Sunday, 12 April 2015

FUNT - 5 tracks released - listen on soundcloud

This is a series of tracks compiled largely using nano-studio while travelling in January-February 2015.  Tracks reflect experiences of Burma, Brussels, Stockholm, Scotland and Reykjavik. The overwhelming feeling is one of the desire for melodrama.

They also include the track Hands, which has a much longer history and is currently part of a film/installation.



Monday, 9 February 2015

Sins of the Mind

Check out the Confessional For Modern Sins at sinsofthemind.org.

Bob Prophette is offering absolution from modern sins in the form of cognitive bias.

The work is based on the iconography developed for the The Royal Society of Account Planning's Visual Study Guide Of Cognitive Biases - PSFK.

 The website will be followed by a physical installation.

 Both the website and the installation play with the idea of cognitive bias, to get people to admit to these biases and "absolve" them of their "sins".

 The idea is to poke fun at this over hyped area of discussion which reached an apex with the success of Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow.

 Putting this in a sin + confession = absloution context emphasises that these so called biases should not be taken out of context. In the right context, the biases are actually very valuable short cuts to good decisions. Its the context that matters, not the bias.

 This idea is associated with the work of Gigerzener.

Friday, 14 November 2014

Metaphysical Betting in Brixton?

Prophette and Shaman's Metaphysical Betting Stand (2012) has been selected for the Bad Behaviour Open Call 2014 Exhibition.
 
The stand, which has seen action at several of the UK's top festivals now takes up its place in a gallery. Come and take a look and maybe have a flutter.

Private View Wednesday 19th November 2014.  See flyer and press release for details.  


Friday, 9 May 2014

Prophette and Shaman Metaphysical Bookmakers - open for business

Head on over to the new website for all your metaphysical betting needs.  Remember if its uprovable but true...we're the bookmakers for you.


 Prophette and Shaman Metaphysical Betting

Saturday, 12 April 2014

Friday, 13 September 2013

Voyager 1 leaves the solar system. See From the Island for latest.

Including the image taken of the location of Voyager in Space in October 2012 as it left the solar system.

NASA Voyager Pages