Category: Writings

Things I did with collaborators in 2016. Organized Learning to Teach conference with Tega Organized Design and Technology 101 with Mushon Organized Coding 0 to 1 with Luisa Organized Architectural History of Computation tour with Ingrid Spoke about Digital Poetics at a roundtable in CUNY Graduate Center Held Somethings In Residence at NYU ITP. Thanks to Nancy, Midori, Dan O’, George Helped Circuit Scores: Electronics After… Continue reading 2016 in review

Building a computer by hand, I found a lot of time to think while repeatedly soldering and wiring. I grew appreciation about the history from learning about how the computers evolved over time. Also, by learning about what has only become possible recently, I was inspired to imagine a different relationship with technology, an alternate… Continue reading Open Circuit, Open City

On the greatest teachers Learning to love someone is one of the most challenging task in life. Patience, to listen closely to another person, takes courage. Compassion, to share your deepest emotion, takes determination. When your love for someone amounts greater than your self-love or fear, your world’s gravitational field shifts, axis of rotation tils.… Continue reading On the greatest teachers

    “I walk and I enhance things” is a line from the chapbook, “picking figs in the ˚̥̞̞̽̽ͯ garden while my world eats Itself,” by Katie Rose Pipkin. I asked Pipkin if that particular, uncanny line was written by her or the software. She responded whimsically and honestly, “I don’t know.” It was a… Continue reading Digital poetics

Anti-Manifesto is a book of my projects and collaborations between 2010~2012. It was designed by Hyo Kwon and published for Shanghai Biennale in 2012. This page is an evolving collection of projects related to theme of the book. Download full book > Designed by Hyo Kwon > Fair Exchange 2011 > My Friends, there is no friend… Continue reading Anti-Manifesto

Original article By Christine Sun Kim and Jayne Kim. “My family and I were cleaning out my grandparents’ house in California, when we came across old photos and notes that used to occupy a distinct life that is perhaps now forgotten. My sister, Jayne, was emptying our grandmother’s bedside cabinet and discovered an application form… Continue reading Reunification

  ‘Errantic poetry’ is a growing collection of poems written and interpreted in English, Computer software and American Sign Language. The collection is a mix of original work by Taeyoon Choi and collaborators. The poems range from personal reflections to open ended prompts that invite others to complete it. The poems are translated, interpreted and creatively… Continue reading Errantic poetry

  One early morning in May, I woke up in Anyang. A city about an hour and half from Seoul. Jet lagged and confused, I was already awake for hours. I took a bus to Anyang station, packed apartment buildings and giant department store. I walked around for a bit, but not a single coffee… Continue reading Walking in Anyang

I woke up and tweeted I will send sunshine to a stranger and walked out to Central Park. It was full of sunshine.   and many flower trees.  I got thirsty and went to a coffee shop near Lincoln center. I ended up finding a seat in Damrosch Park and started writing. Sun was disappearing… Continue reading An attempt to capture the sun

I had a pleasure of translating Eunsun’s text for Roadshow:South Korea Book. She was the key collaborator in the Roadshow. Her collective Listen to the city is here  http://listentothecity.org/ Translation is first draft, welcome suggestions and corrections. On the sands of Naesung river Eunsun Park (Listen to the city) As part of Art-Activism collective named ‘Listen… Continue reading Translation: Listen to the City

Application for Rhizome commission in 2012.   ‘Automatic protester’ is a set of physical tools designed support activists and eventually replace human from the protest scene. Learning from Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring, it is clear that social movement is heavily mediated through new media technology. Similar technology can be used to enfoce hegemony… Continue reading Automatic protester

  1.  I’m presenting at Dorkbot Tonight. It’s an honor to present alongside LoVid, who has been my inspiration for nearly a decade! I would do anything to not use PowerPoint in a presentation, so here is my Blog post instead of it. 2.  3.  Some of the things I’ve been making Hacking Ikea  OccuBot… Continue reading Dorkbot presentation

Some notes from Free University: at Madison Square Park. Occupy University’s workshop on Horizontal Pedagogy.   In a sunny afternoon in Madison Square Park, Free University event was happening as part of 2012 May Day in NYC. I had a luck of sitting in with the Occupy University’s Horizontal Pedagogy Workshop, which was an ongoing… Continue reading Notes on Critical Pedagogy

The public exhibition of Speakers’ Corners began in March 1st, Thursday evening. On that night, a conversation between Mary Mattingly and Geoff Manuagh was presented by Mark Shepard as part of Urban Research Group. They focused on the topic of mobility, Mary’s recent works with the Waterpod and Flock House, and Geoff’s research on the BLDGBLOG… Continue reading Speakers’ Corners: March 3rd

쓸모있음에 대한 저항 최태윤 아티스트 토크/ 퍼포먼스 1월 14일 4시 북소사이어티   난 지금 불필요한 친절과 사치를 누리고 있다. 비행기가 오버 부킹되어서 비즈니스 클래스로 업그레이드가 된 후 몸 둘 바를 모르도록 제공되는 관심과 먹을 것에 적응을 하기가 어렵다. 조각처럼 다듬어진 외모의 스튜어디스들이 과다하게 공손한 표정과 목소리로 나에게 말을 건다. 이런 것은 전혀 편하지 않다. 나는… Continue reading 쓸모있음에 대한 저항 Resisting Usefulness

  I’ve been meaning to write about South Korean films and urban spaces. I have written some agenda and few details but have not had a chance to commit in writing about this interesting topic. I will do so soon. Meanwhile, here are some film stills and maps. These images are ‘Green fish’,  ‘Peppermint’ and… Continue reading Seoul plays itself

I had an opportunity to present at The Creators Project in Seoul this September. It was soon after I completed the Roadshow: South Korea, and wanted to share about the experience with others. The slides are made with Prezi, it may be difficult to navigate at first, just press next button and it will take… Continue reading Art of Tourism/ 관광의 기술

A collaborative research with the Red Channels. As a Crowd Gathers is a selection of video essays constructed through an autonomous collective approach to research. Of interest are the ways artists and social theorists, as well as evolving media and technology, have attempted to understand, represent, and control the potential of crowds. The crowd is… Continue reading As a crowd gathers

Revolution will be twitted. This video-note is about events that happened in Egypt in February of 2011 which I observed through various online media. The note argues that 1. Online media about the event inspires and affects crowd in networked space 2. However the ‘Networked crowd’ can only participate in the event passively, if they… Continue reading Revolution will be twitted

(수정 중) 저는 11년 전인 2000년에 대학에 진학했습니다. 주변 환경에 적응하지 못하고 사회에 불만이 많던 고등학교 시절과 비교하면 미술 대학이라는 곳은 완벽한 도피처이자 제가 선택한 현실이었습니다. 시카고 예술 대학은 학부에는 전공이 정해지지 않고 학점제도 또한 없어서 이것저것 탐구할 시간이 있었습니다. 저는 퍼포먼스와 영상 수업을 들었고 시각 문화 이론에 관심이 있었습니다. 4년 동안 우여곡절이 있었지만, 좋은… Continue reading invisible 보이지 않는

My book is published by Mediabus Publications You can also download them here directly for 44MB. HERE

I wrote this manifesto in 2011 as a work in progress. Download the manifesto to produce public space.

Presentation for LIFT Conference in 2009. Made in and around my studio on Beaver street, Financial district in NYC.