Exibitions

Olafur Eliasson Designs a Canonical Structure with 832 Vibrant Glass Panels That Reflect Sonoma’s Weather

Drawing on the microclimate of the vineyard, the studio constructed the mosaic of translucent and transparent panels using meteorological measurements of solar radiance, wind intensity, temperature, and humidity. A winding gravel path leads to the outdoor seating area, and as the sun passes over the area, it drenches the brick construction in a full spectrum of color, a contrast to the Northern California landscape.

Plant Machete by David Bowen 

This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron. The system uses an open source micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance signals across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of the industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.

I had to get creative.

Now we do shit like:

5 things you can see that you could easily steal without being noticed

4 things you think might be sticky if you licked them

3 things that you could fit in your mouth at once

2 inanimate objects that in another dimension, might fall in love

1 thing you can see that isn't made of cheese, but would be better if was

and the guy is like “Your cat doesn’t like being picked up like baby Simba on The Lion King, don’t do that”

and they’re like “OMG he loves us now, you’re BRILLIANT”

I’d literally go to your house and point out all the ways it isn’t accessible to your child. I’d show you how to set up AAC properly. But you don’t want to hear that.“

Yes, autism and dyspraxia are often comorbid. The following is a list of dyspraxia symptoms in adults according to Dyspraxia USA:

Gross motor co-ordination skills (large movements):

Poor balance. Difficulty in riding a bicycle, going up and down hills

Poor posture and fatigue. Difficulty in standing for a long time as a result of weak muscle tone. Floppy, unstable round the joints. Some people with dyspraxia may have flat feet

Poor integration of the two sides of the body. Difficulty with some sports involving jumping and cycling

Poor hand-eye co-ordination. Difficulty with team sports especially those which involve catching a ball and batting. Difficulties with driving a car

Lack of rhythm when dancing, doing aerobics

Clumsy gait and movement. Difficulty changing direction, stopping and starting actions

Exaggerated ‘accessory movements’ such as flapping arms when running

Tendency to fall, trip, bump into things and people

Fine motor co-ordination skills (small movements):

Lack of manual dexterity. Poor at two-handed tasks, causing problems with using cutlery, cleaning, cooking, ironing, craft work, playing musical instruments

Poor manipulative skills. Difficulty with typing, handwriting and drawing. May have a poor pen grip, press too hard when writing and have difficulty when writing along a line

Inadequate grasp. Difficulty using tools and domestic implements, locks and keys

Difficulty with dressing and grooming activities, such as putting on makeup, shaving, doing hair, fastening clothes and tying shoelaces

Poorly established hand dominance:

May use either hand for different tasks at different times

Speech and language:

May talk continuously and repeat themselves. Some people with dyspraxia have difficulty with organizing the content and sequence of their language

May have unclear speech and be unable to pronounce some words

Speech may have uncontrolled pitch, volume and rate

Eye movements:

Tracking. Difficulty in following a moving object smoothly with eyes without moving head excessively. Tendency to lose the place while reading

Poor relocating. Cannot look quickly and effectively from one object to another (for example, looking from a TV to a magazine)

Perception (interpretation of the different senses):

Poor visual perception

Over-sensitive to light

Difficulty in distinguishing sounds from background noise. Tendency to be over-sensitive to noise

Over- or under-sensitive to touch. Can result in dislike of being touched and/or aversion to over-loose or tight clothing – tactile defensiveness

Over- or under-sensitive to smell and taste, temperature and pain

Lack of awareness of body position in space and spatial relationships. Can result in bumping into and tripping over things and people, dropping and spilling things

Little sense of time, speed, distance or weight. Leading to difficulties driving, cooking

Inadequate sense of direction. Difficulty distinguishing right from left means map reading skills are poor

Learning, thought and memory:

Difficulty in planning and organizing thought

Poor memory, especially short-term memory. May forget and lose things

Unfocused and erratic. Can be messy and cluttered

Poor sequencing causes problems with maths, reading and spelling and writing reports at work

Accuracy problems. Difficulty with copying sounds, writing, movements, proofreading

Difficulty in following instructions, especially more than one at a time

Difficulty with concentration. May be easily distracted

May do only one thing at a time properly, though may try to do many things at once

Slow to finish a task. May daydream and wander about aimlessly

Emotion and behavior:

Difficulty in listening to people, especially in large groups. Can be tactless, interrupt frequently. Problems with team work

Difficulty in picking up non-verbal signals or in judging tone or pitch of voice in themselves and or others. Tendency to take things literally. May listen but not understand

Slow to adapt to new or unpredictable situations. Sometimes avoids them altogether

Impulsive. Tendency to be easily frustrated, wanting immediate gratification

Tendency to be erratic have ‘good and bad days’

Tendency to opt out of things that are too difficult

Emotions as a result of difficulties experienced:

Tend to get stressed, depressed and anxious easily

May have difficulty sleeping

Prone to low self-esteem, emotional outbursts, phobias, fears, obsessions, compulsions and addictive behavior

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So I found this and sent it to her. Because this is what they want to know: how badly is this pain affecting you? Not on a scale of “nothing” to “how I’d imagine it’d feel if bears were eating my still-living guts while I was on fire”. 

10 - I am in bed and I can’t move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the emergency room because of my pain.

9 - My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely move or talk because of my pain.

8 - My pain is so severe that it is difficult to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7 - I am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6 - I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5 - I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4 - I am constantly aware of my pain but can continue most activities.

3 - My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2 - I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1 - My pain is hardly noticeable.

For example, if someone asked me how much pain I’m in at any given time, I’d say hardly any, and yet I’m apparently at a chronic 2.5, and it only goes up from there depending on the day. 

10: can barely move; can’t talk

9: can barely move; can talk

8: can move, but can’t do much more than watch TV

7: can watch TV and play a game on my phone simultaneously

6: can do work on my computer lying in bed

5: can get around the house, but definitely couldn’t go out

4: can run a light errand

3: can get in my 10,000 steps, making my fitbit happy

2: can do three or more activities in a single day

Mental Health Pain Scale transcription:

MILD

1 - Everything is a-okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong. You’re probably cuddling a fluffy kitten right now. Enjoy!

2 - You’re a bit frustrated or disappointed, but you’re easily distracted and cheered up with a little effort.

3 - Things are bothering you, but you’re coping. You might be overtired or hungry. The emotional equivalent of a headache.

MODERATE

4 - Today is a bad day (or a few bad days). You still have the skills to get through it, but be gentle with yourself. Use self-care strategies.

5 - Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult. You should talk to your doctor.

6 - You can’t do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. Impulsive and compulsive thoughts may be hard to cope with.

SEVERE

7 - You’re avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should definitely seek help. This is serious.

8 - You can’t hide your struggles any more. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun, socialising, and work/study. Your mental health is affecting almost all parts of your life.

9 - You’re at a critical point. You aren’t functioning any more. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others if left untreated.