“…[w]e know all we need to know when we have acquainted ourselves with a few simple formulae. We have been optimized by competition and environment, we are shaped by economic forces and means of production, we are inheritors of a primal guilt, we are molded by experiences of frustration and reinforcement. These are all assertions … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: November 2010
an "ethics of homelessness" (and a Der Spiegel publicity stunt)
If you don’t know Cabinet magazine, I humbly suggest that you rectify that fact. It’s a weird and wonderful mix of art, science, history, and mischief—and, naturally, hard to describe. Editor Sina Najafi does a great job, though, in his essay for the collection What Is Research in the Visual Arts? “In Cabinet, an academic … Continue reading »
the masticator: confront your repulsion
Takehito Etani’s Masticator anatomizes the physical laboriousness of chewing. This video shows it in action—counting out each movement. Made of pig skin, human bones, and electronics, it’s like an exoskeletal medical lesson. Like a physical system, unzipped and turned inside-out. I like this analog-digital hybrid form for a bunch of reasons, but I really like … Continue reading »
