TERMS & CONDITIONS:
LOST VOLCANO CASINO IS AN EXPERIMENTAL
PUBLISHING PROJECT DEVELOPED BY ALЁNA
KOLESO AND XENIA STRAHL IN RESPONSE
TO ARTWORK OUTSIDE THE GALLERY (STOLEN
BOOKS, 2025). THE PROJECT FORMS PART
OF ALЁNA KOLESO’S MA RESEARCH WITHIN
THE PUBLISHING FUTURES PROGRAM
AT DELLI, UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA (2024–2026).
IT EXPLORES QUESTIONS OF AUTHORSHIP,
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PARTICIPATION,
AND COLLECTIVE IMAGE-MAKING.
ALTHOUGH THE WEBSITE TAKES VISUAL
INSPIRATION FROM EARLY-2000S ONLINE
CASINOS, IT DOES NOT INVOLVE GAMBLING,
MONETARY REWARDS, OR COMMERCIAL
COMPETITION. BY CONTRIBUTING AN IMAGE,
PARTICIPANTS AGREE THAT THEIR SUBMISSION
MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE EDITORIAL
OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE PROJECT,
INCLUDING DIGITAL AND PRINTED PUBLICATIONS.
SUBMISSION DOES NOT GUARANTEE PUBLICATION.
PARTICIPATION IS DRIVEN BY CURIOSITY.
CONTRIBUTORS ARE INVITED TO RESPOND
TO IMAGES FROM THE PROJECT WITHOUT
KNOWING WHAT THE RESULTING PUBLICATION
MAY BECOME, WHILE THE EDITOR SIMILARLY
WORKS WITH MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE
ANTICIPATED OR CONTROLLED IN ADVANCE.
CONTRIBUTORS RETAIN AUTHORSHIP OF
THEIR IMAGES. IF AN IMAGE IS SELECTED
FOR PUBLICATION, THE CONTRIBUTOR WILL
BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY USING THE EMAIL
ADDRESS PROVIDED DURING SUBMISSION.
NAMES, CREDITS, OR PREFERRED FORMS
OF ATTRIBUTION WILL ONLY BE PUBLISHED
WITH THE CONTRIBUTOR’S AGREEMENT.
THE RESULTING PUBLICATION IS NOT INTENDED
TO BE PRESENTED AS A COLLECTION OF
THE EDITOR’S IMAGES, BUT AS AN EDITED
ARCHIVE PRODUCED THROUGH PARTICIPATION.
THE PROJECT TEAM RESERVES THE RIGHT
NOT TO PUBLISH SUBMITTED MATERIAL
AND TO EDIT, SEQUENCE, CROP, REPRODUCE,
OR OTHERWISE ADAPT SELECTED IMAGES
WITHIN FUTURE EDITORIAL CONTEXTS WHILE
MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE ATTRIBUTION.
EACH CONTRIBUTOR WHOSE WORK IS INCLUDED
IN A FUTURE PUBLICATION WILL RECEIVE
A DIGITAL COPY OF THAT PUBLICATION.
CONTRIBUTORS ARE WELCOME TO PRINT,
SHARE, AND DISTRIBUTE THE PUBLICATION,
INCLUDING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES,
PROVIDED THAT IT REMAINS COMPLETE
AND PROPERLY ATTRIBUTED. ANY INCOME
GENERATED THROUGH THE EDITOR’S
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLICATION
WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORT
THE PRODUCTION AND CONTINUATION
OF THE PROJECT. CONTRIBUTORS WHO ARE
UNABLE TO ACCESS OR PRINT THE PUBLICATION
ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE PROJECT TEAM.
PARTICIPANTS MAY WITHDRAW THEIR
CONTRIBUTION AT ANY TIME BY CONTACTING:
WHOISALENAKOLESO@GMAIL.COM
EMAIL ADDRESSES SUBMITTED THROUGH
THE PLATFORM WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY
FOR COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE PROJECT
AND WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES.
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