RESPONSES
- Room With a View:
- although books must be read and papers must be written,
- we can't keep our eyes off of these fluttering tags,
- we are smitten.
- Gap Closer:
- Thank you for bringing the sky closer to the earth.
RESPONSES
- Room With a View:
- although books must be read and papers must be written,
- we can't keep our eyes off of these fluttering tags,
- we are smitten.
- Gap Closer:
- Thank you for bringing the sky closer to the earth.
"A user who needs changes in the system will always be free to make them himself."
- Richard Stallman, The Gnu Manifesto
STEP 1: RE-IMAGINE
Find an unused space, appropriate it, and re-imagine it. In our examples, we intervened in two out of the four atria in the Sci Li. Imagine what you would want to see in the third or fourth, and put it there! Here are some other suggestions around Brown Campus.
STEP 2: GATHER
Get your supplies. You can appropriate them and recycle from other sources like we did, but there are no limits. You are free and open do use whatever fits your vision. We used:
SPACE 1
-40 lbs. Picture Hanging Wire from Walmart
-boxes of hang tags from the Recycling Center for Rhode Island Education:
-Spray Paint from Home Depot
-Found leaves
-Dowel Rods to weigh down the bottom from Home Depot
-Super Glue from Home Depot
SPACE 2
-Fishing Line from Walmart
-Found paper for paper planes
-Nuts from Home Depot
-Scotch Tape from Home Depot
OTHER IMPORTANT TOOLS
-Wire Cutters
-Friends who like to produce
-Inspirational Playlist (we listened to fratmusic.com, throwback mix)
STEP 3: PRODUCE
Build and install your hack.
Before you start, measure out your space to determine the dimensions of your piece. Make sure to consider the environmental elements like wind and rain. We also found that it is important to figure out the mechanical details of the installation prior to delving into your artistic endeavors, because the site will end up driving your practice.
We knew we were going to tie the wire and fishing line around the cement railings of the atria, and stretch it across the top. We also tested it at the site through our build.
Once it is ready, head over to the space with an open mind (and hopefully a car). The time of day and level of secrecy throughout will depend on your vision, but a degree stealthliness tends to fit the hacked environment. We ended up getting permission from the authorities at the Friedman Study Center to install our hack, but that may be up to you as well.
STEP 4: SHARE
“I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it.” -Richard Stallman, The Gnu Manifesto
Document your work and share.
The space hacker community wants to share in your work! You can document all you want, then submit it to this blog (or start your own).
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Spray Paint, Leaves, Tags
Paper planes take 1
