Dax Tran-Caffee's Favorite Praxis
Out in one of the parking lots of Fort Mason, there is the stern of a ship, labeled "Galilee, San Francisco", protruding from one of the Fort walls. No explanation, just the back of a boat, a crude roof above it, and a few "KEEP OUT" signs reinforc...
Jingus Mcgee: Welcome all to our simulate a tree task. We had a lot of fun and we hope you all enjoy our work. Please note that this also marks the founding of Biome Gardens in Golden Gate Park. Biomers of the world, heed our call! Add to the ga...
Through a complex series of events, several of us (in some cases unknowingly) collaborated to complete this task. The box was installed, the address was leaked, mail was inadvertantly sent to the address, the box and the mail disappeared, it reappea...
Mail me (Rubin) if I missed you, add in your photos here.
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...
I remade the interior of a port-o-potty to look like a bachelor pad. I didn't realize this task was collaborative only, so I added becki is neat and Maze Designer because they provided moral support and creative input. I hope no one minds because I...
Jackie and I were particularly inspired by this task. We considered our options and then decided to go shopping at a cheap thrift store (Thrift Town). We bought a 6 items, repackaged them, and inserted them into various stores in Berkeley and San Fra...
I went on a solo 13 mile blindfolded excursion. I started at the Braille Institute, which is not far from where I live in Silverlake, and decided to make my way to the Pasadena Braille Club. This trip involved two different Metro trains and about s...
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 ...
Standing in line with shopping cart of seventy-seven ethnic religious candles must have made an amusing anecdote for someone later in the evening. I was immediately drawn to the Lux Aeterna task. With it I was interested in the potential of muddling ...
Doornamentation Installation When this all started, Burn Unit had a trash-bound door left over from a house renovation project. The original plan was to build a freestanding frame and run out to a location, like Lyndale Avenue over by The Walker, a...
Door Henge Other Tasks Completed at Doorhenge... Restoration Le Papier Bleu et le Poulet Urban Altar Urban Altar Urban Altar II: Theurgy It's Not Paranoia Unless It's Real Tehching Hsieh(three of five) Long ago a mysterious civilization erected...
Up with Hills/Down with Hills! Bex: It started with two. Scarlett says to me "Lets protest something ridiculous! But what?" And having spent part of the day driving, the memory of those signs that say "HILL" at the tops of very ...
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...
One day, Lowteck decided it was about time he expressed his love for George Lucas. He decided to present Mr. Lucas with a statue of Yoda, complete with a loving note. Luckily, he didn't have to actually make a statue of Yoda, since there already i...
Mood Music (Please Enjoy While Reading!) [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd5nFd3utLg] Executive Summary: Park(ing) day is an annual event created by the art group REBAR in which dozens of autonomous actors rent metered parking spaces an...
My God, this was hard. I think my journal documents this task better than anything, so I'll just transcribe it here. That plus the captions. Begin 31/8/07 8:45 ----- Bag contains - GPS - sleep bag - food - toiletries - books - blanket - light - jou...