Scratching the Surface
Does the surface remember? If we run our hands across the ground, does it speak to us? Does history reverberate through the asphalt, telling us of forgotten things? If we walk a mile do we better understand how long it is? If we plant and harvest corn, do we find a lost connection to the […]
A Roomful of Secrets
The future history of secret wars has yet to be written: Atomic priests and millenial vestments… the cryptomusicology of shortwave espionage… floating signals in unbreakable codes… the lost lost things… the shadow world of black ops… [this information has been redacted] —Tom Miller […]
Secret Wars
Dear Readers, Proteoscope proudly returns to your pixel screens after a monthlong break, with a new topic to go with our new exhibition. I’m Tom Miller, an anthropologist who studies sound, shamanism, and the history of science. Together with Protean creative director Tammy Pittman, I co-curated Secret Wars, the current exhibition at Proteus Gowanus. I’ll be guest […]
