Improbable Channels of the Living Continuum

Improbable Channels of the Living Continuum
benjamin harubin 2023
11" x 17" x 8"
wood, plastic, plaster, steel, acrylics

 

inscribed: ATTENTION: GUERRILLA COMMUNICATIONS ARE UTILIZING IMPROBABLE CHANNELS OF THE LIVING CONTINUUM / BE THEY ANGELS, AGENTS, ALIENS, OR VIRAL MEMES 

the loa are roaming cyberspace

but

there is no 'artificial' intelligence.  you did not make it, out of nothing.  there was no big bang.  there is no conspiracy.  JFK's head just did that.  

your fingernails and hair are just as much a part of you, the living organism, even though they are 'dead'. 

so too, your hat is part of this living blob in this living solar system. 

Go Way Better Ocean

 

gowaybetterocean
benjamin harubin 2023
16.5" x 11"
bamboo paper wrapper, iron rust, colored pencil 

so now apparently computers can exhibit pareidolia and have recently started to "see pictures, ain't ya" & pull things out of their ass.  but maybe we should be less impressed with these basic elements of intelligence and pay more attention to the more amazing stuff. 

"our bamboo wrappers" - the paper is some kind of hot press finish, a nice satiny smooth surface; compostable, they say.  takes a stain well.