Stalemate

archival inkjet on phosphorescent paper, photographic strobe lights, intervalometer
152x118", edition of 5, 2010

Cipher (insurance.aes256)

inkjet on seamless paper
100x350", 2011

In mid-2010 the organization Wikileaks released an encrypted 1.5 Gb file (insurance.aes256) on its website to a limited number of people. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange declared the file a “thermo-nuclear device” which would be detonated by releasing the file’s password should anything happen to Assange or the Wikileaks organization. Presently, the contents of this “insurance” document are unknown and its larger file structure is only speculative. In Cipher, the file has been visualized through a script which turns the raw binary data of the encrypted file into a field of black and white pixels. The output is printed in entirety on one uninterrupted piece of paper.

Cipher (insurance.aes256)

inkjet on seamless paper
100x350", 2011

In mid-2010 the organization Wikileaks released an encrypted 1.5 Gb file (insurance.aes256) on its website to a limited number of people. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange declared the file a “thermo-nuclear device” which would be detonated by releasing the file’s password should anything happen to Assange or the Wikileaks organization. Presently, the contents of this “insurance” document are unknown and its larger file structure is only speculative. In Cipher, the file has been visualized through a script which turns the raw binary data of the encrypted file into a field of black and white pixels. The output is printed in entirety on one uninterrupted piece of paper.

Cipher (insurance.aes256) - detail

inkjet on seamless paper
100x350", 2011

In mid-2010 the organization Wikileaks released an encrypted 1.5 Gb file (insurance.aes256) on its website to a limited number of people. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange declared the file a “thermo-nuclear device” which would be detonated by releasing the file’s password should anything happen to Assange or the Wikileaks organization. Presently, the contents of this “insurance” document are unknown and its larger file structure is only speculative. In Cipher, the file has been visualized through a script which turns the raw binary data of the encrypted file into a field of black and white pixels. The output is printed in entirety on one uninterrupted piece of paper.

Chinga La Migra: Agenda Law - Final print.doc

archival inkjet mounted to sintra, 26”x26”, 2011

For the Chinga La Migra (Fuck The Border Patrol) project, the artist obtained over 700 classified internal documents from the Arizona Border Patrol through a hacktivist group. Each document was converted into an RGB visualization based on its binary data. Each retains the original document file name. As many of the individuals involved have been raided by the FBI and arrested, this project seeks to question the notion of illicit data and its subsequesnt dissemination through translation and transmutation.

Chinga La Migra: Brochure on Nuclear Threat briefing for Tucson.ppt

archival inkjet mounted to sintra, 2.5x2.5”, 2011

For the Chinga La Migra (Fuck The Border Patrol) project, the artist obtained over 700 classified internal documents from the Arizona Border Patrol through a hacktivist group. Each document was converted into an RGB visualization based on its binary data. Each retains the original document file name. As many of the individuals involved have been raided by the FBI and arrested, this project seeks to question the notion of illicit data and its subsequesnt dissemination through translation and transmutation.

Chinga La Migra: Tactical Human Tracking Techniques 0608.pps

archival inkjet mounted to sintra, 9.5x9.5”, 2011

For the Chinga La Migra (Fuck The Border Patrol) project, the artist obtained over 700 classified internal documents from the Arizona Border Patrol through a hacktivist group. Each document was converted into an RGB visualization based on its binary data. Each retains the original document file name. As many of the individuals involved have been raided by the FBI and arrested, this project seeks to question the notion of illicit data and its subsequesnt dissemination through translation and transmutation.