Ian GonsherPublic Art as Public Good: Selected WorksA public good is a good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous. This means that no one can be excluded from using it, and consumption by…Apr 28Apr 28
Ian GonsherThe Emergence of Spirit in Extended Reality and the Speculative SynagogueThese words, which pass through your consciousness as you read them, as they passed through mine as I write them, are divine. They are…Aug 3, 20222Aug 3, 20222
Ian Gonsher“Musca Depicta” (2022)Why not swat that fly? Perhaps it bugs you, as bugs are wont to do. Perhaps it agitates around you, as it invades your space without any…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Ian GonsherinPositive Sum DesignAn Interview with the CEO of ElephantInterviewer: Thank you for agreeing to do this interview. Before we begin, what is your preferred pronoun? CEO of Elephant: I could be…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Ian GonsherinPositive Sum DesignPositive Sum Design and the Economics of SharingImagine a restaurant where the staff create meals that are works of art; where the dining experience is a product of the satisfactions of…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Ian GonsherThree Sketches: Mask Design StudiesThese prototypes are sketches; quick explorations and validations of ideas. These sketches, like all sketches, are capable of describing…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
Ian GonsherThe Remote Studio: Learning Communities in the Age of PandemicEvery spring I teach a design studio in the School of Engineering at Brown. The class is a project-based studio course, where students…Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
Ian GonsherThe Book of Ezekiel and the Speculative DesignEzekiel is one of the most enigmatic books in the Tanakh. For centuries upon centuries, it has inspired the mystical imagination and…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Ian GonsherAn Interview with the CEO of ElephantInterviewer: Thank you for agreeing to do this interview. Before we begin, what is your preferred pronoun? CEO of Elephant: I could be…Nov 2, 2019Nov 2, 2019
