art and the internet – John Allcock

Can there be too much communication?

09/01/202525/01/2022 by John

We are told that live in an age of communication, and that we ought to embrace this. As I was running through my emails and facebook tonight, as I usually do, I began to wonder whether the amount of time and effort we invest in communication is always energy well-directed. My mind has been mulling … Read more

Making ourselves heard

09/01/202531/08/2020 by John

My engagement with the internet over the past few days has been interesting. It occurred to me to ask how easy it might be to obtain information about people or institutions I know, by putting their names into a search engine. The result surprised me. I began with the names of three people known to … Read more