ABSTRACT
Net art plays with the protocols of the Internet, with its technical peculiarities. In art, the term 'process' is used to signify the creation or development process of the work, which may or may not lead to a specific outcome. The 'variability is built into the medium and the artwork to some extent inherits that variability from its material substrata'. The more people that join, the more the 'network effect' increases the success of ambiguous actions. A network consists of linked structures and distribution systems that connect traces, projects and people. Networks are closely connected to processes. The more people that join, the more the 'network effect' increases the success of ambiguous actions. To conclude, net art poses particular challenges for conservations because the network structures and the social situation in which these work appear are inherently intertwined in ambiguous ways.
