ITP Final Critical Object Proposition
April 29, 2019 Alizarin Zroob

Topic / Subject: Fossil Fuel With the environment being my most important client, I’d like to criticize the absurd use of fossil-fuel and petroleum-based materials. Besides being a major pollutant, fossil fuel is finite, and it’s about to run out. Our world in Data states coal will run out in 114 years, oil and natural gas in ~50 years. Other sources have even shorter estimates. In any case it only makes sense to make a shift towards using renewable energy. In this final project, I’d like to design an object that will encourage this shift. Limitations / constraints ☻ Attribute:…

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ITP Makeup takes Forever
April 21, 2019 Alizarin Zroob

A new critical object from Tanic Nakpresha and Alizarin Zroob is A makeup box counting the time accumulated applying makeup and compares it to the time necessary to accomplish life goals. Topic: Beauty StandardsAttribute: TimeMood: HarshDevice: Statistical facts With the beauty industry pushing us spending more time and more money on obeying to arbitrary beauty standards, the actual accomplishments that represent actual success are being pushed aside. Intelligence and education, health and fitness, and basic commodities such as housing, cellphones and avocados. Studies found that average women spend 2 years of their lives wearing makeup, and nearly $200,000. This original…

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ITP Love Letter to Fungi
April 12, 2019 Alizarin Zroob

Two “final” project suggestions by Alizarin Waissberg in the The Fungus Among Us class. 1. Mycelial Economy: Mushroom-inspired food supply and demand algorithm 2. Love Letter To Fungi: Light art series

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ITP 7 Reasons Why Mushrooms Are Super
April 5, 2019 Alizarin Zroob

Mushrooms are fascinating. After watching them in the great outdoors, reading fascinating texts about them, and hearing my mom warn me about them, I’ve gotten to the conclusion that mushrooms are the absolute best. Here are 7 reasons why: Super smart We got used to the idea that organism needs to have a brain in order to have intelligence and consciousness. Mushrooms prove us that brain is unnecessary, and that intelligence isn’t limited to one organism, but can be spread among an entire living network. While humans use their brains to perform basic tasks like 9-5 jobs and Netflix binges,…

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