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   [Date]: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 16:21:21 -0400
   [From]: Christy Sheffield Sanford <christys@gnv.fdt.net>
     [To]: Cultural Exchange via Internet <forum1@hkw.kbx.de>
[Subject]: Re: [forum1] Re: web curating/exhibiting

You are absolutely right, Pat!  The curator can take on that role of
guide/educator.  Sometimes I forget that people are at all different
stages of knowledge about the web and what makes a work web-specific.
Another option is to ask those involved to discuss the technical/artistic aspects of their work in introductory paragraphs.  Several times I've 
been asked to do this and find it is a pleasure.  But what you are 
suggesting is excellent.  


Janet brought up an interesting issue, conservation.  I assume archiving
is also a part of this topic.  I have many works off my site but sometimes new techniques/codes appear and suddenly I know I can improve a work. It's bothersome for the ezine, project site to continually update material. Thus I keep newer versions at my home site.  But, you bring up some all but insolvable problems such as work that includes off-site links.  I once linked gun and jellyfish sites; about half moved or disappeared after the first year!
Because of that I seldom link off site (except for references).



Christy Sheffield Sanford
http://gnv.fdt.net/~christys/rock-garden/gate.html (without underlining)
Rock Garden of Love also at Light and Dust (with underlining) and 
in the Amour-Horreur Exhibition
Web-Specific Artist-Writer