Interview with Reiner Strasser about c.re.ations with Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink

"Reiner Strasser's on-line work has been intriguing the web-art community since 1997. His pared elegance of presentation, evocative graphics, and gentle humor always create a sense of confirmation and ongoing surprise. C.re.ations is the newest addition in the cumulous and accumulating site that Reiner explains he handles as 'a self-developing system' that 'will evolve as the net will evolve--human-made, creating a synthetic/organic structure.' C.re.ations consists of new work, 1999-2000, including 'vib~ratio~n', 'the shrine', 'e[y]gg[e]', 'structur/al walk', and 'breathe.'

Reiner Strasser was born 1954 in Antwerpen, Belgium. He studied art, art history and philosophy at the University of Mainz, Germany in the 70's. His web works, international collaborations and web art projects date from 1996. His web work appeared in several exhibitions/publications since 1997. Most recently in the e-zinen: Riding the Meridian; Cauldron and Net; Beehive; on several CD-ROM publications: The Little Magazine CD 22 Gravitational Intrigue, University of Albany, NY, 1999; Dietsche Warande & Belfort, Elektronische Literatuur, 4.99, NL/B; ALIRE 11, revue de littÈratur animÈ et interactive, Mots-Voir, France, 2000; DOC(K)S 'un notre web', Corse 2000; and in real space: Aix Art Contemporaine Web en Provence, France,1999; Amour et Conscience, art show in Paris, 1999; AJAC 25th Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 1999; NOW Festival Nottingham, GB, 1999; AJAC 2000, M.A.M., Tokyo, 2000; INFOS '00 (honourable mention in the net art contest), Lubljana, Slovenia, 2000." -- from frAme, Issue 5, 2001