#kineticmotion

Smartphones, Hyperconnected Humans, and the Architecture of Escape (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1541231948-smartphones-hyperconnected-humans-and-the?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=600Devils Once upon a time, we were the apex species. Along came smartphones-pocket-sized demigods with nine eyes (spy sensors), better memory, and no bladder. Smartphones don't sleep. They don't forget. And they never stop stalking you. We used to memorize phone numbers. Now we pause to recall our own. But don't take it personally. Just whisper, "You complete me." Because when the robots rise - and rise they shall - your browsing history, likes and comments may determine your place in the social caste system.

A short doc about a kinetic sculpture that took four years to build. We had the honor of spending three days in Chris Burden's studio filming this sculpture before it was moved to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA) where it is being reinstalled.  The installation opens fall 2011.  Chris Burden is one of our favorite artists of all time. For more about him and his work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden http://www.gagosian.com/artists/chris-burden/ Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman Edited by Max Joseph Cinemtography by Schulman, Joost & Van Neistat Music by Tortoise (Ten-Day interval) & Mahogany (Windmill International A) Special Thanks to Zak Cook and everyone at the Burden studio...Tortoise, Mahogany, Jaclyn Slimm & Andrew Prinz.