August 15, 2023 |
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While camping in the national forests in Wyoming and Montana, I
spent some time looking closely at the many forms of moss,
lichen, fungi, and flora inhabiting the forest floor. Since much
of my artwork draws inspiration from the intersection between
the organic and the algorithmic, I decided to take a macro lens
and try to document some of this wealth of fascinating tiny
landscapes and patterns, for later reference and admiration.
Here are some of my favorites.
July 20, 2023 |
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On July 20, we led a
Phase Shift
video art workshop at a public library in Minneapolis. With the
help of our local artist friends, we were able to set up six
stations for exploration of video feedback with cameras,
processors, and mixers. Since Minneapolis has a thriving a/v art
scene, there was a lot of interest, and many people came to
participate. I also had an amazing time jamming with a bunch of
people the following weekend.
Many thanks to our friends
Shawna Lee,
Erik Tinberg,
Chris LeBlanc, Charles Hainsworth, and others who helped out with things!
July 1, 2023 |
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On July 1st, we led another
Phase Shift
video art workshop in Iowa City at
Public Space One. I've never been to Iowa City before, so it was quite fun to
meet so many folks there from the experimental art / noise music
scene. We greatly appreciated
PHOSPHENES
for booking the space and hosting us, and everyone who brought
over gear for the workshop. I look forward to visiting again
some time!
June 18, 2023 |
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In late June, I did a 1-week artist residency with
Andrei Jay
and
Kevin Kripper
as
Phase Shift Collective
at
FEED, a new media art center in Erie, Pennsylvania. We did a live
performance and art installation, and led a video art workshop.
It was an interesting space and location, and we look forward to
visiting again some day to see how this new space will evolve.
June 13, 2023 |
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For the past few years, I've been living in Brooklyn, working a
full-time tech job, and helping run a video art studio and
collective called Phase Space out of my basement. Now, I've left
the city and started a six-month road trip across the USA and
back with my partner & collaborator, Andrei. Since we have
left Brooklyn for the foreseeable future, Phase Space has come
to a close after four excellent years of offering workshops,
events, and community. However, some of my friends and I are
working on some new projects which will continue the spirit of
Phase in two ways...
First of these is Phase Shift Collective, which
consists of Andrei and myself teaching workshops, attending
artist residencies, and visiting art spaces across the country
as we travel. You can find out more on our new website for this
(also lovingly hand-coded with plain html/css):
🌐
phaseshift.zone
Secondly, me, Andrei, and our friends Tim Caldwell and Sean
Hallowell have started Polyphase Portal, a DIY,
collectively-run online school that hosts workshops, classes,
and talks. We already have some classes on the schedule, and I
hope to lead an online workshop in the next few months on making
simple, hand-coded websites in HTML and CSS that bring back some
of the magic of the early internet. Polyphase is online at:
🌐
polyphaseportal.xyz
We've only just started our road trip, and we are deliberately
moving quite slowly, but we'll be on the west coast by
September, and then driving back and spending most of the winter
in upstate New York. Our first major stop will be at a 1-week
residency later this month at
FEED, a new art center in Erie, Pennsylvania, founded by Benton C
Bainbridge.
I am hoping that these life changes will will lead to more time
and energy spent on creative and independent projects, and I'm
looking forward to spending more time in nature and meeting
like-minded people in different parts of the country. I find my
lifestyle is becoming more and more offline and low-tech, but I
also want to stay connected and share what I'm up to, so
stay tuned for more updates over the
next few months!
