Blog — Mac Pierce

Artist / Creative Technologist

+ / - , Actualization

+ / - , Actualization

Reposting some writing I did a while back on the subject of how additive manufacturing is necessarily a destructive process.

3D Printing, Misc., Tests, WritingsMac PierceOctober 15, 2020Writing, 3D Printing, Prusa i3, Concept, Actualization, Additive ManufacturingComment

Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle

Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle

Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.

Misc.Mac PierceOctober 3, 2020Magic Wheel Chair, Misc, LEDs, Electronics, Sculpture, Artisans AsylumComment

Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.

3D Printing, 1A2A3D, Sculpture, WIPMac PierceSeptember 2, 20203D Printing, 3D Modelling, Guns, 1A2A3D, 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 3D Printed Guns, The Constitution, Castle Doctrine, Minis, Donate, Powder Panic, Cannon, The Liberator, RepRap Comment

Understanding the work - Thoughts on one day with three art events.

Understanding the work - Thoughts on one day with three art events.

A few thoughts on a few art events that happened around Boston Feb. 22nd.

Misc., EventsMac PierceApril 22, 2020Misc, Art, Events, Emerson, MAAM, Bow Market, BlogComment

Readymade Thermal Obfuscation - A few quick tests with a consumer product.

Readymade Thermal Obfuscation - A few quick tests with a consumer product.

Using the Ikea FREKVENS Raincoat to hide from thermal imaging.

Misc., TestsMac PierceFebruary 27, 2020Opt-Out, Surveillance, Hacks, Ikea, Thermal Imaging, Predator Drone, Test, Protest Gear, Misc

Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap

Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap

Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via facial recognition.

The Opt-Out Cap, Misc.Mac PierceFebruary 10, 2020The Opt-Out Cap, Artisans Asylum, Writing, Lecture, Discussion, Recording, Facial Recognition, WGBH, Forum Network

The Whys and Hows of the Opt-Out Cap.

The Whys and Hows of the Opt-Out Cap.

Why I built the Opt-Out Cap cap, and how it all came together.

The Opt-Out Cap, WIPMac PierceNovember 8, 2019The Opt-Out Cap, Stand With Hong Kong, Facial Recognition, Assembly Log, Writing, FR, Opt-Out, Surveillance, Clothing, Protest Gear Comment

The Opt-Out Cap, detailed assembly with photos.

The Opt-Out Cap, detailed assembly with photos.

How to assemble the Opt-Out Cap, a tool for facial recognition obfuscation.

The Opt-Out CapMac PierceNovember 5, 2019The Opt-Out Cap, Surveillance, Clothing, Protest Gear, Stand With Hong Kong Comments