Office Hours Side Projects Edition N°279 - Hala Auf and the Language of Trans-Cultural Vessels in which we find ourselves Exploring Object-Oriented Ontology and Creative Transformations
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00:04:28 Julian Bleecker: Sorry for folks who got stuck in the Waiting Room!00:06:07 Francisco Estivallet: I love this diagram for imperial units https://douglasrumbaugh.com/post/imperial-defense/english-length-units.png00:06:23 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "I love this diagram ..." with 😂00:06:34 Mateusz Pozar: Reacted to "I love this diagram ..." with 👍00:06:45 Christine Prefontaine: Replying to "I love this diagram ..."
OMG love this00:07:01 Scott Paterson: Reacted to "I love this diagram ..." with 👍00:09:32 Francisco Estivallet: Chimarrão!00:09:52 Julian Bleecker: https://bogost.com/writing/blog/what_is_objectoriented_ontolog/00:10:25 Christine Prefontaine: Mate <300:11:52 Julian Bleecker: https://share.google/QjdbIz3A16sY0OZAF00:13:21 Mateusz Pozar: “Verbs in drag” is a great wording00:25:32 Julian Bleecker: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slow-down-9781662602368/00:27:57 Dré Labre: Hi, I’m transcribing this call with my Tactiq AI Extension: https://tactiq.io/r/transcribing00:28:24 Brandel Zachernuk: The rear view mirror is lovely, right out of McLuhan00:28:26 @pawelhalicki: https://www.lars-mueller-publishers.com/super-normal00:28:38 Mateusz Pozar: Replying to "The rear view mirror..."
Hah, I started writing the same thing.00:29:07 Mateusz Pozar: Replying to "The rear view mirror..."
But his rear view mirror was that we’re framing the future by our understanding the past, right?00:31:59 Rafael Fajardo (he/him/his): https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/items/baudrillard.-1970.-the-consumer-society/Baudrillard.1981.Simulacra-and-Simulation.pdf00:34:49 Mateusz Pozar: https://www.versobooks.com/products/1496-non-places01:01:47 Brandel Zachernuk: https://www.immersence.com/osmose/01:03:56 Brandel Zachernuk: I have to drop to talk about more virtual reality! This was a great presentation, and please come back if/when you get to the VR stuff.01:04:19 Rafael Fajardo (he/him/his): The Bogost series continues01:05:51 Rick Griffith: Increment of Value01:08:32 Rafael Fajardo (he/him/his): OOO + Posthumanism feel like an ethic that de-centers humans01:09:37 Andrew Korf: @Hala Auf have you looked at animism in Native American cultures?01:11:31 Hala Auf: No, but I will definitely look into it! Thank you01:19:48 Andrew Korf: It would be great to hear what @Hala Auf thinks about all the feedback and exploration01:19:56 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "It would be great to..." with 💯01:19:59 Mateusz Pozar: Getting too cold to sit outside, so I’m leaving. Have a lovely weekend all!01:20:14 Rafael Fajardo (he/him/his): I have to run. It was fun to join in (and lurk) with y’all again. <301:21:13 Christine Prefontaine: @Francisco Estivallet @Hala Auf @Scott Paterson I will be in Barcelona in early November… would love to get together!01:21:22 Julian Bleecker: Reacted to "@Francisco Estivalle..." with 🎉01:21:30 Scott Paterson: Reacted to "@Francisco Estivalle..." with 🎉01:21:50 Christine Prefontaine: Replying to "@Francisco Estivalle..."
christine.prefontaine@gmail.com > drop me a line 🙂01:23:03 Hala Auf: Reacted to "christine.prefontain..." with ❤️01:23:06 Hala Auf: Reacted to "@Francisco Estivalle..." with ❤️01:23:07 Francisco Estivallet: Replying to "@Francisco Estivalle..."
Awesome! Let me know if you need any recommendations01:23:12 Hala Auf: Reacted to "Awesome! Let me know..." with ❤️01:26:43 Julian Bleecker: Thanks @Hala Auf for finding the courage to share. Great stuff and I hope you keep us in the loop as the project evolves!01:26:52 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "Thanks @Hala Auf for..." with 💯01:26:56 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "Awesome! Let me know..." with 🙏01:27:12 Francisco Estivallet: https://www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-project/01:27:44 Francisco Estivallet: (The artists has other interesting projects)01:29:24 Andrew Korf: Lichens!01:29:26 Hala Auf: Replying to "Thanks @Hala Auf for..."
Thank you very much for all your inputs and to you Julian for introducing me to this platform! Definitely gained a lot more insight than I anticipated, and will hopefully keep you posted 😄01:31:13 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "Lichens!" with ❤️01:32:03 Scott Paterson: https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-new-york-earth-room-new-york-united-states01:32:25 Christine Prefontaine: https://emilyrosemichaud.com/portfolio-item/living-armour01:33:40 Christine Prefontaine: Replying to "https://emilyrosemic..."
Emily is an infinite well of knowledge on sprouts01:33:51 Christine Prefontaine: Replying to "https://emilyrosemic..."
