The 4th edition of of the French net journal sklunk.net will go online on 25 June at midnight. It will feature articles and statements from both ‘real’ and fictional writers, such as:David Guez, Baudoin de Bodinat, Gunther Anders, Juan Eduardo Tesone, Orson Welles, Don Quichotte, Agemben, Jimmy Owenns, LFKs, Pierre Escot, Olivier Agid, Camille Renarhd, Nicolas Claus, Susana Espinosa, Laurent Foissac, Patrick de Geetere, Aliette Certhoux Guibert, Pierre Bongiovanni, Maria Clara Jean,…

The first 3 editions of the magazine attracted about 24,000 visitors. Not surprising if we consider that the editor of the journal is the established media producer and thinker Pierre Bongiovanni. Bongiovanni was director of the CICV (Cenre Internatonal de Creation Video) Centre in Montpeliard, France, for about fourteen years, before the Centre was shut down -to the dismay of the international media/digital arts community- due to lack of funding two years ago.

Sklunk.net is an anti-hierarchical, open, global and ‘geo-local’ magazine in constant flux. It has succeeded to bring together an extremely diverse group of contributors, from artists and theorists, to academics and activists, to curators and diverse cultural professionals, to fictional characters who write along everybody else, and to people writing under different personnas. I think that Sklunk is a magazine rich in content and information, that addresses current issues with humour and imagination – refreshing!

Most of the articles are in French, but I think that there is a plan to translate some of the articles into English in the future. Some of the international contributions are in English already though, so have a look even if you ‘re not a French-speaker. Also check my article “Cybertheaters” if you are interested in this field.