Eyebeam opening and I wanted to see what the space was like during an opening, to see their crowd (nerdfest or culture vultures?) and of course to see some art showcased by this ‘art & technology center’.<\/p>\n (by the way I have been meaning to blog about this opening for nearly two weeks now! to make a long blog post short it was a great show, great work and a great crowd, especially the crowd. very good people and they were all pretty lively and talkative.)<\/p>\n So I take a relatively nominal number of photos (after all I have been known to take more photos of the Party Fair on Steinway Street<\/a>) but still make sure I upload them to Flickr (remember kids sharing is caring!<\/em>). Then Joanna Raczkiewicz, Eyebeam’s Development and PR Associate and current reBlogger<\/a> sends me a message asking if it’s okay to use my photos in Eyebeam’s weekly e-blast. That’s cool! Of course it’s okay. After all thanks in the first place for having the event.<\/p>\n Actually then I thought all I would get is a link, which I did, but was well-chuffed<\/a> to find that my image was also present at the top of their e-blast: (as well as on their frontpage currently) It’s these small things that really excite people, that help remind us that our exhaustion of all these energies is truly worthwhile.<\/p>\n OPEN CITY RECEPTION PICS!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Did you get paparazzed? Check out these great pics taken by reception attendees and Open City artists:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicknormal\/408435999\/in\/set-72157594566630329\/<\/a> it works. I haven’t had my Flickr account even two months yet and already it is helping me understand social networks and how exchanges are made with the world in which I live. In other words, I attend an art event, an opening. 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\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andymal1\/sets\/72157594573684619\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bartholl\/sets\/72157594560724502\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vanderlin\/tags\/opencity\/<\/a>
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