Upcoming Classes
CLASS : Public Labs Map Making Workshop.
Sunday, September 23rd from 11am – 5pm
Stewart Long from publiclaboratory.org will explain the basics of DIY map making and aerial photography. The Public Lab balloon and kite aerial imaging tool is a collaboratively designed, low-cost, fun, and relatively easy activity for making amazing high resolution aerial image maps.
CLASS : Bodies, Sensors, and Sound workshop.
Sunday September 23rd, Saturday September 29th and Sunday September 30th from 12 – 3pm.
Students will build a simple arduino-based accelerometer interface that will interpret movement to manipulate sound. This workshop will also include a miniature choreography class as well as instruction in the visual programming language Pure Data.
posted: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 |
Machine This Week: September 4 – 6th
EVENT : Stylophone Emergent Semaphore Ensemble.
Tuesday, September 4th at 8pm
Come to Machine Project and perform with an ensemble of 36 stylophones led by flag-wielding composer, Paul Fraser. Each participant performs simple instructions on stylophone toys to create a larger, collective sonic experience. The individual, low-fi instruments sound simple, but when 36 are layered in a particular fashion, the effect transcends the sum of the individual parts. Machine will provide the stylophones. No musical skills required, but bring your ears. This event is free but please RSVP to machine@machineproject.com with the subject line [Soon I will rock the stylophone] so we know how many people to expect.
EVENT : Stop Making Sense.
Thursday, September 6th at 8pm
An evening of events which will push the boundaries of disbelief. First artists Christian Cummings and Michael Decker will perform Spectral Psychography. Blindfolded and using a Ouija board with a specially outfitted planchette, Cummings and Decker are guided by unseen forces to create original drawings. Next, Michelle Levy visits us from New York City to evangelize Los Angeles with her singular religion. Based on a recurring vision that has visited her for years, The Cornucopia Stromberg is an apparition of a benevolent floating head that Michelle believes can bring solace and joy to the world.
posted: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 |
Help us buy some fancy ham
On Saturday, September 8th at 5pm we will host Cabeza Debacle: a several hour marathon event inspired by the story of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s voyage from Spain to North America in the 16th Century.
The evening will be centered around a communal, dramatic reading of an english translation of La Relación, De Vaca’s account of his journey as told to the king of Spain. Interspersed throughout the reading will be activities such as:
- A group weeping and laughter ceremony.
- A clothing optional, english subtitled screening of the 1991 feature film Cabeza De Vaca, hosted by the president of a Los Angeles naturist group.
- Physical, psychological and spiritual metamorphosis.
- Accompaniment by various special guests throughout the night.
Obviously, for this event to be a truly gluttonous debacle, we need to purchase the finest, fanciest and most opulent imported Spanish ham that money can buy: Jamón ibérico.
Since its inception, Kickstarter has been used to fund some pretty noble projects: socially-engaged documentary films, innovative and life-improving inventions, and opportunities for earnest, hard-working bands to produce their first album. But, to our knowledge, the platform has yet to be used in order to crowdsource a ham:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/machineproject/cabeza-debacle
Donations of $50 or more will guarantee admission to the event, where you can party like a rapacious conquistador with all the Jamón ibérico you can consume.
Seating is limited to 30 guests. We will open up an RSVP list on Wednesday, September 5th if there are any seats left available.
posted: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 |
tags: Cabeza de Vaca, conquistador, ham, kickstarter
Machine This Week: August 23 – 24th
EVENT : Telepathic Double Feature.
Thursday August 23rd from 4 – 7pm & 8pm
Join us for appointment based telepathic drawing session (4 – 7pm) between your pet and Lauren von Gogh, a founding member of the Sober & Lonely Institute of Contemporary Art. Based on the scientific investigations of Karl Krall in the early 1900s, von Gogh will be channeling the unspoken thoughts of pets into watercolor abstractions. To participate in the Telepathic Pet Drawing Session please email Lauren von Gogh at lauren@soberandlonely.org. Appointments will be available between 4-7pm in durations of 15 minutes per session. All species of pet are welcome. If your pet cannot travel, bring a photograph or video clip of them along to the session.
Telepathic pet drawings will be followed by a performance by Ezra Buchla, Luke Fischbeck and Corey Fogel of Frederic Rzewski’s Spacecraft (8pm). In the “Plan for Spacecraft”, Rzewski conceives of a musical performance in which the thoughts between the performers travel through a mutual labyrinth to break through the conventions held by thoughts of the audience.
EVENT : Electronic Voices.
