<nettime> Declarations pen pals @ varia

[Doriane via nettime-l <nettime-l@lists.nettime.org>]

 D e c l a r a t i o n s
 Pen Pals

Dear CSS writers, web-artisans and declarative artists. Declarations 
<https://declarations.style/pages/about.html> is organising its first 
meetup at Varia <https://varia.zone/> in Rotterdam.

   Declarations is an ongoing artistic research project into the poetic
   materiality of the CSS web-standard and its echoes on design and
   artistic practices.

       For that occasion we decided to focus two days on CSS inside
       emails. Emails are an ambiguous place for HTML/CSS, since it’s
       not per se a browser but also not entangled to HTML/CSS (some of
       you may be reading this letter in plain text).

           Through non-linear cascading email conversation exercises,
           we’ll questions ourselves on mode of address, low-tech &
           high-tech dichotomy, nostalgia-induced technology, spam,
           newsletters and forms of forwarded declarations.

               We will give cascading forms to our questions by writing
               our own CSS inside of email replies, making publication
               happen through conversations.

 * *Dates:* Friday 6th and Saturday 7th of December, 2024
 * *Time:* 10:00-17:00
 * *Location:* Varia (Gouwstraat 3)
 * *Cost:* Free

To show interest in attending this event, please email 
info[at]varia.zone <mailto:info@varia.zone> with *Declarations* in the 
subject heading. We are looking for a group of pen pal enthusiasts to 
explore CSS outside of the browser, who have some familiarity with the 
language. To get the most out of the worksession, attendance on both 
days is important & appreciated.

Don't hesitate to forward this email, let it drift to distant networks.

Join the declarations mailing list <mailto:tell-join@declarations.style> 
to follow upcoming instances of CSS crafting & research.

Yours, Declaratively

Doriane Gijs Clara Vinciane Simon
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