Editorial.It is a pleasure and a privilege to return to Afterimage afterimage /af·ter·im·age/ (af´ter-im?aj) a retinal impression remaining after cessation of the stimulus causing it. af·ter·im·age n. after various previous incarnations on the Editorial staff, including Assistant Editor beginning in early 1993, later Managing Editor and most recently my tenure as Editor from July 1998 to December 2001 (as well as putting together one inter-editor issue in the winter of 2002). I look forward to exploring the fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. world of the media arts in these pages and would like to take this opportunity to share some exciting developments for the future of Afterimage, and by extension, the field. Contrary to the pathos engendered by the recent demise Death. A conveyance of property, usually of an interest in land. Originally meant a posthumous grant but has come to be applied commonly to a conveyance that is made for a definitive term, such as an estate for a term of years. of periodicals such as DoubleTake (see the forthcoming May/June 2005 issue of After-image for an analysis of this trend by Stephen Longmire), there is much to be hopeful about, particularly in regard to current trends in arts education and even arts funding, especially as related to new technologies. Afterimage is well into its third decade of publishing as well as the fourth year of a new century and is responding by initiating substantial changes to our format and content. Beginning with the May/June 2005 issue we will unveil a new format in which you will find us focusing our mission while expanding our coverage to include issues affecting both artists and citizens at a more practical level. We will be exploring issues surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. media literacy Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see and read. and media education, expanding our coverage of new technologies and highlighting the artist as activist. Readers will find new explorations into the intersections of text and image as well as revived re·vive v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives v.tr. 1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate. 2. To impart new health, vigor, or spirit to. 3. coverage of artists' books, which we begin in this issue with an interview with Joan Lyons of the VSW VSW Visual Studies Workshop (Rochester, NY) VSW Very Shallow Water VSW Village Safe Water (Program, Alaska) VSW Video Switch VSW Virtual Services Worldwide (Atlanta, GA) Press. In addition, we will soon go live with enhanced web site features, some of which will offer artists forums to share their work, as well as opportunities for further dialogue among our readers. More details about these initiatives are forthcoming in the next issue; also see our web site at www.vsw.org/afterimage for more information and updates. We welcome your comments and contributions as part of this ongoing inquiry into the media arts and culture. |
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