http://cargocollective.com Operating System Thu, 05 May 2011 03:53:37 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/olena/Garden-Kimono http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Garden-Kimono Thu, 05 May 2011 03:53:37 +0000 Operating System 1401378 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401378/Garden_Kimono.jpg" width="635" height="1000" width_o="635" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401378/Garden_Kimono_o.jpg" data-mid="6818455" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401378/Garden_Kimono_Back_640.jpg" width="640" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401378/Garden_Kimono_Back_o.jpg" data-mid="6818458" border="0" align="left"/> Hanging garment, approx. 36 x 60 inches, with air plants. An inquiry into the separation of body and environment, addressing the idea of artifice as a work of nature. Specifically, the kimono is a turn to the East, where the separation is not so severe, for guidance. But this one is more of a lab coat, or a nomad gardener's cloak? The kimono shape has a history of being unisex — this is clothing for the earthling, regardless of gender image-role. It's augmented with plant-pockets for practicality: to aid the human body in accessing the benefits of proximity to plant life. Hanging garment, approx. 36 x 60 inches, with air plants. An inquiry into the separation of body and environment, addressing the idea of artifice as a work of... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Self-Portraits http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Self-Portraits Thu, 05 May 2011 03:28:58 +0000 Operating System 390112 Selected from a series of self portraits taken in 2010: <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/020210_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/020210_o.jpg" data-mid="1723818" border="0" align="left"/> 020210 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/021010_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/021010_o.jpg" data-mid="1723822" border="0" align="left"/> 021010 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/030210_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/030210_o.jpg" data-mid="1723827" border="0" align="left"/> 030210 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/030710_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/030710_o.jpg" data-mid="1723840" border="0" align="left"/> 030710 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/031910_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/031910_o.jpg" data-mid="1723849" border="0" align="left"/> 031910 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/042010_640.jpg" width="640" height="491" width_o="1888" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/042010_o.jpg" data-mid="1723852" border="0" align="left"/> 042010 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/GQ3.png" width="575" height="840" width_o="575" height_o="840" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/390112/GQ3_o.png" data-mid="1723885" border="0" align="left"/> This is the New Face. P.S. the frame is from darkrose42 @ DeviantArt. Thank you. Selected from a series of self portraits taken in 2010: 020210 021010 030210 030710 031910 042010 This is the New Face. P.S. the frame is from... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Wunderkabinett http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Wunderkabinett Thu, 05 May 2011 03:26:34 +0000 Operating System 1401263 { olenashmahalo.com/curiosity } <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/Wunderkabinett_Plan_640.jpg" width="640" height="478" width_o="1000" height_o="747" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/Wunderkabinett_Plan_o.jpg" data-mid="6818067" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/_0004_Layer 9_640.jpg" width="640" height="480" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/_0004_Layer 9_o.jpg" data-mid="6861021" border="0" align="left"/> v1 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/openstudios_cargo.jpg" width="640" height="384" width_o="640" height_o="384" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/1401263/openstudios_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="6862454" border="0" align="left"/> v2: open studios // photo: { Alex Jackson } Two wooden cabinets, approx. 45w x 48t x 17d inches each. Objects within the cabinet include contemporary curiosities that interact with each other and the cabinet itself: books, kokedama (moss ball bonsai), a fan blowing up through a wall and into a bell jar containing a square of unfinished origami, a cavern of candles who appear to have dripped, impossibly, sideways, de-potted plants, a model of a tensegrity structure, and still others in a similar vein. Each object or set includes a scannable QR code that will link back to a URL containing relevant, but not necessarily descriptive, information, thus creating synapses and facilitating curiosity — in our time, "I don't know" is almost irrelevant, except as followed by "...yet". The work may be experiences externally via a website, { olenashmahalo.com/curiosity } which contains drawings of the "curiosities" that link (like the QR codes) to relevant searches, quotes, and videos, as well as a bibliography of all the books on the actual piece. { olenashmahalo.com/curiosity } v1 v2: open studios // photo: { Alex Jackson } Two wooden cabinets, approx. 45w x 48t x 17d inches each. Objects within the... