Treeforest 

Playing with Light and Drip Technology

On Wednesday, August 9, Fishbon Event Lab agents were treated to a presentation by Jeffrey and Gerard about the StarryMadala project for Burning Man (see June 20th post) and Gerard described construction and Jeffrey show concept CAD images of possible lighting options. Later in the evening Rachel demonstrated UV Reactive Paint and Makeup and operatives experimented with creating stunning reflective graphics. Simultaneously in the first floor workshop, Alan and Corinna made progress on the new and improved Trance Dripping Apparatus.

Erin in creation mode 

UV reactive paint texture 

Rachel's blacklight mural in the presentation room 

Jeffrey talks about illumination for the Starry Mandala 

Illuminated core 

Illuminated mandala from above 

Concept for reflective tape lighting 

Santo on the Pescadrome small screen 

Corinna and Alan in drip mode 

Advances in trance drip technology 

Napalm moment 

LA Fashion Preview and Tool Show

On Wednesday, August 2nd, Fishbon Event Lab fashionistas were treated to a preview of a major presentation Ulrike will be giving later in the month to an audience in Vienna. The subject-Fashion and Boutique trends from Southern California. Living in the epicenter has its advantages and the Fishbon Fashion Cell has been interested in new ideas and technologies in apparel, particularly the concept of Avatar. Later in the evening Michael and Dominique showed new Downsized Power Tools. The difference in size and weight was amazing, especially a Bosch cordless drill that was 2/3 the size of its previous model.

Ulrike's Viva LA fashion watch 

Ulrike presenting 

Classic LA 

Ulrike moment 

Concentration 

Bathing Ape-Japanese streetwear 

Online boutique owner Jill Johnson interview 

Hollywood boutiques 

New cordless drill (r) with older model 

Comparing cordless drill batteries. 

Cool 3-D Interfaces and Trance Dripping

On Wednesday, July 26, secret operatives of the Fishbon Event Lab met to explore the latest developments in 3-D Interface for video and audio technologies. Dan and Lance demoed projects that included a hand held remote with advanced Ergonomic Multimedia Interface. Later in the evening, Corinna demoed her updated Indian Trance Dripping Apparatus. Dripping herbalized sesame oil on the forehead yields a trance state in the recipient.

Dan with 3-D
interface and
graphic display

sound plus graphics

Lance graphics

Corinna and
Dominique

Trance dripping

Bliss achieved