Big Brother is watching #nitelady & #coolman
Interesting email KC sent me in the morning while i was busy doing the "early-morning-nobody-in-office-so-good-time-to-surf-net-and-do-whatever-u-want".
Its about a project he was doing and invited me to come "watch" their play.
"Hi!
You are invited to #nitelady & #coolman, a performance conceptualized for the Internet that will take place in front of the Wisma Atria ‘Live Webcam’, a popular shopping mall in Orchard Road, Singapore.
When, Where, Who
Date: 24th March 2005, Thursday
Time: 1900-2100h Singapore time (visit
www.singaporestandardtime.org.sg if you reside in a
different time zone)
Venue: http://www.antistereotype.net/debbie/eye/index.htm
Performed by Jonathon Lim and Judy Ngo
Conceptualized by Debbie Ding, Hoo Kuan Cien and
Audrey Sim
A ‘IF2210: Aesthetics of New Media’ project, National
University of Singapore (NUS)
The Story
It all started when I came across this topic in a forum that I frequented online. It was a forum that talked about relationships and very often, there were
many offers of love, sex and sometimes, even companionship. He wasn't interested in what I did online, so it was always okay.
Then I came across this thread in the 'Marriage Section'. It said 'Men are more likely to cheat on their wives because they can.' I took an interest to this particular topic because one particular post talked about 'The signs that he's cheating in a marriage.' All the men in that thread were boasting that they would never get caught and they dared someone to try, others said that it wasn't right to cheat. One of them said that only men were capable of 'looking outside of marriage'
And then I took heart and posted, saying that women had every right to, especially if they were being neglected by their husbands. Right after that, a lot
of them started paying attention to every post I made. It's amazing how many married men online are ready to have an affair... I wonder... whether one of them might be my own husband. But I doubt it. The guys here seem so much more romantic... and caring... and ready to pleasure me...
"Hey nitelady... it seems that you are troubled.. want to talk about it? I'm feeling lonely too... in need of some TLC too... are you willing to give it to me?" - Coolman
We started exchanging emails. Before long, there was a bond formed between the two of us.. he's very easy to talk to... we only exchange emails... since both of us are married it's important for us to be discrete.. Though some of the emails are really sexually charged... to the point that I could feel his hands on me.. and feel his body against mine...
Of course there were others too. Hot4you, stud42nite,TallDarkHandsome67, etc... but I clicked with Coolman... I find myself having daydreams of what it
will be like to be in his arms...
"Let's meet up. I want to see you in person, and get to know you... very well... :p I know you want me too... let me touch you and send you to climax after
climax..."
That was the first of many such invites. Everytime we agreed to meet up, there will always be last minute engagements.. I don't know if it's fate that dictates that we shouldn't meet up or just plain fear... But today, today is the day. We are going to meet at Wisma Atria... the linkway from the MRT station to Wisma... both of us are supposed to hold a big, red helium balloon as way of identification. I told my husband that I'm going out to celebrate one of my girl
friend's birthday. He agreed to look after Sarah. That's really sweet of him.
Come witness this meeting via the Wisma Atria Webcam. You can also intervene at any point in time by typing in instructions for us two. It will be fun!?
Come into and participate in our little chat before we meet...
What, Why
#nitelady & #coolman will interrogate the pervasiveness of surveillance in the post 9/11 world today. Cameras are now everywhere and anywhere and by appropriating a public webcam as a medium ofperformance, we hope to make visible its installation and consequently, disrupt its disciplinary gaze—of the electronic panopticon as argued by some.
#nitelady & #coolman also borrows from the licentious world of cyber-romance and webcam porn. #nitelady and #coolman are characters who met online and have decided to meet for the first time, at Wisma Atria. The audience will watch their rendezvous unfold onscreen from online banter to offline hookup. They can also participate in their chat and give them instructions via the chatbox on the website.
The Test-Drive
We will be test-driving the website on 23rd Wednesday at 1700h (Singapore time). If you are online then, do visit to help us resolve any technical problems. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks much.
Do log on and WATCH! ?"
actually heard of this wisma online of the walkway between orchard mrt and wisma sometime back. Been onto the website before but couldn't really see any stuff then, it could be the slow refresh rate or the slow bandwidth i had. Guess now times have changed and things do get upgraded and KC and gang came up with this idea of performing infront of this public webcam. who could have thought of that? well done guys!
admiration of their creative juice made me surf on to their webpage. guess it was still in the making early in the morning as some of the links where still not working yet(its working now, just checked before posting this). like what i read in the behind the scene:
"We decided to do AN EXAMINATION OF AUTHORITY AND POWER in such a surveillance situation: what happens when "the watched" tells "the watcher" that he/she knows that he/she is being watched. Does the thrill of being an undetected voyeur go away, or does it intensify the voyeuristic act? Foregrounded in all this is the problematic concept of truth. Can no absolute truth except the truth that there is no absolute truth exist?"
really full of ideas siah... should start my own play with these tips.
hmmm... maybe i should start by getting down to the chatroom basics first before their actual run tomorrow... heehee
Its about a project he was doing and invited me to come "watch" their play.
