4 Drones of the Apocalypse (Work, Conform, Obey, Die)

Why should only one country be great? Are we not all on the same planet, breathing the same air, drinking the same water, composed of the same components. Have we as humans moved beyond conquering for resources for our tribe/clan/country? Should not our technology be used for all? When do we move beyond false measures of success? When do we move beyond harming others and the planet which all known life resides? Think of what could be achieved away from those that cling to playing conqueror on the backs of the masses.

Alter to Happiness in Triangular Form

Neon, album covers, video, digital collage,

photography, paint, wood, plastic

2014

(Rows: Top to Bottom)

Happy Medium Neon

28” x28”

Album Covers (with neutral expressions.)

A few vinyl albums from my childhood, A time when you went to record stores, and discovered new music

 

Videos: (Left to Right)

1 American Reality (synced on 1st and 5th monitor)

Duration 40:53

TV reality shows that have America in their names.

A genre of guilty pleasures.

2 Ocean 1

Duration 4:02

3 Midpoint - Happy Chaos

Duration 7:27

Split screen depicting happiness and chaos superimposed with

diagrams and famous quotes on happiness.

4 Ocean 2

Duration 4:10

5 American Reality (synced on 1st and 5th monitor)

Duration 40:53

TV reality shows that have America in their names.

A genre of guilty pleasures.

Side Effects: (series of 13)

Information and colors obtained from each drugs website. Text highlighted In red are the drug side effects. The molecular composition of the drug and the anatomical illustration pertains to the area effected by the drug. The long list of side effects seems to negate the help it advertises.

8” x 8” each

Happy Sad Animation: (series of 23)

5.5” x 5.5” each

Floppy Disks

A simpler time when 1.3 megabytes was considered large,

and 56kbs dialup online speeds was fast.

distilled truths