THEDISTRICT
OF LEISTAVIAIS
YOU
The 'Tallinn Codex' - the original creation of Leistavia site
Other art virtual nations
The Republic of Howland, Baker and Jarvis
welcome to THE DISTRICT OF LEISTAVIA
An image of the hybrid internet culture Leistavia.
The District of Leistavia is a nonlinear, non-geographical entity mediated by digital files: it's cultural boundary is ultimately flexible. Leistavia is a hybrid cultural space influenced by cultures worldwide. The District of Leistavia was created for ISEA 2004 and is one of the most recently constituted entities - the constitution of Leistavia reflects 21st century concerns. Interrogating the invisible was exhibited at ISEA 2006, and Making history at ISEA 2009.
The Leistavian constitution was voted for using online and offline forms, with most voting being online. The results of voting generates an interesting profile of an online community. A democratic state with a monetarist economy was overwhelmingly voted out in favour of meritocracy and ecologically sustainable economic strategies. The founding of Leistavia was strongly influenced by Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Island and Estonian cultures.
For heritage reasons, the original site and pages, exactly as they were at the time of the end of constitution voting in Tallinn, Estonia on August 31st, 2004 are found here.
SITE map
Index - this page.
Constitution - has the Leistavian constitution, with the constitution of Estonia (1992) and the 1838 Laws of Pitcairn Island (which gave women the vote).
Voting - the questions used to collate voting. As with all questionnaire bias, the questionnaire is influenced by the concerns of the three formative cultures - Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Island and Estonia. Cultural interconnections and overlaps between all three included: borders that have been open to cultural influence and diversity; trees and green energy; a particular sense of architecture, old walls; and mediation by technology.
Hybrid cultures - introduces some ideas around the formation of hybrid cultures.
Give - this page gives the main project creators, email contact, and a list of contributors.
Research 1 - this page has edited highlights of the email and internet research base of the project.
Research 2 - following the constitution of Leistavia, the Federal Bureau of Information has been created and a multiple identities database formed. The Bureau of Information gathers cultural and diverse data based on questionnaires and online participation. These are then collated and expressed as percentages, an approach suitable to diverse cultural aims.
re:mote festival presentation for 19th March 2005 in Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand.
