February 2009
13 posts
raw feels, bare presence
As with the interest in Oulipo, I am trying to explore ideas that might affect my future work (apologies if this is boring but I need the outlet).
Qualia. A controversial term for sensory occurrences of all kinds that are distinct from the properties of objects. For an example, it is not necessarily “the taste of wine” because that would tie sensation to the...
A trampolinist in a space suit imitating the falling movements of a cat? Awesome.
Oscillography. See also these links: Lagged Fibonacci Generator, vilnius chaotic oscillator. “Through creative electronic filtering, the intricate details of its cyclic patterns become visible, and we can appreciate the details.”
Most people are decoys.
Rachel Goodyear
“The arbitrariness of the constraint only serves to obtain precision of execution”
Oulipo, oo-lee-PO
Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle (“workshop of potential literature”) is an experimental writing group renown for the use of constrained writing techniques. It was very much about seeking new structures and patterns which may be used by writers to trigger ideas and...
[Zach Kleyn] I have been thinking about my landform project and how there is already a lot of great work out there along these lines. Wondering if I should still finish the drawings / models when I feel ‘satisfied’ by other artists; or is the act of creating small fantastical worlds something everyone should try at least once?
‘Singularities’ and other favourites: but does it float, this image, this song, and pure data is fun.
We all have our favourite positions.
Pomology
A new job with lasers. Radio frequency electronics produce a 40MHz signal across the electrodes inside the plasma tube filled with a mixture of CO2 and other gasses. This causes spontaneous photon emissions from the gas mixture that produces an invisible infrared light beam at a frequency of 10.6 microns. I am going to laser-beam EVERYTHING. Also, luciferin + luciferase + O2 + salt...
Must decide where, when, why in the next two weeks and could use some suggestions. Until then, I’ll stay in here (image: LIFE). Also about to posses a taxidermied duckling and have to consider its wardrobe.
simple gregarious animals