Especially sprouts in galleries 🙂01:34:13 Hala Auf: I'll be leaving for now, and hopefully will be in touch again! This has been super fun, thank you very much sincerely! ❤️01:35:27 Scott Paterson: Sarah Sze nest01:35:32 Christine Prefontaine: Botanical stuff plus the occasional piece of garbage 🙂01:36:25 Christine Prefontaine: I’m suddenly thinking of nests build with foam pool noodles01:37:09 @pawelhalicki: Why read at home or in the garden if you can read “under” the garden - https://plainmagazine.com/stunning-flower-gardens-that-hang-from-ceilings/
Or the budget version - https://www.google.com/search?q=reverse+planter+celling&sca_esv=58ed7cc7eaa43e58&udm=2&biw=1900&bih=1035&sxsrf=AE3TifPx2ZmiTUtY4c-hYAd7uUTRl6wjUg%3A1759512860608&ei=HAngaJfoJLHk5NoPsIjtmAY&ved=0ahUKEwiX5qKYyIiQAxUxMlkFHTBEG2MQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=reverse+planter+celling&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIXcmV2ZXJzZSBwbGFudGVyIGNlbGxpbmdI1lNQszZYs1JwA3gAkAEAmAGwAqAB_R6qAQgwLjIyLjAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCE6ACzhXCAgcQIxgnGMkCwgIFEAAYgATCAgYQABgHGB7CAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAgYHpgDAIgGAZIHBDMuMTagB-hGsgcEMC4xNrgHxxXCBwYwLjEzLjbIBzY&sclient=gws-wiz-img01:39:56 Andrew Korf: Might there be a way to add elements of James Turrells work to the space where you somehow open the room to the stars virtually?
https://rodencrater.com/about/01:40:13 Andrew Korf: https://rodencrater.com/spaces/craters-eye/01:41:15 Andrew Korf: Or some sort of virtual way to bring the sun and time of day into the room?01:42:07 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "https://www.diaart.o..." with 👏01:42:47 Andrew Korf: Replying to "https://www.diaart.o..."
Love all of Dia’s stuff - hope everyone has visited Dia Beacon: https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/dia-beacon-beacon-united-states01:42:58 Andrew Korf: Replying to "https://www.diaart.o..."
Might be some stuff to look at there for inspiration01:46:27 Rick Griffith: Replying to "https://www.diaart.o..."
rick@morematter.com01:48:06 Dré Labre: One GIANT kitty litterature box01:48:16 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "One GIANT kitter lit..." with 😂01:48:38 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "One GIANT kitter lit..." with 😂01:49:01 Scott Paterson: Feline Pine was my goto01:50:22 @pawelhalicki: I need to run. Thanks everyone and see you next week01:53:50 Andrew Korf: It would be cool share things like ricks project we are all checking out around the world in Dischord01:54:09 Andrew Korf: Lets do a patreon backer only hour ;)01:56:58 Christine Prefontaine: I just had to go check my membership too01:58:17 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "I just had to go che..." with 👍01:58:20 Christine Prefontaine: Makes me think of the tontines in west africa01:58:30 Rick Griffith: Reacted to "Makes me think of th..." with 👍🏽01:59:07 Christine Prefontaine: Or awesome foundation02:04:03 Andrew Korf: We have the same problem with our ADU - that said we have a great ADU in bernal heights for cool people02:04:30 Dré Labre: i'm gonna plan a road trip and come stay at all your places02:04:33 Andrew Korf: All you have to do is take out the garbage and wash the bedding (so many dont)02:08:00 Dré Labre: FairBnB02:08:13 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "FairBnB" with 👏02:08:24 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "FairBnB" with ❤️02:09:09 Andrew Korf: Segue - cool post from my friend Eric at Stamen:
https://stamen.com/brain-cartography-mapping-a-place-that-everyone-knows-but-almost-no-one-has-ever-been/02:10:25 Christine Prefontaine: I ended up creating this guidebook for guests… you can feel the pain in it https://bit.ly/waverly-caretaker02:10:57 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "I ended up creating ..." with ❤️02:13:53 Andrew Korf: Replying to "I ended up creating ..."
Love this. Speaking of Brazil and places to stay - our new place in Brazil:
Come visit!
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1514572409940156339?source_impression_id=p3_1759515513_P3jpERiEsDY8RiwV02:15:02 Christine Prefontaine: Replying to "I ended up creating ..."
I love this… my friend has a place in Paraty but I have not been that far south! I may be there this winter 🙂02:16:00 Andrew Korf: Reacted to "I love this… my frie..." with ❤️02:16:02 Francisco Estivallet: Replying to "I ended up creating ..."
Amazing 🤩02:16:34 Andrew Korf: Replying to "I ended up creating ..."
Neat! we could put this whole call up in Ilhabela02:16:42 Christine Prefontaine: Reacted to "Neat! we could put t..." with ❤️02:16:45 Francisco Estivallet: Reacted to "Neat! we could put t..." with ❤️Loading...