Self-styled lawyer, theologian and Oneida reject Charles Guiteau was angry. Very angry. Having argued vehemently in favor of Ulysses S. Grant, Charles Guiteau figured he was pretty well equipped to encourage the public to make the right choice in the upcoming election. Guiteau dusted off his Grant speech, changed the name to "Garfield" and, on the strength of his endorsement
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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have...
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Work is always being done. But where, and by whom, and to what end? Mixing ideas of surveillance, remote control and the atmosphere of the Cold War, The Meaning of Work is an interactive audio piece featuring original video loops and audio sampled from The Conet Project (a collection of "numbers stations"). By selecting objects on the desktop, the viewer can induce the hidden operator to work...
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I have always loved subterranean passageways and subways for the way in which they carry you through them in odd little bubbles of climate controlled comfort. The lights inside glint off the interior glass and prevent you from seeing what's really out there, but you know: there are creatures, old stations, homeless camps, cold war bomb shelters, thirty foot rats. It's a voyeuristic game really, flying by at speed, only occasionally glimpsing curious shapes, spaces just beyond reach.
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A collaboration with Pete Goldlust and Mary Lucking for the Glendale AZ Jazz and Blues Festival. Blues Garden is a "garden" of alien-looking plants and stones made from recycled denim. The soft-sculptures contain embedded sensors which alter the ambient soundscape in response to being pulled, prodded and sat on.
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During the early days of subway travel, it was believed that prolonged journeys under the earth caused memory loss. As a public service, most underground train companies provided a means of recording important thoughts and ideas, so that the traveller could retrieve them upon return. Early examples include the Greater New York Memory Container (GNMC), which was installed in 1904 during the construction of City Hall station. This device was unfortunately removed in 1931 because...
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A bowl of water sits on a pedestal in a small room. A ladle sits in the water, and as you stir and pour you hear the sounds of the ocean, which grow louder the more you trouble the water.
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A 100 square foot lawn rests in the middle of the gallery. Visitors are invited to walk, sit and enjoy. This lawn, however, is made of grass which refuses its role as a passive groundcover. Sit or stand a while and the grass begins to growl, growing steadily louder until the floor shakes.
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Creatures remixed from bones, feathers and electro-industrial detritus. Animated by gently tapping/touching the glass they are displayed behind.
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A pot of ordinary living grass rests on a glass-topped box, underlit by a soft purple glow. People are encouraged to touch the grass, and as they do so notice that the color of the glow changes from purple to blue and eventually to bright green. The grass is happy! Complimenting the color changing light is an animated display. Along the bottom of the display is a scope-like indication of how long the grass has been in contact with a human.
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Half public studio, half performance, the Jackals were conceived before "making" was a movement. A multi-city, multi-year touring project involving public hacking of toys, networks and ideas, the Jackals were tech evangelists for the voiding of warranties. As a team, they dressed in white jumpsuits and masks and would descend upon various locations for limited engagements, reconstructing their environment and sharing the results in public.
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