so i think this is my last post here. not sure entirely, but it just might be. i'm going to start using tumblr more. i prefer it's interface, themes and overall feel.

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the end

the show is up. mon came out for the opening :D and now i'm tired. here's a video of the final installation. more after i recover.

working update

VIDEO

video of the mechanics of the first two levels of city one. also just figured out what i'm going to do for the motion of city two.

this is for my show at NP3 "and the dreams so rich with color"

"winning" is up

my first show at np3 is now officially up.

westerhavenstraat 27

the home of np3's host family and my abode for the next 6 weeks. click on the photo for more web goodness.

palin triclops

found off of nerdkore.com, the meme oil paintings of jeremiah palecek.

i love this

lego wargaming. nuff said.

what i left at home

lessig on palin

LHC webcams!

HERE

what i really meant to say..

LHC day (yesterday)

via boingboingvia someonetheycan'tfind

one of those iwishihadthoughtofit moments

"speakingObject" by Jorg Pringer (via boinboinggadgets)

oh evenmorewow

in lieu of a real post, i give you this.

oh wow...

i just realized that i've been home for a month already. the time here has passed as a blur. so many things done, so much to still do. i'm working at a gallery, same as last summer. though this year i'm remodeling. more or less dragging the space into the 21st century. and my two shows at the gallery NP3 in groningen are definite! the first one goes up oct14, the second nov14. the closing/opening reception for both shows in nov16. if you're in gro around that time, come see!

the wedding is approaching, less than two weeks away. everything is coming together. even if it's not. more later, i promise.

Rather than Later

my tummy is all-a-flutter. tonight is my last night in groningen, i start my 24 hours of travel tomorrow evening at 10pm, CEST. oh, and tomorrow i also have my end of term review/critique/assessment. still not entirely sure what to call it, but it's definitely more like a final crit than anything else. i'm working steadily on the final touches of one piece: making amputees out of toy soldiers, getting gibberish from the brain of my plastic franken-sculpture (sadface), and saying farewell's and goodbye's to some of the other students; whom i've grown close to over these final weeks.

oh, and potentially huge news today or tomorrow... :)

Yo Yo King

a little perspective

http://tinyurl.com/jbvpo

FRANK CHU

i found out about frank chu today. you should, too.
my favorite bit: 2007 Award for "Best Pathological Citizen", SF Weekly

Winning, finished

well, it's more or less finalized. just a few things to do, server side. click on the image to see a video and more. you can also go here.

here's an excerpt from a description i wrote about it:

"I was in the Marines for a couple of years. I trained to be a machine-gunner in the infantry, but halfway through I woke-up to the reality of my situation. I realized what I was allowing myself to be used for and decided that I couldn't live with that, so I sought a discharge. I am not a violent person, but I have seen within myself the capacity for an unthinking violence that both scares and fascinates me. Violence is one of the heritages of humanity. This game acts as a window for me (and others) to approach this capacity in a socially and physically safe manner.

To underline this ludicrous but seductive dynamic, I modified the existing game so that the rounds continue almost indefinitely, the environment never changes. Both models, the terrorist and the counter-terrorist are wearing me, they embody me as a player of the game. It is not about me fighting myself, it is about seeing myself (ourselves) reflected in this perpetual cycle of violence. One that is as repulsive as it is fascinating."