Euro? Regio! Almost not noticed by the international community a new trend against globalization rises in Europe: Economically weak regions tend to create alternative economic models, which include the concept of regional currencies. The idea is to keep the money within a region. On Jan 1st, 2005, a new currency named "Waldviertler" started in the Waldviertel region of lower austria. Heini Staudinger, the founder of the new currency system will hold a lecture about the first results at WU Wien (University of Economics) on Jan 18, 2005, at 17:00. [Link][more]
monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993. [more]