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Personal-Assistant http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Personal-Assistant Thu, 05 May 2011 03:15:57 +0000 Operating System 188157 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188157/01_640.jpg" width="640" height="341" width_o="750" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188157/01_o.jpg" data-mid="805961" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188157/02_640.jpg" width="640" height="341" width_o="750" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188157/02_o.jpg" data-mid="805962" border="0" align="left"/> An affair with AI. "Personal Assistant" by Seachange. An affair with AI. \"Personal Assistant\" by Seachange. http://cargocollective.com/olena/Quantum-Chess http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Quantum-Chess Thu, 05 May 2011 03:09:23 +0000 Operating System 754679 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/QuantumChess.jpg" width="455" height="795" width_o="455" height_o="795" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/QuantumChess_o.jpg" data-mid="6817856" border="0" align="left"/> 16 x 16 inch ceramic chess set. White, unglazed, standing approx. 3 inches tall. The Quantum Chess set, based on Richard Feynman’s metaphor for quantum mechanics, is a redesign of the classic board game meant to softly introduce systemic, quantum-world concepts to a 21st century player. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/Quantum_Chess_640.jpg" width="640" height="435" width_o="1000" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/Quantum_Chess_o.jpg" data-mid="6817845" border="0" align="left"/> The material, fired clay, alludes to the biblical story of creation (from dust, dirt, mud) as it sits in accordance with the current, scientific understanding of our being. The phrase “Created in the image of god” has become equivalent to being “made of star stuff” (Carl Sagan). As each “cube” is both “subject” and “landscape” (piece & board), the set does away with the concept of Classical separation in favor of suggesting a perception of All as unified, yet variously manifested. The shape of the “landscape” comes from illustrated representations of quantum space-time, magnified, as seen in Hawking’s Brief History of Time. The hand-sized pieces are easily graspable, inviting one to partake in this understanding without feeling overwhelmed. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/Quantum_Chess_Detail_640.jpg" width="640" height="380" width_o="1000" height_o="593" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/754679/Quantum_Chess_Detail_o.jpg" data-mid="6817846" border="0" align="left"/> However, the metaphorical form of these pieces complicates the game, just as increased knowledge requires more complex equipment and more difficult questions. Each time a new game is begun, it must be treated as if entering a new “universe”. It’s possible to play Quantum Chess according to the classic rules, but the players must assign names to and label the pieces (as desired - directly or using a sheet of paper, etc.) in order to keep track of the game. The board should remain intact, sans blank spaces. When a character moves to a landscape square, they trade positions. When he is “knocked out” by a move, he is marked as subtracted, on paper or tagged directly. 16 x 16 inch ceramic chess set. White, unglazed, standing approx. 3 inches tall. The Quantum Chess set, based on Richard Feynman’s metaphor for quantum... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Time-Immersion-Cubicle-TIC http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Time-Immersion-Cubicle-TIC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:27:16 +0000 Operating System 188123 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t01.jpg" width="400" height="650" width_o="400" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t01_o.jpg" data-mid="805834" border="0" align="left"/> Hoshin's Last Poem: The Zen Master Hoshin lived in China many years. Then he returned to the northeastern part of Japan, where he taught his disciples. When he was getting very old, he told them a story he had heard in China. This is the story: One year on the twenty-fifth of December, Tokufu, who was very old, said to his disciples: “I am not going to be alive next year so you fellows should treat me well this year.” The pupils thought he was joking, but since he was a great-hearted teacher each of them in turn treated him to a feast on succeeding days of the departing year. On the eve of the new year, Tokufu concluded: “You have been good to me. I shall leave tomorrow afternoon when the snow has stopped.” The disciples laughed, thinking he was aging and talking nonsense since the night was clear and without snow. But at midnight snow began to fall, and the next day they did not find their teacher about. They went to the meditation hall. There he had passed on. Hoshin, who related this story, told his disciples: “It is not necessary for a Zen master to predict his passing, but if he really wishes to do so, he can.” “Can you?” someone asked. “Yes,” answered Hoshin. “I will show you what I can do seven days from now.” None of the disciples believed him, and most of them had even forgotten the conversation when Hoshin called them together. “Seven days ago,” he remarked, “I said I was going to leave you. It is customary to write a farewell poem, but I am neither a poet or a calligrapher. Let one of you inscribe my last words.” His followers thought he was joking, but one of them started to write. “Are you ready?” Hoshin asked. “Yes sir,” replied the writer. Then Hoshin dictated: I came from brillancy And return to brillancy. What is this? This line was one line short of the customary four, so the disciple said: “Master, we are one line short.” Hoshin, with the roar of a conquering lion, shouted “Kaa!” and was gone. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t04.jpg" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t04_o.jpg" data-mid="805836" border="0" align="left"/> The Time Immersion Cubicle was inspired by Hoshin's Last Poem, theories about time & ephemerality, the enso sign, cosmology, & Japanese Plastic Culture. I hope that he will invite a viewer to perceive and interact with time in a more lighthearted manner - like a child who puts a box on his head and pretends he's in a space-cave. