ABSTRACT: In this essay I elaborate upon the ecosophical principles that have influenced the design of Intimate Transactions . I also reflect upon the iterative design process and the progress of Intimate Transactions towards its current iteration as a participatory, embodied,networked and collaborative new media artwork. By charting the gradual refinement of its design, I will show how this project has come to fulfil writer Suzi Gablik’s prediction of an art that facilitates an understanding of complex ecological concerns and social participation.

FULL REFERENCE: Towards a Connective and Ecosophical New Media Art Practice. In Jillian Hamilton (Ed.), Intimate Transactions: Art, Exhibition and Interaction Within Distributed Network Environments, ISBN 0-9775978-0-6, ACID Press, Brisbane, pp. 12-35.

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