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Dear MoMA,
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Jonathan Dahan here. I discovered your job listing through the newtech
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mailing list (thanks Don!) and had to apply to the Media Technology Developer
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position. I've been following you very closely these past
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couple of years and think we may be a perfect match. It started a few
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years back when I attented the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit. I
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went once, and was overjoyed to see so many of my favorite pieces of
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art (Textarc! Hektor! GRL!) already there. What was even more special
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was seeing the faces of people who were never exposed to interactive
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art being inquisitive. I was too excited when someone asked a question
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about a piece I knew that I hopped over and had to explain what was going
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on. By the end of the day I had gathered a small group of people and was
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giving an impromptou tour.
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I researched the pieces that were new to me, which is one of my favorite
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reasons to visit museums in general. A week later some friends asked me to
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join them for a return trip, and I ended up giving two more 'tours,' mainly
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just explaining HOW things worked and being surprised at what was the most
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compelling aspects to those who aren't developers or artists.
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Fast forward a few years, and I was overjoyed to have the opportunity to
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develop a piece with Jer Thorpe for BUG Labs during the 'Talk to Me'
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exhibit. I saw the same behaviour - people being wowed by a world so
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outside thier experience.
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Helping expose more and more people to art and experiences they aren't even aware
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exists would be a dream job for me. Inviting discussion from all perspectives by
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making accessible all forms of art. Helping a team of developers to come up with
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the best ways to expose that art - these are the things I would do as a Media
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Technology Developer.
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My experience and skills are a good fit. Not just the development
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environment and language chops, but the teams I build and events I participate
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in - if you have any questions about the events please ask! I have at least a
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few stories from each.
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Thanks for taking the time to consider me for the position.
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Sincerely,
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Jonathan Dahan
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jonathan@jedahan.com
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