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EPISODES, creates "first of its kind" art event for a global audience.

EPISODES second international art project, called "13 Isolations" has selected the 13 artists who will be imprisoned for 29 days in August 2008.

Amsterdam, NL. July 9, 2008 13 Isolations will take place in Hoorn, Netherlands at the Oostereiland Prison, August 1-29, 2008.

13 international artists of various artistic disciplines have volunteered to be confined in solitary for one month and provided with only art materials, food and water. They will be live streamed 8 hours a day on the Internet for a global audience to view, possibly the largest audience ever to see a live art event.

The Mayors office, and the Hoorn city government will sponsor the Landmark prison site for this exciting event.

The 13 artists are: Kim Tuin, Isabella Mara, Sanyu Nagenda, Kirsten Leenaars, Priscila Fernandes, Fred Martin, Moses Foster, Pippi Kid, Katya Grokhovsky, Raymond Watson, Lekan Oguntunde, Noriko Yamaguchi and Steven Gerlich.

13 Isolations is art as experimental research and the artists act as metaphors for the larger scale isolations brought on by wrongful imprisonment, discrimination, tribalism, unfair labor, human trafficking and climate displacement to mention a few.

As the artists struggle to compromise their aloneness with unique works of art, the evidence of their struggle will be exhibited to the public for 2 weeks. The public is allowed to enter the prison and view the art as the artists made it in their confinement. We are presently developing plans for the project to travel to other countries where we will invite more artists to volunteer for a residency in isolation.

EPISODES encourages companies in Holland and the rest of the world to participate in this exciting event opening at the start of the cultural season. The public excitement generated by this event and exhibition makes it an excellent opportunity for business and professional exposure. 13 isolations web site www.13isolations.com will broadcast the event and become a docking station for Internet traffic to interact with; by posting blogs, uploading videos about personal experiences with isolations and reporting any violation of human rights. Information gathered over the course of the event will be available for medical institutions, governments, NGOs and the public via our web site.

EPISODES is a public service art network dedicated to bringing the applied imagination of artists to the public domain and promoting genuine cultural exchange amongst the global communities.

For further information contact: Anthony Murrell, Director of Episodes

Postbus 10398 1001 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands mobile +31 0627178946

info@episodenetwork.org

www.episodesnetwork.org