Facing the facts of a book full of faces - A burn letter to after more than a decade with Meta
After almost 2 decades of using their products, I’m deleting my Meta account because - quite simply - they fucking suck.
Blog - Mac Pierce
Writing, behind the scenes from the studio, and more!
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An (overbuilt) 10" mini rack for a LAN Party
Plans, files, and BOM to build your own 10” mini rack using T-slot extrusion and 3D prints.
And around we go... Making We're So Over, We're So Back
The process of making an single purpose art PC that uses an aluminum casting as the radiator for a water-cooling loop.
The void will consume us and it'll be dank - Minionotics at Weatherproof
A review of the group show Minionotics (March 13th - April 13th, 2025) at Weatherproof Gallery in Chicago.
NCCCIAP 2025 - Photos +
A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.
Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine
How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American Revolutionary War era cannon.
Back into the FE-AL: Iron Pour at Sculpture Trails Indiana
In which I detail the process of making a cannonball by participating at a very unique iron casting event.
Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040
How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader in the form of a candle.
p5.js on Squarespace - The Basics
A quick guide on how to get p5.js guides working on Squarespace.
Host Jumping, thinking about viruses and how they’re changing.
Thinking about the concepts and reasons behind the making of my work ‘Host Jump’.
The making of A Scanner Darkly
How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using spotlights in the shape of security cameras.
Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.
How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art made from the Stuxnet Virus.
USB C to 12vDC Adaptors for Camera gear
Making converters to power all of my camera accessories off of USB-C
+ / - , Actualization
Reposting some writing I did a while back on the subject of how additive manufacturing is necessarily a destructive process.
Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle
Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.
Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.
Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.
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.
Readymade Thermal Obfuscation - A few quick tests with a consumer product.
Using the Ikea FREKVENS Raincoat to hide from thermal imaging.
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 Whys and Hows of the Opt-Out Cap.
Why I built the Opt-Out Cap cap, and how it all came together.