Friday, August 24th 2012 at 8pm
During the 20th century electricity merged with the human voice, and synthesized new cultural identities. The Sonovox, the Vocoder, dynamic loudspeakers, condenser microphones, the Talk Box, cell phones, and Autotune are inventions that defined and amplified new human existences and social movements above the din of modernity. These devices modulated, imitated, transmitted and encrypted mankind’s speech, fostering a louder, multi-dimensional, and subversive global conversation. Composer, sound designer and multi-media artist Justin Asher will give a lecture and demonstrate these devices, vocally filtering them through the stories, art and emotions of WWII, the afro-futurists, post-war technocratic socialists, baby boomer consumerists, and millennials.
posted: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 |
Machine This Week: August 9th – 12th
EVENT : “Giant Leaps for Mankind” and the Future of the Past
Thursday, August 9th at 8pm
Justin St. P. Walsh will give a talk on his work with archaeological explorations in outer space. In recent years, scholars such as Walsh have begun developing studies for preserving sites and objects across the universe.
Join us for a discussion on recent developments in the space industry and future plans for archaeology beyond our planet.
EVENT: The Inaugural Sober & Lonely Synchronized Running Club Run
Sunday, August 12th at 6:13am
Machine Project and the Sober and Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art cordially invite you to join us for The Inaugural Sober & Lonely Synchronized Running Club Run on Sunday August 12th, at 6:13 am starting from Machine Project in Los Angeles. The route is a short but hilly 3.45 miles loop along Marathon Street in Echo Park/Silver Lake.
This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to participate in the run, please email lauren@soberandlonely.org with the subject line [This hill is actually more steep than I thought it was]. We are also looking for volunteers to help from 5.00 AM – 7.00 AM on the day of the event. If you are interested in helping, please email lauren@soberandlonely.org with the subject line [I like waking up early and handing out oranges].
More information on the event can be found here.
EVENT: Perfumed Nightmare
Sunday, August 12th at 8pm
We invite you to join us for another episode of the Machine Interns screen films they like series featuring a free screening of Perfumed Nightmare (1978), a film by Kidlat Tahimik which documents a young Filipino’s experience with the presence of American colonialism in the Philippines and abroad.
posted: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 |
Machine This Week: August 2nd – August 4th
EVENT : The Ongoing Legend of Master Legend
Thursday, August 2nd at 8pm
Joshuah Bearman will give a talk on the legend of Master Legend, a real life superhero based in Orlando, Florida. The talk will be followed by a dramatic reading of excerpts from Master Legend’s self-illustrated comic books, which will be available for purchase by collectors after the lecture. Come and learn about the Legend Tower, Master Legend’s Justice Force, and his impeccable ability to drop-kick as a service to the local community.
EVENT: Let’s Start With The Obvious
Friday, August 3rd at 8pm and 10pm
Johanna Reed and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario star as “a hero” and “her arch-nemesis” in Let’s Start With The Obvious, a performance of compilations showing the greatest movie insults and threats of all time. Since this 20 minute play quickly escalates into a frenzy of rage and unbridled epithets, Guru Rugu will be on hand afterward to lead everyone in a calming meditation session.
There are two scheduled performances for the evening: the first at 8pm and a second at 10pm.
The 8pm performance is now Sold Out. Please RSVP for the following 10pm performance by clicking the link below.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4030695920
EVENT: A.K. Screening
Saturday, August 4th at 8pm
Join us for a free screening of A.K. by Chris Marker, a documentary of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa filmed during the making of RAN.
posted: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 |
See What Love The Father Has Given Us
An excerpt from See What Love The Father Has Given Us, a play written by Asher Hartman.
Starring Jasmine Orpilla, Joe Seely, and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
Camera: Jimmy Fusil, Emily Lacy, Marianne Williams
Editor: Emily Lacy
posted: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 |
Machine This Week: July 26 – 28th
EVENT : Mark Allen and Allison Agsten in conversation.
Thursday, July 26th at 7:30pm.
(Note: The following event takes place at ForYourArt, 6020 Wilshire Blvd)
Join Allison Agsten, Mark Allen and Charlotte Cotton on Thursday, July 26 at 7:30pm where they’ll be discussing the recently published report on Machine Project’s 2010 Public Engagement residency at the Hammer Museum. Come hear how things get done behind the scenes, ask the questions you’ve been dying to ask, and check out For Your Art’s new space in LA. As an additional bonus we have been informed there will be wine and snacks.
For videos, excerpts from the report, and further information, please visit the link below:
http://foryourart.com/2012/07/allison-agsten-and-mark-allen-in-conversation-at-foryourart
WORKSHOP : Hackteria: DIY Microscopes & BioHacks.
Saturday, July 28th from 12 – 5pm
Members of the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society are in town and will be stopping by Machine Project to present an introduction to biohacking, culminating in a hands on workshop for building a DIY microscope out of a simple webcam. Through an easy hack, every webcam can be turned into a useful digital microscope, allowing the magnified observation of life forms, analysis of biological motion and form, as well as audio-visual interpretations for aesthetic presentation.
Participants should bring a laptop and anything they’d like have prepared and observed. Webcams and other materials will be provided.
This workshop takes place on Saturday, July 28th from 12 – 5pm. Registration is $35 for members and $45 for non-members.
Sign up and find further information at the following link:
http://machineproject.com/archive/classwork/2012/07/28/hackteria-diy-microscopes-biohacks
posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 |
