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By now, most of you are probably familiar with Kasey McMahon’s work from our posts here on the blog. Now she’s busy preparing for a very exciting project called Re Evolution here in Los Angeles—a sort of science/tech/art expo being planned for next Spring. The bad news is: you need to come to LA to see it in person. The good news is: neatorama is going to send TWO lucky winners to Re Evolution to stream the expo LIVE to the rest of the world so if you can’t be here in person, at least you’ll be able to experience some of it here on our site.
All you have to do to win is answer the questions at the end of this interview and send us your answers (please don’t leave them in the comments!). While we’ll comp your tickets into the festival, we can’t provide travel or lodging. Nor can we give you and iPhone to stream this (via Ustream or such). SO, please only enter the contest if you’re close to Los Angeles and have some sort of device like an iPhone to stream from. Thanks! Wouldn’t want to waste the free tix on a RIM user in Maine now would we 
DI: What’s the idea behind Re Evolution? Who dreamed it up and why should we care?
KM: Re Evolution is a large-scale science, technology and art festival in Los Angeles. It’s my dream come to life through the help of a phenomenal group of people. We are combining love for science, technology and art and a desire to ignite curiosity and interest in the fields. Art and outrageous feats of engineering have a fantastic way of instilling wonder, with Re Evolution we’re looking to create an environment that echoes the pervading sense of optimism for the future that the World’s Fairs of the past seemed to instill. We want to show the beauty, fun, power and possibilities of science and technology and to help people understand how these tools work and how exciting creative applications of them can be.
DI: Of course, a lot of the success of the 2011 expo will depend on funding. So I notice you’ve rolled out a Kickstarter campaign to crowdsource raising the dough. Tell us about it.
KM: Yes, Kickstarter felt like an excellent grassroots start to Re Evolution and a great way to get the word out. We’re excited to share what we are creating and to be able to offer tickets to the event to people that believe in what we’re doing.
DI: What happens if you don’t raise the 30K through Kickstarter? Then what? Is there a chance the expo won’t happen at all?
KM: We’re certainly hoping we will be successful with Kickstarter. We do realize, though, that the majority of funding for this project will come from other sources. We are actively fundraising on many fronts – applying for grants and seeking sponsorship. If we are not able to raise the funds through Kickstarter, the show will still happen.
DI: Lots of our readers don’t live in Southern Cali. Is there a way for them to see some of what’s going on? Virtually or something?
KM: Yes, we do plan on having virtual content.
DI: When was the last time something on this scale has been attempted?
KM: There are a few festivals of this scale, notably Robodock in Amsterdam. The artists and technologists involved in Re Evolution have built on this scale before for different events around the world. Re Evolution is unique in that we are coming together, focusing on the science and technology behind much of what we do and giving it a very futuristic flair. Re Evolution will be large-scale, but we are predominantly interested in providing an immersive, tightly curated experience. In our first year, we’re aiming for quality content over epic scale. more …
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We’ve featured conceptual artist Kasey McMahon’s artwork several times before on Neatorama, so I’m quite happy to unveil her portfolio page on Neatorama’s new Art Blog.
This one above is called "Connected":
‘Connected’ is a life-size self portrait made of steel, CAT5 and other data cables. It is the first piece in a new series called ‘The Global Brain’. I’ve been exploring how interconnected we’re becoming as technology is more entwined in our lives – both the positive and negative effects. This piece is the product of a variety of experiments in different mediums trying to express the power of information in a human context – to visualize how technology and information are shaping our collective human experience.
Check out more artwork by Kasey: Link | Kasey’s Official Website
If you’re an artist and would like a feature on Neatorama and reach tens if not hundreds of thousands of new fans (yes, for free because we love indie artists), please email me!
Photo: Suzan and Kelly Jones
Conceptual artist Kasey McMahon (whose works CompuBeaver and Text-o-Possum have been featured on Neatorama before) sent us her latest creation: the Birdcage Dress (yes, it’s a fully functional wearable brass bird cage – notice the birdies?)
Link – Thanks Kasey!
Artist and Graphic designer Kasey McMahon used 16th century illustrations to create a silly fashion guide on pants and how to wear or NOT wear them. I’m particularly drawn to this prophetic guide: Don’t Wear Acid Washed Jeans.
Link – Thanks Kasey!
If the name Kasey McMahon seems vaguely familiar, that’s because she created the world famous CompuBeaver (previously on Neatorama here).
Other shenanigans by Kasey: Meat Shorts | Text-O-Possum
