Box microscopes — Imagining possible pasts is as important as possible futures. It requires rethinking how the world looks, feels, and with whom it is in conversation. As part of my series on Instruments for Multiple Worlds and...
Instruments for multiple worlds — In early 2020, I’ve begun a collection of projects which prototype culturally situated knowledge production in a world where dominant culture collapses all meanings into one lineage (see Anti-Assimilation, esp. Sadie Prego). Each instrument explores...
Microscopic Cyanotypes — As I’ve been making and using DIY microscopes for some years, I was curious to try taking an analog photograph of a microscopic sample. I have been testing a way to produce a cyanotype directly...
WebJack audio sensor communication — WebJack is a way of connecting a web page to a sensor or devices using a 1970s-era audio modem protocol to enable two-way communication. It sends a series of audio tones back and forth between...
Papercraft spectrometer — The Papercraft Spectrometer is a DIY kit which shifts the problem space of spectrometry into the realm of papercraft, changing both the circle of possible contributors to this technology and the meaning and purpose of...
Infragram cameras — Infragram is a DIY project to modify digital cameras to take infrared photos, in order to understand plant health. Using https://infragram.org, photos taken with an Infragram camera can be processed to highlight photosynthetic productivity. I...
Community Microscope — The Community Microscope Kit, which I led development on at Public Lab, is an affordable microscope made from everyday materials, including a webcam, bolts, and rubber bands. It can be assembled in about 30 minutes...