a year ago i left my job to explore communal forms of computing. from dream collaborations & exhibiting art to mental breakdowns, i took an honest look at how it went. now im doubling down on making it sustainable & i need your help! (RTs appreciated 🧡).

special thanks to APOSSIBLE for supporting this work, leia chang for fabrication & industrial design help, & celine park & @cwervo for cork CNC help.

Beyond an installation, Computing Shrines is an open protocol for creating public good technology that fosters local connection rather than replacing it. If you'd like to host or create one for your neighborhood / organization, dm me!.

And in "Shrine to Others," a clay tablet nestled beside a seating area invites visitors to notice the people they share the space with and share what they admire about strangers.

Shrine to Earth features a found boulder and rock garden that invites visitors to share photos of rocks they’ve found, which become pieces in a cairn-making mini-game.

Two mobile phone booths sit on columns across from each other, inviting visitors to listen and share their worries and hopes with the last and next stranger in Shrine to Voice.

this installation at 180 Maiden Lane features three distinct shrines, anchored around Shrine Map, an homage to community bulletin boards. it's up until this Sunday June 22!

excited to share my most involved work yet, 2+ years in progress!. Computing Shrines are site-specific sculptures that co-opt our devices to foster local connection in everyday places. Each shrine connects visitors to a communal website to exchange small intimacies among visitors

@__sidelong i'm excited for how these tangible practices empower us to reimagine technology itself. we have such vibrant creative energy when we're young and deserve to feel like we can shape a medium that affects us so much growing up (look how excited Luka is).

parents! come make clay computers with your children next Sunday in Chinatown, New York with me and @__sidelong. we'll have time to make, play, and share the creations we make and everyone will leave with a functional webstone. snacks & materials provided. rsvp at link below!

NYC! Hosting a workshop with my friend Munus to turn personal artifacts & everyday charms into interactive sculptures. We'll explore how we can use this technology to combine the different cultures that make up our identity. register at link below :)

i also built this pre-AI coding tools and it was my first mobile dev project so honestly might be a lot more feasible these days to improve upon.

i made something for this that's local-first and open-source. the design isn't as polished as this but could be with development help from contributors 👀.

p.s. learn more on

made possible with the support of APOSSIBLE, NEW INC, and many more!.

ill also be giving a talk around 5:30 tonight along with other amazing artists. you can tune in to the livetream on !. hope to see you.

computing shrines is a series of public art sculptures that co-opt our devices to foster local connection in everyday locations. the show in new york starts today .free & open to the public until june 22.📍 180 maiden lane

Costco artist in residence.

giving a talk about the intersection of art & technology. please send me your best memes on this subject.

@collect_intel Really grateful to Joal, Divya, & the rest of the team for their trust in me 🧡 . (i've been really enjoying making these custom webstones for organizations & have a few openings the second half of this year, email/dm me if interested!).