A Few Questions to Help Plan the Digital Intervention Class (Sonami) Spring 2004

I found this bit of paper and it gives some insight into what I was thinking about at a second year New Genres graduate student at the San Francisco Art Institute. What kind of projects are you interested in? Network art, installations / large prints, compression algorithms, Nano-fabrication What would you like to get out …

Artist Statement 2003

Leaving behind the rural beauty of Ithaca, New York to live in the ultra-urban environment of Market Street, the busiest area in San Francisco, has led to analytical artistic responses where creative intervention in the cityscape is a primary concern. The constant inundation of imagery, the influx of information, and the decrease of human contact …

Obay and the Lottery

Greetings all, I’m excited about the relationship Borges article “The Lottery of Babylon” to Obay, as well as that of Roger Callois’ “The Importance of Games of Chance” Some selections from Callois… “…under these conditions, games of chance (read auction) suddenly attain unexpected significance. They tend to replace work, provided the climate is suitable and …

Purchased http://Obay.info

I got the domain today, so that’s a step in the right direction for Obay. I am pretty excited about this culture jamming project, and it’s going to correlate well with the Javits application, as well as my essay writing. I feel activated now, and I am not sure why. Sticking it to the man …

Notes from Matmos Lecture 2002

Mary Douglas book —> Dirt *It’s all about the venue/gallery/rave/etc. if you’re comfortable. Chris Watson—->Caberet Voltaire from the 70’s Touch label Protools, cubase *logic* Max (chaotic chemistry) Pierre Henry “death” 1963 Variations for a door and a sign Music Concrete Music out of Anerexia 1 or 2 sources “We liked raves before they became full …

Internet, Burrito, and Open Studio

Psyched about open studios tomorrow, I will be showing this new work. Talked to the rentals for a long time tonight, and they’re finally getting plugged in. IM, email, and internet at the same time! Wheeeeeeee! Anywho, I went out to eat tonight for the first time since Tizz left, and I can say for …

First Semester Critique of Obay

So I”m still awake, I am sooooooooo tired, but tonight I just couldn’t get off the phone with Tizz. We talked about a lot of things, and one of them was how it’s unfair to live on the West Coast. I get more time. But I just get different time. Critique went well, although I …