Waking Helen
was commissioned to commemorate author Richard Powers winning the National Book Award. Deals with the relationship between self-consciousness and the acquisition of language.
was commissioned to commemorate author Richard Powers winning the National Book Award. Deals with the relationship between self-consciousness and the acquisition of language.
Eclipsing the Sun
I created a solar eclipse by standing in a field with a large disk.
I created a solar eclipse by standing in a field with a large disk.
Accelerating the Sunset (by riding a bicycle away from the sun as fast as I can)
By changing my position on the earth's surface, I attempted to accelerate the speed of the setting sun.
By changing my position on the earth's surface, I attempted to accelerate the speed of the setting sun.
Extraordinary Rendition
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'extraordinary rendition,' which refers to the CIA's extrajudicial transfer of prisoners to covert prisions for interrogation and torture.
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'extraordinary rendition,' which refers to the CIA's extrajudicial transfer of prisoners to covert prisions for interrogation and torture.
Manifest Destiny
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'manifest destiny.' Video display shows networks of roads and railroads weaving together tightly as they move west.
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'manifest destiny.' Video display shows networks of roads and railroads weaving together tightly as they move west.
Energy Security
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'energy security.' Electronics are housed in an empty oil bottle, whose last trickle of enegy is the power cable going to the outlet.
Investigates the possibility of linguistic qualia through the phrase 'energy security.' Electronics are housed in an empty oil bottle, whose last trickle of enegy is the power cable going to the outlet.
Power Authority
is an interactive video in which the intensity at which the onscreen cyclist rides is controlled by the viewer's brainwaves.
is an interactive video in which the intensity at which the onscreen cyclist rides is controlled by the viewer's brainwaves.
How One Thinks in a Garden of Faint Thought
shows how one thinks in a garden of faint thought.
shows how one thinks in a garden of faint thought.
Box in a Box with the Sound that It's Making
A computer inside the wooden box generates sound in real time by manipulating the signals it receives from audio and contact microphones listening to itself.
A computer inside the wooden box generates sound in real time by manipulating the signals it receives from audio and contact microphones listening to itself.
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