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What is TAM? What does it mean?
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TAM stands for TRAVELLING ART MAIL and is the name under which I operate in Mail Art. Is also stands for TILBURG ACADEMY of MAIL ART and TILBURGSE AUTOMATISERINGS MAATSCHAPPIJ since it is a multifunctional institute.
What is the IUOMA?
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The IUOMA started in 1988. It stands for International Union of Mail Artist and in fact is a Union with members. Unlike most unions, everybody who claims to be a member is a member. Actually when one applies for membership one becomes automatically a member. More you can find out ot the special IUOMA-SECTION that I have put online.
Why do you do mail art?
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Simply because I feel the need to communicate in a creative way. Not only communicate to people around me, but to all kind of people out there. I like to paint and draw , but don't like the world of the official art institutes. Mail art then is an ideal playground and it brings you many new experiences.
When did you start with mail art?
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Actually this is a difficult question. Do you mean when I started to send out correspondence? (1967 or so). When I started with TAM (1980). When I got hooked up to the mail-art network (1983). For such details I have put my biography online so you can find out all the details.
Why do you interview other mail artists?
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Because I wonder why others started with mail art , how they experience this , what makes them tick, etc. Not all mail artists have explained their stories and I wanted to know. So to be short, I was curious and started with asking questions. When you get answers, you automatically have an interview, and you can access all those words at the interview-section and read the stories others tell me.
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