A Book and a Pistol

Description

This is a Sub-Machine gun that was made based on the instructions found in a manual online. The work was initiated as an exploration into the relationship between the democratization of technology and the freedom of information.

The Manual 

Dortmund Bodega - Oslo, Norway 2011 

The Stone Age Electronic Calculator

Description

This website is my thesis project for my Masters degree. The project uses an opensource content managment system called Tikiwiki in order to organize public participation in the development of an online manual. The manual is a guide how to build a calculator in the woods with no tools.

Sex Generator

Description

This is an instructional video describing how the mechanics of a real world apparatus called the "Sex Generator" works. The "Sex Generator V2" creates and stores electricity during the act of having sex. The third version is presently in production and will be smaller, produce more volts per sex act and output to cellphone. Calculations predict 1 average sex act will charge two average cellphones.

The Starshit Enterprise

Description

The Starshit Enterprise website is an ongoing art work that uses an archive of excrement related artworks as a point of departure. We explore the relation between production, value and discovery through merging two narratives that share these similar motifs.  
Monymusk 2007

Description

St.Columba was a monk who lived around 568.bc. He copied a manuscript without permission and the owner demanded to be given the copy. His refusal lead to a battle with the Irish king, which St.Columba won but was then exiled to Scotland. The Monymusk Reliquiry is a Scottish relic that is said to contain the remains St.Columba. The "Monymusk 2007" website provides instructions on how to build the "Monymusk 2007" and resurrect the spirit of St. Columba within your own home.
Untitled

Description

Untitled large oil painting.
Northern Lights

Description

The Northern lights Series are a collection of images scratched into plexiglass. Light emitting diodes are then mounted on the side of the plexiglass to illuminate the scratches.

HOT ROD

Description

"HOT ROD!!!" is a kinetic sculpture/painting. It resembles an upright conveyor belt that is painted with an image that creates an optical illusion when in motion. It also has a motion sensor and is programmed to begin moving five minutes after the sensor is initially triggered.