Dear empyreans, <div><br></div><div>Just a quick note between posts to ask out there if there are any of you who would like to be discussants during the month of May. Our dear friend Ana Valdez, Tim and myself will be hosting a month entitled, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">Collaboration: Art Practice, Theory, Activism"</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">We are seeking anyone whose own practice might incorporate collaboration. Inspired by this past month's discussion on The Sense Lab and a few of February's posts that discussed Beatriz da Costa's own collaborations we went back to search for the last time empyre spent an entire month on the subject. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">It was actually back in February 2004 when Trevor Sholze and Geerte Lovink hosted the subject matter. We are interested to consider how models of collaboration may have changed over the years. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">Please contact Renate Ferro at <a href="mailto:rtf9@cornell.edu">rtf9@cornell.edu</a> if you would like to be a special guest. Hope to hear from many of you. Also please feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">We will be introducing the discussion on May 3rd and 4th! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial"><br>
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">Thanks. Renate</span></div>