February 2012
8 posts
Recently, in an unfortunate accident, I dropped my favorite mix tape on the ground from several feet in the air. That’s the exactly what it takes to ruin a VHS. When I tried to play the tape back, it was stripped of color and scrambled. I work in a medium that has a set lifespan, and I believe that this self-destruction is central to my pieces, but I was still very upset about losing my...
Older mix-tape from the glory days.
How to Pay for your MFA: A Beginner’s Guide to...
Congrats, Grad! No more parental financial support for you! An adult job? Unnecessary! It’s on to art school and chest-crushing student loan debt! It’s fine! You’re fine! And you aren’t alone! Check your shame at the admissions office and let’s try to navigate this one together, shall we?
Rough cost per credit hour, at an institution which is regarded as the least expensive MFA program in...
I’m still working on setting up my murmuration installation in my studio. Here are some projection tests. Sound design by Amber Vistein.
January 2012
19 posts
Notes on a Recent Failure
Notes on a Recent Failure
I eat most of my meals alone in my studio with a recent failure of mine. This act is not driven by any sort of dedication or motivation. I am not inspired by eating with my failure. I just can’t seem to work up the energy it would take to move if from its current central position on my desk. It is by this laziness and self-loathing that I spend a good deal of time...
Video documentation of my installation How to Destroy Your Medium.
Live video performance with Patrick Chaney.
Documentation of my installation Video Cocoon 1.
Static Witchcraft
Another quick B&W mix
Space Mania— video piece for projection inside Video Cocoon 1
Ex-Boogeymen—Fuck the Sun
Clip from The Analog Dance—Live video mixing performance using three monitors, analog mixer, and four VHS cameras.
Post Teens— Fucked-up Perception
Waylon Thornton & the Heavy Hands—Garbage Juice