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The essay below was written by John Conomos in 2002 and published in the ‘Seismonitor’ catalogue, an Artspace publication. Subsequently the catalogue exists in electronic form. http://allshookup.org/artspace
Terra Electronica
John Conomos
“Every day the urge grows stronger to get hold of an object at very close range by way of its likeness, its reproduction”
(Walter Benjamin 1936)
D.V. Rogers’ […]

The Myth Of SOLID GROUND
Earthquakes, Prediction and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
by David L. Ulin
I recently stumbled upon this book inside this great bookshop in the Mission, San Francisco. It is a very compelling read…
The Los Angeles Times describes it as “A stunning, enchanting inquiry into the science, and pseudoscience of earthquake prediction”
If […]

Here are a few contemporary examples.
SOUND / MUSIC
The Music Of Earthquakes - Andy Michael 1997

Earthquake Quartet is a concept piece that attempts to describe the earthquake cycle where plate motions build up strain which is then suddenly released during earthquakes during its initial section. The latter part of the piece is based on the idea […]

The launch of blog.allshookup.org
Its been a while coming and it makes good sense that I run a blog about the Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork. A site specific, machine controlled earthwork to be installed in the the remote township of Parkfield, Central California mid 2008.
I am excited to be in San Francisco at present after spending […]