Maciolekism

Sketches

  • Leaving An Impression

    Imagine a school trip, busloads of teenagers at a big art museum for a day. During the morning the students had to endure a presentation, but after lunch they got to wander around with their friends. Naturally, they splintered off… Continue reading

  • An AI Hippie

    An interaction with Google Bard. Me: In a dream last night, I was in a boarding house where my room had spider webs, fuzzy stuff all over the walls, and white dust over everything. It reminded me of mold that… Continue reading

  • The Dirty Clothes Hamper Fire

    I woke to a strange light coming from my closet. I got up to investigate and found an unnatural fire burning in my dirty clothes hamper. Just before I reached to grab a damp towel lying on the floor to… Continue reading

  • The Peeling Fire

    Famine comes on like a fire: slow at first, mostly smoke, then the conflagration builds exponentially to consume everything; peeling away the layers of decadence. The brochure life, built around the objects and routines that convey the illusion of maturity,… Continue reading

  • Too Late

    Deep in the bunker that afforded them the illusion of safety and superiority, they realized the Tower of Babel was a metaphor for the increasingly complex and deceptive narrative needed to justify the pursuit of empire. Continue reading

  • Surviving The Dictator Cycle

    Tree: “How long do you think it will take for people to see Bill Gates as a dictator?” Rock: “Well, I think, like everything, it depends on the environment. Truthfully, I just don’t think there is any energy in it.”… Continue reading