Dave Evans

As part of the drive to move into a more ascetic mode of operating on the internet I have moved my work to a server that I keep at home, on a shelf, in our living room. (Just writing these words ‘server’ and ‘living room’ in the same sentence makes me realise how far apart… Continue reading Ascetic Server – DIY Home Hosting

I will be presenting my research at Tate Exchange in Liverpool on Monday the 16th of January at 1pm. I’ll be talking about how asceticism can be a useful part of a digital practice. To get to this we need to look at how asceticism has been co-opted and altered to mean something else, something… Continue reading Tate Exchange – Digital Ascetic

White Wizard has become a LAN project space and relocated to the frequency signal of 2437 mhz in the general location of Northern Lights, Cains Brewery Village, Grafton Street, Liverpool, L8 5SD. Look for a wireless SSID signal of ‘TheWhiteLizard’- like this: For more info go here

Asceticism is about desire, and specifically how you limit that desire. In relation to digital networks that might consist of making your own, albeit limited, network rather than plugging into the endless fruity possibilities of the www.  I decided to try to do this. After some research I decided the best way was to try… Continue reading Create Your Own Local Wireless Internet

My research into digital asceticism has led me to experiment with creating an local, open wifi network as an 1:1 scale platform (see previous audio steam post for more info about what this is). This is a network that anyone in the vicinity can access. It is hosted locally, so has a limited geographical range.… Continue reading OPEN Form – Porcine Reversal – Bergen Assembly

At White Wizard I have set up a round-the-clock online audio stream that plays an evolving and randomly selected series of audio works by artists and musicians. This includes music, ASMR, spoken word and field recordings up to now. Content is accepted by submission.  The stream also piggybacks events from which it broadcasts live. My… Continue reading Freeform Audio Stream – White Wizard

I’m presenting a paper titled Becoming Invisble: Towards a Digital Ascetic at Kings College as part of (In)Visible Cultures conference organised by the Center for Media and Creative Industries. It draws parallels between the tensions inherent in the 11-12th century catholic church, between form of life as advocated by St Francis and rule of life… Continue reading Digital Ascetic – CMCI Conference Kings College