Freakshow
An Independent Publication: Freakshow, being a Diverse Collection of the Curious & Peculiar, was an independent publication of DIY adverts….
Wes Modes
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Posts by Wes Modes
Mimic Chatterbot
Mimic is a chatterbot that learns from you. He has no built-in knowledge of the language. Mimic learns to speak solely by talking to others, and remembering a limited amount of context around each transaction. …
Secret Exchange
Secret Exchange invites people to share their secrets with strangers. A table and two chairs on a downtown street corner, and a sign inviting people to sit down share a secret….
Adventure Club
Adventure Club is post-apocalyptic revolutionary logistics training. Think of Adventure Club as radical skill-share, ranges from rather tame to semi-hardcore direct action. …
The Palace of Light and Shadow
The Palace of Light and Shadow, an immersive tapestry of art and architecture, is centered around a light and airy courtyard, the beating heart of the design with the Man suspended high above, framed by elegant pillars and arches….
The Wheel of Programming Chance
An idea generator for programmers…
Shantyboat Dotty
I began building a homemade shantyboat — that is, a rustic houseboat — from scratch, recording every step in the build process….
Inspiration Comes in the Night
A weblog about art, technology, and the creative process…
Last Night DIY Parade
Last Night is a decentralized, collective, open, public New Year’s Eve celebration in Santa Cruz, California. Last Night is a completely organic event, organized and put on at a grassroots-level. No city-sponsorship. No corporate donors….
Mario Clouds
A pure CSS homage to Corey Archangel’s 2002 ROM hack piece Super Mario Clouds…
FOMOphobia
An Insistent Social Networking Anxiety Monitor FOMOphobia is a network-connected installation that immerses the viewer in a visualization of the artist’s real-time social networking anxiety, sounding alarms and keeping count…
Co-related Space
Co-related Space is a digitally-enhanced environment that immerses participants not in digital space, but embodied space, highlighting the spatiality of participants, their behavior and their relationships with others within that space….
Personal Stories Series
The Personal Stories Series consists primarily of glass-fronted assemblage pieces made from found materials, both man-made and natural. This series reflects my interest in narrative and personal story. Half way between abstract…
Strange Machina Series
The Strange Machina Series consists of functional sculptures that appear to have some mysterious industrial purpose, but are intended only to intrigue and amuse. This series brings to mind old patent drawings…
What the Hell’s Going on Downtown Day
Blabbermouth the Mime, the street corner soapbox preacher, tiny tiny orchestra, and a half dozen other performers committed to bewildering downtown shoppers…
An Evening of Extraordinary Proportions
A spectacular & historic evening of unusual proportions. A costume benefit featuring an elegant three-course dinner, a silent auction, stimulating music, and an Exhibition Prizefighting Match between Nikola Tesla and Tom Edison.
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Streetside Letter Writing
I did a streetside letter writing service with friends. The idea was simplicity itself: A letter writing service springs up on Pacific Ave, offering free typing/dictation of love letters, apologies, and blackmail….
Santa Cruz Community Safety Workgroup
A Community Workgroup: “Without police, wouldn’t there be chaos?” and “What about the bad people?” We get asked these legitimate questions all the time. It’s time we began to wrestle with some possible answers….
Blue Light Safety Project
A Community Project: The Blue Light Safety Project is a Santa Cruz local community effort to provide temporary safe spaces for people who are feeling unsafe….
Police Obsolescence Workgroup
An ongoing workgroup working toward a world without police. Some of the efforts of this workgroup include CopWatch, know your rights, police accountability, alternatives to calling the police, and education about police, courts, and jails….
What Is Art?
What Is Art? was a tiny, 50-person-capacity venue run by a collective of people from the Santa Cruz art and music scene. …