LaRossa Mix (2014)
8-page newsprint publication
Print-on-demand
14 in. x 20 in.
Edition of 150
I created LaRossa Mix as an instructional score for generating a publication, inspired by Williams Mix (1951–53) by John Cage. The content draws from three categories of content (A, B, C) drawn from eight openly accessible web-based archives and data sets. The publication may be any size and contain any number of pages. To begin, the number, type, and order of web objects is chance-determined. A single search term is used to generate the first data pull. Residual terms, coordinates, numbers and other elements generated by each search are used to feed subsequent searches, from one object to the next, until all web objects have been collected. Then, “it is the business of the artist to arrange the objects in order, 2–3 objects per page, as desired. Incorporate all residue into publication. Produce a small edition and give away all copies.”
Content categories:
A Geographic (1 Google Street View, 2 Maps, 3 Earth)
B Image (4 Getty Images, 5 Google Images)
C Text (6 Wikipedia, 7 Twitter, 8 Project Gutenberg)
#1–130 (“PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR”) was an 8-page prototype publication produced using LaRossa Mix for the exhibition Undefined by Design, curated by Brian LaRossa, at Lorimoto Gallery, Brooklyn in April 2014.
