delocator.net information

delocator.net is an online database project that creates a comparison between the amounts of local independently owned cafes and Starbucks retail stores within a specific zip code. By contrast of numeric quantity and site-specific detail, the user will see evidence of unchecked aggression and power that corporate businesses have in our communities. The site is also a free online space for independent cafe goers and owners to promote their cafes by uploading local cafe information to the delocator.net database. The creation of other delocated database-driven web sites is encouraged. On the delocator.net web site, users are able to download the code necessary to establish a new database, prompting more sites and databases that may focus on other specific retail stores (fast-food, hardware, clothing, etc.). delocator.net will be launched with the intention of becoming a web-meme, sprouting many future de-located corporate stores. This project is a collaboration between the collective Finishing School and Vasna Sdoeung.

when and where

The delocator.net web site will go live at 5:30 PM (PST) on April 1, 2005. There will be a launch party and exhibition opening on the same day at San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter and McBean Galleries, located on the main campus at 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA. The exhibition will run until May 7, 2005. Please see www.sfai.edu for details.

The exhibition will include both the virtual and physical launch of delocator.net and an installation that explores concerns raised by the increased presence of transnational corporations in local socio-economic spaces. Tools to combat them will be presented. Please email FS at contact@finishing-school.net, SFAI at Exhibitions and Public Programs or call SFAI for more information at 415-749-4564.

who

delocator.net is a Finishing School (FS) project with Vasna Sdoeung. FS is a collective identity that enlists tactical media to investigate the many intersections between educational models, critical theory, and covert and common everyday activities. FS projects attempt to demystify cultural production and redefines viewers as active participants engaged in a learning process. When applicable, FS invites operatives representing a variety of disciplines to participate in projects. Visit them at www.finishing-school.net

Vasna Sdoeung is a web programmer living and working on the world wide web. Visit him at tranzicmedia.com