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Garbled Message To All Participants in the IMIR
Dear Readers I received an audio message from Mot, whom I last saw in the Library of the IMIR. I had returned to my world to attend to some urgent matters, and lost contact with Mot for a time. Here is a transcript of his recent message: "(Static) years since I have...
Urgent Correspondence From Em to Mot
Today I had to send Mot a difficult message about a delay of the release of “The Record”. I decided to send it as a tactile message via ground mail. Here is what I wrote: Earth 2021-09-27 Dear Mot: I am sending this to the IMIR Library via ground mail so you can...
IMIR BULLETIN: Mot’s Motion Vote Results
Thanks to our new members for casting a vote. Members may move motions any time. The vote results for Mot's Motion are published here (below) as an IMIR Bulletin. The motion carries, with 7 Yay, 0 Nay, and 1 spoiled.
Mot’s Motion to Accept IMIR Changes
Note by M: "While working on “The Record” on a patio outside a downtown art gallery, I was visited by a raven who strongly resembled the entity that had appeared during our spring storm in the Library of the IMIR. I contacted Mot to let him know. He advised me to...
Index for “The Record”: Download
You may recall that Mot and I were working on the index to “The Record” in the Library of the IMIR during the spring. We are making the completed index available, in case you may be interested in a preview of the topics that are brought together in the book. Note that...
The Return to the City
It has been a while since Solstice took over the Library of the IMIR (see previous posts). Again, a great deal has changed. I have left the IMIR and come to the city to focus on completing "The Record". As evidence of my migration, here is an image (below) of my...
June 2, 2021 – Minutes of the Meeting of Thin Air Collective
June 2, 2021 Minutes of Meeting of Thin Air Collective (.pdf download available below) Workroom of the Library of the IMIR Attendees: Marianne Neill, Arthur Mot Regrets: Ami Deschens, Francis Sifton Minutes Old Business: None New Business: Silent Reading Update: This...
May 26, 2021 – Minutes of Emergency Meeting of Thin Air Collective
May 26, 2021 Workroom of the Library of the IMIR Minutes of the Emergency Meeting of Thin Air Collective (a pdf is available below) Attendees: Marianne Neill, Arthur Mot Regrets: Ami Deschens, Francis Sifton Old Business: None New Business: Index to “The Record”:...
NEWS: STORM CAUSES DESTRUCTION IN THE LIBRARY OF THE IMIR
INSTITUTE OF THE MARGINAL AND IMAGINARY REGIONS IMAGINARY PRESS RELEASE; MAY 23, 2021: Between May 19 and 23, 2021, the main room in the Library of the IMIR was besieged by a dark and turbulent storm. While the weather raged outside, its effects could be felt even...
May 12, 2021 Opening Event in the Library of the IMIR
The Opening Event for the re-imagined Institute of the Marginal and Imaginary Regions is taking place NOW in the Library of the IMIR. The room of a party that no one attends remains steeped in expectation and anticipation without end. We stand between events....
“Imaginary Book #1” Download
Thank you for dropping by to check out "Imaginary Book #1". We would be delighted if you would download it as a gift to celebrate the Opening Event of the new IMIR. It will be available for download between May 12 and May 19, 2021. We suggest putting the imaginary...
Mot’s “Boat and Real Book” Experiment
Mot tested a real book, introduced into the Library by reading it out loud until it appeared on the shelf. The book he chose was Lakoff’s The Political Mind. After a certain amount of time not yet understood, the boat seemed captured by a powerful current. ...
Mot’s “Boat and Imaginary Titles” Experiment
Mot and I have now tested three imaginary titles, and in every case, the boat took us to some clouds. In the sequence depicted here, we see the boat travelling into an imaginary book called "Enthralled by New York", a title derived from random selection of phrases in...
Imaginary Slate free Download – for a limited time, from the Library of the IMIR
For a limited time, from April 24 - May 24, 2021, to celebrate the upcoming official launch of the new IMIR website, the Imaginary Slate is available for free download. a publication of the Institute of the Marginal and Imaginary Regions and Imaginary Regions...
Mot’s “Boat and Imaginary Books” Experiment
Continuing his research, documented in "Mot's Easel Discovery", Mot noticed that the motion of the boat seemed to curve slightly when it entered the space of the shelves where imaginary books are housed in the workroom. Using his instruments, he followed as the tiny...
Marginality: An Interview With Arthur Mot
How , Today in the Library of the IMIR, I interviewed Arthur Mot on the topic of marginality. Here is an excerpt: Q: What do you think is meant by marginality? M: Well, it is a broad idea and captures a range of situations. It always involves a concept of an inside...
Mot’s Easel Discovery
Mot has begun to provide opportunities to learn what the IMIR is about. By so doing, he is both signaling presence and sharing ideas. The other day, in the Library of the IMIR, he placed this image on a display board: You may recognize this from our Home page,...
Silence and Signals
This is the silence of the marginal and imaginary regions. … I have contemplated the history of signaling, including smoke signals, messages in bottles, mirror reflections, optical telegraphs, morse code, traffic signals, flag signals and more. The universe of...
Doubt
Doubt gets things started. Should the institute be called an ‘institute’, and what are the names and language of a truly open and inclusive organization? Should it be a song or a performance rather than an institute? Or is ‘institute’ a valuable concept of gathering,...