A city is a
work in progress.
I build tools that help people see—and shape—Portland.
See the work ↗what is this?
One field, three forms. Downtown Portland’s streets, buildings, and river; eight plucked strings; points sampled from my photograph. Your touch travels through the field. The instrument is synthesized, not a recording of me. Those are here.
The map uses City of Portland GIS. Copper threads cross the Willamette from Broadway to Tilikum. The folds and ripples are artistic, not surveyed terrain. Map sources ↗
An interactive study of connection. Sound is on by default and starts when you interact. You can turn it off above. Nothing you play is recorded.
The city belongs
to the people in it.
It should be possible to understand it.
And to do something about it.
start with a question
Public records → useful tools.
Every number leads back to a source.
Music, writing, and reading.
Listen.
Jazz standards. Portland funk.
An ill-advised T-Pain cover.
Look closer.
Power, incentives, and the things
we forget to question.
Change your mind.
A few things that changed mine.
Some of them are very long.
And a few more things I can’t leave alone +
- DeepDebateWhere you learn to change your mind. Discourse with humans and AI.↗
- BlocTransparency into government spending. Tools for participatory budgeting.↗
- EncoreLive shows turned into recurring revenue for independent artists.↗
- Read The GameAI analysis for NBA games.↗
- Works In ProgressRecording studio and live music space in Gowanus, Brooklyn.↗
What do you wish
someone would build?
A question about your city. Something the Lab could use a hand with.
Something society needs that nobody wants to fund.
Portland, mostly. Brooklyn, sometimes.There is also music.