Stephanie Syjuco - Free Texts - Mind the System, Find the Gap | Z33
Channel: Z33be
Date: 2012-06-18

Interview about 'Free Texts' by Stephanie Syjuco. Part of the exhibition Mind the System, Find the Gap (02.06-30.09.2012)

These oversized posters include tear-off tabs at the bottom for visitors to remove during their exhibition. Featured texts reflect on the predicament of art and its commodification, theories of everyday resistance, capitalism and alternate economies, the history of the commons, and ongoing discussions about open source culture. Together, these seemingly disparate topics are united by their online presence and the attempt to give these ideas a tangible shape and distribute them via a distinctly analogue medium - the public flyer.
This work is part of a larger, ever-expanding project examining the possibilities / potential of the digital commons, open source distribution, and the limits of copyright law. Many of these texts are uploaded by individuals and made available online - illicitly, since their copyright holders prohibit such sharing. The flyers are meant to be freely distributed, taken, shared, and reprinted as often as necessary. The posters can be printed at any size, and the entire collection can be downloaded in their most up-to-date form at:  
http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/freetexts.pdf

http://www.z33.be/en/projects/mind-system-find-gap