Vuk Cosic
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Daniele Perra: When and how did you become interested in the Internet as a new form of creative media?

Vuk Cosic: Initially, I adopted a relatively disciplined approach to media. I would concentrate on developing my idea first and only decide upon the most suitable working medium when this was clear. I used this methodology for my “Short Stories” and “Land Art” series, and it seemed to work perfectly. My first encounter with a browser was back in 1994. The potential of the thing struck me immediately and I was soon totally hooked. It took me several months to find any really good projects, however, and to form a clear opinion of its possibilities as an artistic tool.

0100101110101101.org: Machines are far more interesting than men. They’re less predictable, more complex. The Web is faster, more efficient, and farther reaching than any other means of communication. If you spend most of your time using the Internet, the slowness and inefficiency of the offline world becomes unbearable. Thanks to the Web, projects that might previously have seemed unattainable can be realized in an impossibly short space of time. And this applies to art too. In just a few years, 0100101110101101.org has achieved the sort of widespread influence that most artists wouldn’t obtain in a lifetime. Internet has taken art to the masses: it’s become a “service” for all, not a pleasure enjoyed by few. It’s the end of an era for art that requires contemplation; “accessibility” is the new paradigm.…


The full text is published in "tema celeste" No. 86, Summer 2001.




Daniele Perra