Some Notes About The Project
Awmt is the acronym for "As We May Think". "As We May Think" is originally the title of a paper written by Vannevar Bush (1890-1974). He is the pivotal figure in hypertext research. His conception of the "Memex" introduced, for the first time, the idea of an easily accessible, individually configurable storehouse of knowledge. "Memex", which was described by Bush as a: theoretical machine to enhance human memory by allowing the user to store and retrieve documents linked by associations. This associative linking was very similar to what is known today as hypertext. Douglas Engelbart, Ted Nelson and J.C.R. Licklider were directly inspired by his work, and, in particular, his article, "As We May Think." Neverthless Vannevar Bush was never directly involved with the creation or development of the Internet. He died before the creation of the World Wide Web.

Over the course of one year, (March 2004 – March 2005 ) I have developed the conceptual structure for this database, finally resulting in a lecture, and workshop & installation series. The workshop & installation is essentially an inventory of stories. Also it can be seen as a massive documentation-capture project and cataloging system which will be published in the form of a workshop & installation, let's say; a real-time documentation-capture performance where invited people and visitors alike are tracking and interpreting the already existing material as well as creating new internet travelogues. The workshop & installation is primarily thought as a continuation of this database by diverse authors and researchers, hopefully each providing an opportunity to address the collection from a different point of view, in a different kind of way. Awmt is an ongoing project that allows the content and context of the database and publication process to converge.