susy derkins's Favorite Praxis
We set up a light to turn on whenever players submit proof of a completed task. In fact, the light is on...right now! When we approve the proof, the light turns off again. The light originally comes from ikea. We found it on the street on a tab...
THE BEST BUS STOP IN SF! 8/25/07 - NEW VIDEO [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioOyU9Z_huM] The Documentary, in two parts. Available courtesy of YouTube Part the first Part the second Lowteck: A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF LOWTECK DAY 1 Tuesd...
6 trays, 60 icecubes per tray, 3 batches + water + 6 colors of food coloring = 1080 small colored icecubes We made a trail of icecubes through a path through the park of too many benches. The trail led to a balloon flower in the middle. It was a war...
THE REMOTE CONTROL BUS STOP RAVE FLASH MOB [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktm-LxCoe_I] Click here (or is it right-click?) to listen to or download what we were listening to. mp3/35 min/55 MB LOWTECK: What a day that was! I set up a remote ...
This conversation took place a few days ago, whilst I was browsing the internet for SD cards. Hack says: http://www.google.com Hack says: http://www.google.com Hack says: http://www.google.com Hack says: http://www.google.com Hack says: http://www.g...
Repetition is a form of change! Since this was my Eno task's saying, what better task to restore in a repeated yet different way? Also, I had only managed to fit the first two parts of T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland" onto the strip of paper pr...
Spidere: organization July 4th on the National Mall really is the best time to do this. Here in Washington, DC, there were hordes of people waiting for fireworks and visiting from around the country or from around the world. People in a good mood,...
Good tasks have a story. This story begins simply, with a single word: criterion. Criterion seems like a word with a world of promise--what sort of place would sell an abstract concept, an idea? I expect a store of dreams, or of tools for wielding...
Charlie Fish: Mouse, Mink and I have had designs on this task for a while. We figured that there was no fun in getting post that you had written yourself, because you already knew what it was going to say. So we planned to write Honest Mail to each o...
Giant TV. Building the TV screen First up, I bought a gazebo (which was an adventure in itself getting it home on the bus, as it came in a massive box and weighed 20Kg) and pilfered some empty cardboard boxes from work. In a brief respite from t...
Concept I decided to have a bit of fun interpreting this task. The phrase "leave a message" has two common uses: the "world, hear this!" sense, and the "Susan can't come to the phone right now" sense. The first is the...
This is the story of a task that didn't quite work out as intended, but is still worth sharing. The original vision: dozens of human-sized stick figures left hanging from ledges, cliffs, and high window sills throughout the city. We came up with th...
1. Preliminary notes on kill switches - OR - A bunch of rambling text that barely relates to the task. - OR - You probably want to skip ahead straight to the photos. I know I would. I had some time to kill at work the other day, an...
Meta tron: As soon as I saw this task, I knew it was the perfect excuse to act out a long held secret desire. The major problems were the word 'beautifully' and overcoming my inherent lack of confidence. The thought of the evil looks and possibly an...
Garden-hose horn! Materials: Hose Duct-tape Plastic funnel Mouthpiece (optional) This didn't go as perfectly as I had hoped- I didn't have a full length of hose available for me to consume, leaving me with two problems: It's not as long as it sh...
Train of Thought. The Idea From the audience's point of view, they are tuning into the thoughts of random strangers around them on the tube, like some kind of amazing psychic radio. For this task I commissioned several writers and small theatre...