Hybrid Workspace

Temporary media lab which operated during the 100 days of Documenta X in Kassel, on 21 June - 28 September 1997. For the more than 200 participants, this was the "Summer of Content." Fifteen groups consisting of artists, activists, critics and their guests presented their work, produced new concepts and started campaigns that developed and continued after the gathering.

Concept: Geert Lovink, Pit Schultz. Project Management: Thorsten Schilling, Micz Flor, Martina Bohne, Susanne Dietze, Heike Foell. Workspace audio archive: Herbert A. Mayer. Initiated through Catherine David (documenta X) and Klaus Biesenbach, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Nancy Spector (Berlin Biennale).

Literature

• Catherine David, "dx and new media", 20 June 1997.
• Tilman Baumgartel, Kathy Rae Huffman, Margarete Jahrmann, "The Opening of Documenta X, A First Flash Report", Telepolis, 27.06.1997.
• Katy Deepwell, "Documenta X: A Critique", n.paradoxa 4, (Aug 1997).

Links

• http://www.medialounge.net/lounge/workspace/
• http://aporee.org/equator/v1.0/info/100_days.html