There was something completely satisfying today about placing my index finger against the surface of a raindrop that was held on the edge of a branch, and watching the surface tension transfer from the branch to my finger; the water would run down in a rivulet, across my palm, and onto my wrist, changing its… Continue Reading
About fear, as you may not know. Handwritten lyrics by Van Etten: Video
“We used to look up at the sky and wonder about our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.” –Cooper, from Interstellar The film Interstellar describes a universe which we must come to terms with on many levels. It is both an extension of our… Continue Reading
Another clip from the James Redfield interview. He discusses the importance of listening.
A film that allows the bodies of Native Americans, in modern culture show us the poison of one of our most destructive drugs, alcohol. Yet at the same time. It shows the transcendence that occurs in a strong culture, and a listening individual, even when immersed in such a debilitating drug and reality.
A clip from a lecture by a Canadian professor and neuroscientist whose research involves new technologies to enhance the sharing of information generated by our brains, including memory. In this clip he discusses the impact this sharing might have on our society.
I am reposting this link which discusses language translators, Russian language, and Glagolitsa, in honor of Jan Berdyszak, a mentor and great artist, from Poland. I miss him already.
“The Panopticon must not be understood as a dream building: It is the diagram of a mechanism of power reduced to its ideal form.” Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish, 1977 The Panopticon is a type of institutional building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century. The concept of… Continue Reading
link to wikihouse images. Been watching its evolution for a while. Here at MakerLab.
Worked today on a new project which can also generate a reverse panopticon. Very happy.
Lecture by Jake and Laura at 31c3. unable to relocate this video. So providing a talk by Jacob Appelbaum, who moved to Germany from Seattle, and then disappeared after a strong smear campaign emerged. He is no longer public. Laura is Laura Poitras.
Great talk from yesterday’s CCC conference, about creating Opaque Zones and the reality of our lives in a world of flowing information within an elaborate matrix of control. As Lenin said. “Trust is Good, Control is better.”
There has been a kind of intense response to a few things I have posted recently. So, I thought I would clarify. I have worked turning information inside out my whole life as an artist. It is what comes naturally to me. I have no explicit agenda. Other than to follow my instinct. So if… Continue Reading