"Hi!
You are invited to #nitelady & #coolman, a performance conceptualized for the Internet that will take place in front of the Wisma Atria ‘Live Webcam’, a popular shopping mall in Orchard Road, Singapore.
When, Where, Who
Date: 24th March 2005, Thursday
Time: 1900-2100h Singapore time (visit
www.singaporestandardtime.org.sg if you reside in a
different time zone)
Venue: http://www.antistereotype.net/debbie/eye/index.htm
Performed by Jonathon Lim and Judy Ngo
Conceptualized by Debbie Ding, Hoo Kuan Cien and
Audrey Sim
A ‘IF2210: Aesthetics of New Media’ project, National
University of Singapore (NUS)
The Story
It all started when I came across this topic in a forum that I frequented online. It was a forum that talked about relationships and very often, there were
many offers of love, sex and sometimes, even companionship. He wasn't interested in what I did online, so it was always okay.
Then I came across this thread in the 'Marriage Section'. It said 'Men are more likely to cheat on their wives because they can.' I took an interest to this particular topic because one particular post talked about 'The signs that he's cheating in a marriage.' All the men in that thread were boasting that they would never get caught and they dared someone to try, others said that it wasn't right to cheat. One of them said that only men were capable of 'looking outside of marriage'
And then I took heart and posted, saying that women had every right to, especially if they were being neglected by their husbands. Right after that, a lot
of them started paying attention to every post I made. It's amazing how many married men online are ready to have an affair... I wonder... whether one of them might be my own husband. But I doubt it. The guys here seem so much more romantic... and caring... and ready to pleasure me...
"Hey nitelady... it seems that you are troubled.. want to talk about it? I'm feeling lonely too... in need of some TLC too... are you willing to give it to me?" - Coolman
We started exchanging emails. Before long, there was a bond formed between the two of us.. he's very easy to talk to... we only exchange emails... since both of us are married it's important for us to be discrete.. Though some of the emails are really sexually charged... to the point that I could feel his hands on me.. and feel his body against mine...
Of course there were others too. Hot4you, stud42nite,TallDarkHandsome67, etc... but I clicked with Coolman... I find myself having daydreams of what it
will be like to be in his arms...
"Let's meet up. I want to see you in person, and get to know you... very well... :p I know you want me too... let me touch you and send you to climax after
climax..."
That was the first of many such invites. Everytime we agreed to meet up, there will always be last minute engagements.. I don't know if it's fate that dictates that we shouldn't meet up or just plain fear... But today, today is the day. We are going to meet at Wisma Atria... the linkway from the MRT station to Wisma... both of us are supposed to hold a big, red helium balloon as way of identification. I told my husband that I'm going out to celebrate one of my girl
friend's birthday. He agreed to look after Sarah. That's really sweet of him.
Come witness this meeting via the Wisma Atria Webcam. You can also intervene at any point in time by typing in instructions for us two. It will be fun!?
Come into and participate in our little chat before we meet...
What, Why
#nitelady & #coolman will interrogate the pervasiveness of surveillance in the post 9/11 world today. Cameras are now everywhere and anywhere and by appropriating a public webcam as a medium ofperformance, we hope to make visible its installation and consequently, disrupt its disciplinary gaze—of the electronic panopticon as argued by some.
#nitelady & #coolman also borrows from the licentious world of cyber-romance and webcam porn. #nitelady and #coolman are characters who met online and have decided to meet for the first time, at Wisma Atria. The audience will watch their rendezvous unfold onscreen from online banter to offline hookup. They can also participate in their chat and give them instructions via the chatbox on the website.
The Test-Drive
We will be test-driving the website on 23rd Wednesday at 1700h (Singapore time). If you are online then, do visit to help us resolve any technical problems. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks much.
Do log on and WATCH! ?"
actually heard of this wisma online of the walkway between orchard mrt and wisma sometime back. Been onto the website before but couldn't really see any stuff then, it could be the slow refresh rate or the slow bandwidth i had. Guess now times have changed and things do get upgraded and KC and gang came up with this idea of performing infront of this public webcam. who could have thought of that? well done guys!
admiration of their creative juice made me surf on to their webpage. guess it was still in the making early in the morning as some of the links where still not working yet(its working now, just checked before posting this). like what i read in the behind the scene:
"We decided to do AN EXAMINATION OF AUTHORITY AND POWER in such a surveillance situation: what happens when "the watched" tells "the watcher" that he/she knows that he/she is being watched. Does the thrill of being an undetected voyeur go away, or does it intensify the voyeuristic act? Foregrounded in all this is the problematic concept of truth. Can no absolute truth except the truth that there is no absolute truth exist?"
really full of ideas siah... should start my own play with these tips.
hmmm... maybe i should start by getting down to the chatroom basics first before their actual run tomorrow... heehee
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