This artist is visiting town and wanted to know if he could speak at Sudo
Room or give away any art. I told him that we don't have anyone dedicated
to organizing this kind of event, but that I'd ask if anyone wants to.
If you'd like to host him during November, put it on the calendar and go
for it.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
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From: Jared Sofoifa <j.a.sofoifa(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM
Subject: [sudo-info] An idea
To: <info(a)sudoroom.org>
Good Morning,
I am a Guatemalan Artist in Canada. I am wondering if your space would want
to be part of a project I've been Working on.
https://jaredarmandosofoifa.com/the-ocean-gives/
This is my largest painting to date. It spans roughly four feet by five
feet. I want to give it away in a raffle to anyone that shares a smile.
This year being in a position of comfort, it pained me greatly to see
everyone around me struggling with the rising costs of everything. Being
from Guatemala I have a deep knowledge of plants and how to cultivate them.
I volunteered my time at a giant garden in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
operated by the local food bank. I realized that I was focusing on the
wrong things, while it was great to feed people, as a painter I couldn't
stand by and not feed their souls. Given that fine Art is mostly out of
reach from the working class, I decided that I would rather "sell" my
painting for smiles. I want to provide people struggling for survival, to
have some kind of hope.
In our politicized world it is hard to be kind to others and not guarded.
What we need is community and unity. I feel like this project gets at the
core of what future artists will provide the world. If you would like I can
provide files for ready-to-print media including a poster with a QR code
and printable raffle tickets from anyone that does not have a 'smart'
telephone. As well as the poem about the painting.
I will be in the Bay Area during Nov.8th-Nov.23rd promoting my Art and the
seven works of writing I completed during COVID lockdowns in Canada, while
also working on my stand-up comedy and music at any open mics I can get
into.
I would be happy to give a brief Artists talk outlining the project and the
future role of Artists as we fight to stay relevant in a world where AI
threatens all our livelihoods.
Attached are some media provided to me from the Saskatoon food bank while
my painting was in their space.
It's not required, but as a working Artist I would greatly appreciate any
honorarium (if your organization can afford it) to help me with my travel
expenses and shipping cost for the painting.
Let me know your thoughts,
Sincerely,
Jared Armando Sofoifa
ps I'm the one in the pink hat. Also attached some additional paintings of
mine.
The Ocean Gives Promo 2.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgnL99us5n177f1hw0iRpcO6htjGowsC/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives promo 3.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uourVkx_kbk6BbkOtQfPMZFSEJx8wIND/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives Promo.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hC_1IlgtTLOuxK1DCyVMHUEnneJePUMp/view?usp=…>
TheOceanGives-Testimonial.docx
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkL-JIBLIpL9BuicgypxjTTw_-TXNwVR/view?usp=…>
Construct Deconstruct Adjust Readjust.png
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1comztlfaDInSj4Z-xMfLN8LRYk6yLQry/view?usp=…>
Covid and the Seven Deadly Sins.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k-l_od_QFX20yZSEO91Q_jRD30CCh7fa/view?usp=…>
Our Tree of Life and Death.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZkaeA3XiO96fqsHF-vU8tnSXrCL5Ig7/view?usp=…>
PXL_20221106_164346113.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCcsE9kVE-Q4sN8cV0nJLQ7XBvAGZFt_/view?usp=…>
The birds, the lady, and the caterpillar.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-lWY91fz3M4Nl1f1Wx-xghCDk_8OA24/view?usp=…>
The Illusive Raven.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkI8GaT4Sh5qkacd7NThJSQwSsPsURc3/view?usp=…>
The Moon and the Sun.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLOvcNh0YR9g9PlDEt2ZBTauxXX96G5B/view?usp=…>
The Sunken Afterlife.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUkfk34C5V-z03fiYcBwIFxeZOgUsdwf/view?usp=…>
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Hi Sudoers:
Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about
transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom
Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly
for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM.
Sincerely, -Peter
Hi Sudoers:
As always we successfully repaired lots of stuff at Hardware and
SoftWEAR Hack Night last week.
Typically on Tuesdays we have lots of new people visiting the space and
it can be intimidating if you don't know anyone and don't know where to
go and what to do.So can someone try to arrive early, say, 7:30 or so to
greet people for Sudoroom or sewing downstairs in the Media Lab and get
them started on their projects?
Extra Credit: 1) confirm that the VOIP phone number 442-252-8386 is
working by dialing it 2) put the Fixit Clinic sandwich sign out on the
sidewalk.
This week we have no item check-ins at https://bit.ly/itemcheckins but
we typically get lots of walk-ins. And Hilary writes that they are
bringing two Chromebooks to convert to Linux:
Hi Peter,
I have two old (5+ years) chromebooks that have passed their EOL
(2022 and 2021) but are still working ok (the trackpads tend to fail on
these cheap models). However, my senior clients (I volunteer at Ashby
Village) cannot use them to login to their Kaiser account (they get a
message "please update your chrome browser"!). …I remember reading about
a plan to refurbish that bypasses the EOL problem. Do you know anything
about this?
thanks
Hilary
1. Lenovo N22-20 ; Model Name 80SF
2. Samsung 501C ; Model Code XE501C13-K02US
Can someone look out for Hilary and get them started disassembling the
Chromebooks to remove the write protect screws? (The entire process is
outlined here: bit.ly/cbtuning )
Many thanks, -Peter
This is a great introduction to the opera for newcomers, and it's only $10
for a ticket to the SF Opera. Really fun, great stuff, and you get to dress
up too!
https://www.sfopera.com/buy-tickets/dolby-familys-opera-for-the-bay/
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
2 events tomorrow. whiteboards as much as possible, no watching lots of
youtubes of projects Other People Work On.
-> Tuesday there's going to be a special pre-hardware hacking espidoe on
augmented reality outside of the burning man art / gameing silicon valley
world with a focus on the vennice and cannes immersive biennales.
more on that later but i'll also do a presenttion on stuff WIHTOUT youtube
links or surfingt the web. gonna describe it and whiteboard it all the way!
TOMORRPW:::
https://lu.ma/980wqwdw
Literary Digital Creator Afternoon (Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality)
https://lu.ma/4jijdicl
An early afternoon jaunt to work on a quick XR (Augmented reality / Virtual
Reality) piece inspired by the a literary work. An example is the Eurydice
<https://youtu.be/cn56ix7xKEc?si=woQw3_u2MEIic3c->piece that was shown at
the Venice Bienniale.
Literary Inspiration for a Digital World
<https://sudoroom.org/events/18159/>
Hopefully at the end of the session we'll have something we can share
across all headsets and phones in augmented or virtual reality (one
possibility is webXR which we've played around with to showcase Sudoroom
here https://fancy-charming-physician.glitch.me )
Inspiration: Octavia Butler
We'll be taking a look at Octavia Butler's science fiction Eartheed trilogy
which was one of the inspirations for Kara Walker's piece Fortuna and the
Immortality Garden (Machine)
<https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/fortuna-and-the-immortality-garden-machin…>
currently on show at the SF Moma museum.
Women & NonBinary Coding/Hacking Night
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com