Pixel Plunder©

Joanna Briggs - "Haikoo!"
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Statement:

Haikoo, a work by Joanna Briggs, parallels and challenges the structure of web-based information. Haikoo is an internet directory that mimics the structure and architecture of Yahoo! While Yahoo uses 25 words to describe web sites, Haikoo uses seventeen syllables and the format of haiku poetry to describe sites. Similar to Yahoo, users submit links with descriptions that are approved by an adminstrator before publication on the site.

Bio:

Joanna Briggs is a Canadian visual artist working with photographic and digital media. She studied at Simon Fraser University and Ryerson Polytechnic Univerisity. For two consecutive years, Joanna's photographic output has been exhibited at Contact, the Toronto photography festival. For 2002, she has been chosen to be part of Hydra, an exhibit and boxed-set of photographs. Joanna's digital projects - including Haikoo - challenge the utility and structure of information on the internet. Also, her typography is distributed through fontage| canada. Her professional work includes several award-winning websites for major corporations.

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Pixel Plunder© is co-presented by InterAccess Electronic Media Art Centre
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