JvE

Virtual Entity is a philosophical research starting from the assumption that the concepts of authenticity, ownership, uniqueness and seriality are, within the digital domain, no longer valid. In fact there is no substantial difference between copy and original on the Web, and these two categories are not relevant. Since any file can generate an infinite number of entities identical to itself, there is no scarcity on the Net, and any resource is indefinitely available. Assuming possession is related to the numerical proportion between resources (objects) and potential owners (subjects), then, whereas resources are not limited, the concept of ownership and the idea of property become superfluous.

If socialist and communist experiments in real world were limited by the presence of state ownership, Virtual Entity is proposing the implementation of a non-property system within the digital domain.

Imaginary Property incites to reconsider the condition of the digital networked image within the current aesthetic culture. What kind of digital images are being produced today? What are their production mechanisms? What do current images represent, not just in the sense of their meaning, but in the sense of the politics of its design?

It has been almost a full month since I officially became a junior researcher of design department at www.JANvanEYCK.nl Academie in Maastricht - The Netherlands. Together with 3 other researchers (Eleonora, Lilia & Kim) and advising researcher Florian Schneider (?link) - forming a group around the topic of Imaginary Property (IMP for short, though at JvE we are regarded as "imaginary designers").