… and in memory of Keith Porter Jr. as well, killed on Dec 31st by an off duty ICE agent in Los Angeles.

Electric Dreams — Tamiko Thiel on the Connection Machine Before touchscreens dominated our technological imaginations, there was a mysterious black cube with pulsing lights that became the physical manifestation of artificial intelligence—and Thiel realized its visual story.

attn: brainiacs and computer history nerds (and those who like a fascinating story about product design) — rejoice!

Tamiko Thiel on The Tonearm →

@tamikothiel.bsky.social

Thanks to @lawrenceperyer.com and @thetonearm.com for really caring and taking the time for a long and detailed chat about my Japanese/German origins and how they influenced my work! ❤️🙏❤️

I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.

May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔

I’m at the NYC anti-Trump protest, where thousands upon thousands of people have shown up in the cold rain. I can’t see the start or end of the crowd.

Big crowd at #HandsOff on Grand Rapids. Spotted a Greenland (!) flag.

People often ask what a coalition of 200,000 can do. The answer’s simple — with all our free time (since a lot of us got fired), we’re out here causing a lot of good trouble.

Omar: They want you to think it is ok to snatch people in the middle of the night and disappear them.

Thousands rally in D.C. as Trump protesters gather across U.S. In Washington and across the country, demonstrators rallied in opposition of the president’s agenda

Thousands of people crowded in front of the Washington Monument on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump and top adviser Elon Musk’s dismantling of federal agencies, alleged circumventing of due process and introduction of tariffs.

Why isn‘t the media emphasizing how Trump decimated the FAA before the collision, rather than repeating his obvious lies about DEI???

… if it weren‘t killing so many people. 😵

Archaeologists Find Evidence of Women-Led Society | Artnet News Archaeologists discovered evidence of the women-led society in Europe at a rare Iron Age site in southwest England.

„Matrilocality typically co-occurs with cultural practices that benefit women and keeps them embedded in their family support networks. … backed up by the finding that they were more likely than their male peers to be buried with valuable items.“
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.

Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds

FLOWERS. Art from the Renaissance to Augmented Reality - Chiostro Del Bramante From February 14th, 2025, at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome, an exhibition exploring flowers in art, timeless symbols that transcend history.

OPENING 13 Feb Chiostro del Bramante Rome! Showing augmented reality artwork "Forest Flux/Waldwandel" (by me and /p) tamikothiel.com/waldwandel/ as wall-sized livestream projection in exhibit "Flowers: Art from the Renaissance to Augmented Reality!"

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Re-Reading the Past in Public Spaces. How Media Art Challenges Practices of Commemoration Anna Norpoth & Felix Fuhg show how new media art, especially augmented reality, reshapes commemoration by reinterpreting history, expanding public narratives, and enabling new engagement forms.

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@clea-t-waite.bsky.social hi Grrrl!

Thank you Vik! It would be cool to meet IRL next time I‘m in the Bay Area!

How come when I try to find posts on “Art” I get a big nothing??? 🙁

Two people standing in a dark blue room with wrap around multiple projection screen. One person standing arms akimbo in front of an iPad - her image shows as part of the virtual world in the center of the photograph.

Hi Y'all! I've been creating immersive environments since around 1988 - this one is more recent: "Enter the Plastocene" (with /p) at MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan/Italy in 2021.