SUN BOXES!

SUN BOXES CRAIG COLORUSSO // University of West Florida 3.06-3.08.12 from TAG UWF on Vimeo.

Ethereal Sound Sculptures by artist Craig Colorusso.The Sun Boxes play a prerecorded sound file, modulted by the specifics of the sun ray/heat received by the attached solar panels. Colorusso says:

"The coolest reaction, is when people say Sun Boxes have altered the space. The piece allows space to slow down and see all the things that unfold over time. The volume is loud enough to engulf the participants but with enough space to allow for ambient sounds of the landscape to enter the mix. Traffic, bird sounds, wind, dogs barking, people talking even an ambulance, all these things are presented in a musical context with Sun Boxes.

The idea has also taken the form of a vinyl release and an app that makes shifting soundscapes with networked smart phones.

A shantytown of houses that can be played as instruments. Built by a group of artists (including the wheat-pasting Swoon from Brooklyn) in New Orleans, The Music Box: A Shantytown Sound Laboratory is full of all kinds of cool music gadgets, and seems very open to growth with other artists and the audience.

Pedal Powered Concert

On the topic of energy, here is a really cool alternative energy project hosted by NYC's Pedal Power. http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-york-citys-first-bike-powered-music-festival-coming-to-union-square/

Flying Robots play James Bond Theme

Kishi Bashi "Manchester"

KISHI BASHI \\ MANCHESTER LIVE \\ OFFICIAL VIDEO from HOLY COW FILMS on Vimeo.

What is Nothing?

Is there such a phenomena as a void or nothingness? Interesting animation by The New Scientist online magazine.

http://www.newscientist.com/video/1291011593001-what-is-nothing.html

51 Declarations for the Future, by Francis Whitehead

WHY

1. Climate change = culture change

2. Sustanability is a cultural problem

3. Culture is everywhere

4. Ethics and aesthetics are inseparable

5. We need a new metaphysic

6. This is ideological

7. This is pragmatic

8. This is a call to arms

HOW

9. Opt in

10. Question autonomy

11. Seek agency

12. Claim knowledge not just creativity

13. Move beyond critique

14. Demonstrate alternatives

15. Put up or shut up

16. Connect the dots

17. Be suspicious of expertise

18. Redirect contemporary practice

WHAT

19. Think systematically

20. Contend with complexity

21. Champion diversity

22. Create legibility

23. Solve more than one problem at a time

24. Sit at the collective table

25. Innovate through collaboration

26. Account for intangibles

27. Subvert the cultural quo

28. Violate your own taste

29. Get comfortable being uncomfortable

WHERE

30. Start where you are

31. Re-localize radically

32. Envision place-based practice

33. Develop spatial literacy

34. Work at all scales

35. Create situated knowledge

WHEN

36. The world is dynamic

37. Adaptation is key

38. Our perception is limited

39. The future arrives every day

40. We are running out of time

WHO

41. We are world makers

42. We are culture workers

43. We are change agents and double agents

44. We are proactive

45. We are problem-finders

46. We are at home in the future

47. We claim intentionality not morality

48. We practice in public

49. We know we don't know

50. We make new knowledge

51. We change culture.