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t05.jpg" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t05_o.jpg" data-mid="805838" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t06.jpg" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t06_o.jpg" data-mid="805840" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t08.jpg" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t08_o.jpg" data-mid="805842" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t09.jpg" width="400" height="650" width_o="400" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t09_o.jpg" data-mid="805845" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t11.jpg" width="640" height="394" width_o="650" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t11_o.jpg" data-mid="805847" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t13.jpg" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t13_o.jpg" data-mid="805848" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t15.jpg" width="640" height="394" width_o="650" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t15_o.jpg" data-mid="805849" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t16.jpg" width="640" height="394" width_o="650" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t16_o.jpg" data-mid="805852" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t17.jpg" width="400" height="650" width_o="400" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188123/t17_o.jpg" data-mid="805853" border="0" align="left"/> Hoshin\'s Last Poem: The Zen Master Hoshin lived in China many years. Then he returned to the northeastern part of Japan, where he taught his disciples. When he... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Strange-Forest http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Strange-Forest Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:05:41 +0000 Operating System 188118 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188118/StrangeForest.jpg" width="500" height="870" width_o="500" height_o="870" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188118/StrangeForest_o.jpg" data-mid="805793" border="0" align="left"/> I am a builder of Strange Forests. mixed media on 6 ft wood panel. I am a builder of Strange Forests. mixed media on 6 ft wood panel. http://cargocollective.com/olena/2D http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/2D Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:56 +0000 Operating System 188101 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/Slow_Breather_to_Activate_Please_Open_in_Web_Browser.gif" width="350" height="350" width_o="350" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/Slow_Breather_to_Activate_Please_Open_in_Web_Browser_o.gif" data-mid="6818387" border="0" align="left"/> Slow breather. "All things dissolved into a field of moving lights, energetic and dancing in their constructions, appearing, dissipating, floating, and coming together again, circles of motions. The Great System breathes into eternity; operating, operating." 2011. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/Thesis_Poster_640.jpg" width="640" height="935" width_o="936" height_o="1368" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/Thesis_Poster_o.jpg" data-mid="6818346" border="0" align="left"/> Thesis show poster design: Voronoi diagram. 2011. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/U1_640.jpg" width="640" height="827" width_o="680" height_o="879" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/U1_o.jpg" data-mid="1720815" border="0" align="left"/> Übermensch Reaches for the Globular Cluster. 2010. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/MozSM.jpg" width="500" height="750" width_o="500" height_o="750" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/MozSM_o.jpg" data-mid="806107" border="0" align="left"/> This Charming Man. 2009. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/PomeraniaSM.jpg" width="500" height="875" width_o="500" height_o="875" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/PomeraniaSM_o.jpg" data-mid="806111" border="0" align="left"/> Pomerania. 2009. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/cloudgenerator.jpg" width="400" height="643" width_o="400" height_o="643" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188101/cloudgenerator_o.jpg" data-mid="6818418" border="0" align="left"/> Cloud Generator. 2009. Slow breather. "All things dissolved into a field of moving lights, energetic and dancing in their constructions, appearing, dissipating, floating, and coming... http://cargocollective.com/olena/Star-Stuff http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/Star-Stuff Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:56:54 +0000 Operating System 188088 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188088/starstuff_cargo.jpg" width="640" height="399" width_o="640" height_o="399" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188088/starstuff_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="6861189" border="0" align="left"/> We are made of star stuff... -Carl Sagan Traveling in my dodecahedral "Ship of the Imagination" to the creative center for the Great Mind... music by Esem. The average color of the universe is beige. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188088/PYTHAGORIANS-MYSTICISM.jpg" width="640" height="356" width_o="663" height_o="369" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/188088/PYTHAGORIANS-MYSTICISM_o.jpg" data-mid="1721247" border="0" align="left"/> We are made of star stuff... -Carl Sagan Traveling in my dodecahedral "Ship of the Imagination" to the creative center for the Great Mind... music by Esem. The... http://cargocollective.com/olena/THREE http://cargocollective.com/olena/following/olena/THREE Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:33:27 +0000 Operating System 116986 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/116986/ThreePosterNew.jpg" width="500" height="1999" width_o="500" height_o="1999" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7363/116986/ThreePosterNew_o.jpg" data-mid="502552" border="0" align="left"/> Terrarium typeface + digital composition. Imagining a new world. + Biomorphic Univers. Terrarium typeface + digital composition. Imagining a new world. + Biomorphic Univers.