Clark Addis

a portfolio:

offline

the septem:

in which i invent and use a base seven clock for two weeks

internal combustion:

in which i replaced the pistons in an engine with sparkplugs

dicks. also other things:

in which i made some dicks. also other things. here's a press release

retitiled:

in which people were allowed to title my narrative with sticky notes

laser tetris:

in which i used a laser to make tetris. people played it on the wall

Cuando Papi Flew... :

in which i co-create with artist Nestor Gil using sparkplugs, inner tube and butterflies

signs:

in which i reimagine street signs

portable internet:

in which i made an internet that you can cut, paste, and assemble

the bread commandments:

in which i laser cut into bread the instructions on how to make it

an older portfolio:

in which my more traditional pieces are highlighted

online

now in billions of emoji:

with Thomas Williams, I post an emoji daily to instagram for a year; :) to :(.

now in billions of colors:

with Thomas Williams, I post one color a day to instagram for three years.

clark time:

in which i am a clock. here's a video.

draw their professor:

in which i graffiti draw your prof with a request to create a page for my professor.

wurtzAI:

in which a recurrent neural network imitates bill wurtz.

publications

  1. Addis, Rojas, & Arrieta, Connecting the branches of multistable non-Euclidean origami by crease stretching 2023

  2. Addis, Koh, & Gordon, Preparation and characterization of a bio-based polymeric wood adhesive derived from linseed oil 2020

some places:

here's everywhere i am on the internet.

quake books

sometimes i read a book that makes me realize i'm looking at the world completely wrong. in other words, they caused view quakes. here's my list, in no particular order. hopefully, they cause you to question everything you hold dear.

fiction

health

productivity

creativity

love

philosphy

comedy

psychology

history

cooking

science & engineering

some info:

hello. i am clark. i like art and engineering. i like especially when a project uses both. i am currently getting a PhD at Purdue in the Programmable Structures Lab. i am interested in making materials that let us do new things, and making art lets us think about new things.