Shuya Gong
@ohmygong
Shuya Gong
To speak about attention as a resource is to grant and even encourage its commodification. If attention is scarce, then a competitive attention economy flows inevitably from it. In other words, to think of attention as a resource is already to invite the possibility that it may be extracted. Perhaps this seems like the natural way of thinking about... See more
L. M. Sacasas • Your Attention Is Not a Resource
We’ve lost gradients of intimacy, a concept from architecture, the ability to loiter and meander through a space, engaging when we want in varying levels of expression. We don’t have any peripheral vision on the internet. We have to be in one place or the other. Simultaneously, we’re never really in any place—we can always blame connection issues... See more
Spencer Chang • tiny internets: sidewalks, geocaching, and more · tiny internets
Terence Koh
Terence Koh is a Beijing-born Canadian artist who deals with spirituality, subculture, and sexuality through his durational performances, sculptures, installations, and digital media. For decades, Koh has been compiling photographs and texts into zines and custom books – formerly under the pseudonym ‘asianpunkboy’ and under his own name since 2004. When asked what motivates him to make zines in a digital age, he replied with a handwritten note:
As we spend an increasing amount of time out of the office, on our computers, and moving around the country seeking comfortable and affordable places to live, our IRL communities are becoming increasingly fragmented. Instead, we are seeking richer and more meaningful engagement and social connection through our online communities.