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!
May 6, 2023 |
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On Saturday, May 6, we hosted our last show at
Phase Space
before moving out (more on that soon). I performed live
ambient music for a collaborative a/v set with
Andrei Jay
as REALITY ORP. Our friend
식료품groceries
did a set as well! As always, there were a variety of
installations on view throughout the event, and we also had
tarot readings.
We will miss organizing events here in Brooklyn, but our
friends are taking over the space and continuing to do cool
stuff there, while Andrei and I are hitting the road for a
cross country tour. So this was also a bit of a going away
party, and a final hurrah for Phase Space as we know it.
📺 Watch a recording of our performance as REALITY ORP:
Youtube
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Peertube
