The disc also features an interactive version of ITSOFOMO— the series of public performances, featuring readings from Wojnarowicz's work, along with multiple video images which the artist either created or selected.
Optic Nerve was originally available from New York City's New Museum bookstore. At that time, four dollars received from the sale of each disc was donated to the Hetrick Martin Institute— an entity which had Wojnarowicz as a patron. The HMI is a leading professional provider of social support and programming for all at-risk youth, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning youth in the New York metropolitan area. The CD-ROM has since become available from the Red Hot Organization.
External links
Information page on Optic Nerve at the Red Hot Organization website
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