Uncommon Artist Residency - teton artlab - jackson, wy - january 1-14, 2022

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Holding a monocular and a pinch sensor (pressure sensitive switch) up to my eye looking at bison in the distance, I tighten my grip and trigger audio to play back syllable by syllable about what to do in a bison attack.

Example of text playing in headphones triggered by pinching grip :   

"What to Do If a Bison Charges You - In the unfortunate event a bison does charge, there is not a lot you can do to stop it. It’s really all about knowing how to prevent a bison attack and what to do if you encounter a bison."

Materials: Monocular, Pinch Sensor, Hitch Switch, Max/MSP, Bison Info Text to Speech, Backpack, Computer

Rubbing hands together against switch mounted to snow goggles triggers playback of frames of a video taken of the Anvil Hotel's wood-burning stove in Jackson, WY (where I stayed during this residency) to play back in the wearable display over my sunglasses, causing me to feel warmer.

Can also be used with rising video frames related to:

Excitement

Anticipation

Rising to the occasion 

Materials: Accessibility Switch, Hitch Switch, Snow Goggles, Vufine Wearable Display, Anvil Wood-Burning Stove Video Frames, Snow Shades, Backpack, Computer

Each time I chew a piece of bison jerky, one syllable of audio plays of a text from the National Park Service about Bison.

Chin switch mounted on snow goggles connected to computer in backpack playing audio through headphones one syllable at a time of what to do if charged by a bison.

Materials: Chin switch, snow goggles, Hitch Switch interface, Max/MSP, Bison Info, Text to Speech, Backpack, Computer, Bison Jerky

Using scientific ideas from Avalanche airbags for self-improvement hypnosis.

Brazil nuts are shaken in a 10 gallon camping water dispenser worn on back. Each time I hit the brazil nuts with mountaineering poles (like a Chilean Chinchinero), a contact mic senses the impact and triggers the playback of video frames about rising filmed around Jackson, WY (where I was staying during the residency) in the wearable mini display mounted on my glasses. Strips of paper with the words "rise to the top" written on them are on the smaller 2 gallon water jug, inspiring the brazil nuts to rise to the top and show the effect they are named for. Camping mattress inflater worn around neck as avalanche airbag. 

Alternate performances uses mountaineering pole impacts to trigger left to right mouse movement, and switches mounted on ski goggles to control key selection on an onscreen keyboard.  This performance will be documented and posted soon.

Materials: 10 Gallon Camping Water Jug, 2 Gallon Camping Water Jug, Air Mattress Inflater, Computer, Roland TM-1, Vufine Wearable Display, Frames of Rising/CEO Book Text, Nut Mix, Paper Scraps, Camelback, Mountaineering Poles, Mouse Movement Controller, Ski Goggles, 6 Microswitches, Arduino Leonardo, Breadboard, 22 AWG Wire