Membrain by Yasser Ansari, Peter Horvath and Bruno Kruse was one of my favorite pieces at the IPT Winter Show 2008. I was really interested in the way it worked, and Yasser offered to email me more information about the piece. Thanks Yasser! membrain explores the idea of a collective memory and challenges the traditionally […]
As a way to raise funds for the 2005 tsunami victims in southeast Asia, Brian Berg built the skyline of NYC with playing cards using 178,000 cards, one for each of the victims. More pics of this project at the link below. NYC’s Skyline made of cards
These giant web 2.0 pieces of graffiti were not viral marketing, and found in locations ranging from Cambodia, Mali, and Vietnam. Although we’re not sure about their origin, we wonder if they stay true to their web 2.0-isms and are user-customizeable beyond a can of paint. via Kjeft a!
Artist Nancy Wu made a tasty (or disgusting) beef jerky handbag.
This installation by Australian artist Ivan Argote is called “Tourist Trap” and consists of a large handmade wooden cage perched on a leg over a city pathway. When “tourists” walk underneath it, it traps them, although we think it’s probably too easy to escape this beast. Ivan Argote via Aram Bartholl Blog
I was doing a little research about Creative Commons, Public Domain, and Open Source Hardware, when I came across a great article at Core77 about a book called “The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind” by James Boyle. The book explores the plight of Public Domain and why it is so important to […]
Corey Menscher’s “Kickee” – when the baby kicks it sends a message to Twitter. You can see the baby’s kicky tweets on Twitter here… The maker writes- As a baby grows inside the womb, pregnant mothers are constantly and acutely aware of its presence mostly through its movements. With the Kickbee, I intend to extend […]
