Below are lists of resources for project ideas and inspiration.
general
The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature, Stephen H Buhner
- on 3 centers of intelligence in humans, and the heart as energy oscillator/communicator
Tao Te Ching, Lao Tsu (Jane English translation)
- Yin/Yang in small digestible koan-like chuncks
Marshall Sahlins, The Original Affluent Society
- Why Hunter-Gatherers had more leisure, and more abundance despite working for food only 3-5 hrs per day. This is a myth buster of the affluence of our culture which is actually based on scarcity despite material abundance.
Leadership 101 video
- The job of Youth is to Change the World. DO IT!
code and hacktivism
wall drawing #146, sol lewitt
- 'excecute' a sol lewit masterpiece yourself with DIY instructions; procedural artwork before code. see also this diy project
mandlebrot set
- see fractal microscope online
every icon, john simon
- view an art project that will take 10298 years to complete
Shredder, and Net Flag, Mark Napier
- use code to generate your own DIY art with Shredder, create your own 'internet flag' with Net Flag
Mezengelle; data][h!][bleeding texts
- code poetry, or hacking language
MoveOn, Eli Pariser et all
- see the world with fresh eyes, as this 20 year old website designer from Rockland, Maine who brought the tools of the web to participatory democracy
Yes Men
They Rule, John On
- who really rules our lives? hint: government is now in second place.
AVES, Golan Levin
- audio visual environment suite; Real-Time Systems for Fluid Abstract Expression:
Painterly Interfaces for Audiovisual Performance; floo
autobotography
Wear Cam, Stephen Mann
- what happens when the surveillance camera turns on the surveilled?
Jennicam, Jennifer Ringley 1, 2, 3,
- what happens when the self operates the surveillance camera? or, portrait of the (female) artist as a young woman; or, reality tv hits web before television
Modern Living & Neurotica, Han Hoogerbbrugge,
- self portrait reveal social neuroses
Heavy Industries, Young Hae Chang
- flash poetry in black and white and jazz; see the girl effect remix years later
Shop Mandiberg
- if you are what you buy, what happens when you sell all your possessions?
Nobody Here
- who's he when he's on the web?
Female Extension, Cornelia Solfrank
- multiplying female avatar artists...
Darko Maver, 0100101110101101.org
- when torture rises to the level of high art, and avatars become art geniuses
Testament, Natalie Bookchin
- remix youtube stories, or social self-portrait
eco-tech
Green Museum
- Lots of links to ecotech art projects and resources
Eco Art Space
Green Arts Web
- Resource for theory and practice of environmental art
ArtistActivist
- Visceral performances attempt to count the number of Iraqi women and children killed in the Iraqi war. Materials include: lines in sand, chalk on blackboard. Artist Kevin Valentine and collaborators. See also Widowsweave.