writings
books, sole author
What Happened Here
Published by The Laboratory For What's Possible, Fall 2021.
books / catalogs
Institution is a Verb
Tech/Know/Future
Published in the Tech/Know/Future Catalog, with Montclair State University, September 2021.
Undocumented events and object permanence
Published in Undocumented events and object permanence, with Noemata, February 22, 2021.
Emergency INDEX Vol. 9
Published in Emergency INDEX Vol. 9, with Ugly Duckling Presse, December 15, 2020.
Emergency INDEX Vol. 8
Published in Emergency INDEX Vol. 8, with Ugly Duckling Presse, October, 2019.
Emergency INDEX Vol. 7
Published in Emergency INDEX Vol. 7, with Ugly Duckling Presse, February 1, 2019.
DECODE: Artists Policing Data Catalog
Published in the DECODE: Artists Policing Data Catalog, November 2018.
Emergency INDEX Vol. 6
Published in Emergency INDEX Vol. 6, with Ugly Duckling Presse, November 2017.
HOPE
Published in the NODE17 catalog, June 2017.
LAPSody 2017 / The Bubble
Published in the 2017 LAPSody catalog, May 2017.
Catalogo VI Bienal de Arte Contemporaneo do Fundacion ONCE
Published in the Catalog for the ONCE Foundation Contemporary Art Biennale, May 2016.
Art and Disruption
Published in the 2015 ISEA catalog, August 2015.
Les Femmes Folles
Published in the 2014 anthology, February 2015.
articles / reviews
Predicting the Weather for the Apocalypse
Article in Hyperallergic, July 31, 2017.
Meteorology Meets Fortune Telling at the "Weather Center for the Apocalypse"
Article in Creators, July 28, 2017.
New American Sweatshop
Appearance in MAKE, April 30th, 2013.
DIY-Helmet Restores Sound To Hearing Impaired Patients
Appearance in PSFK, May 23th, 2012.
Re-Wired Helmet Restores the Auditory Experience
Appearance in MAKE, April 24th, 2012.
interviews
Amelia Marzec, Artist
Article in Uses This, September 17, 2019.
Talking Technology and Art With Amelia Marzec
Article in Seven Days, September 25, 2017.
Amelia Marzec's Weather Center for the Apocalypse
Article in Firstindigo&Lifestyle, September 19, 2016.
Les Femmes Folles
Published in the 2014 anthology, February 2015.
How I Became An Artist And A Technologist
Huffington Post, The Moment I Knew I Could STEAM Ahead: I had spent most of my time in college studying art and wishing there was a way to incorporate technology into the work instead of just using computers as a tool... more >>
blogs, sole author
On the Design of Hyperlocal Communications
Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism: At a time when the accuracy of news sources is in question, and politicians want to restrict access to information, hyperlocal communications have more potential than ever... more >>
Building Radical Networks
Huffington Post: We are enslaved to systems that don't have our best interests at heart, in order to fulfill a basic human need: communication. We need to seriously consider creating alternatives to the internet... more >>
Education and Activism in Alternative Schools
Huffington Post: In an Occupy-saturated New York, there's a push for education by the people for the people that calls for new structures of collaboration and new uses of resources... more >>
Activist Technology Demo Day
Huffington Post: I recently had the opportunity to organize a demo day for activists, bringing together an energetic group of technologists, artists and designers. Running demos of my own project, Signal Strength, at Occupy... more >>
Zuccotti Park Protest Lives on, in Augmented Reality App
Huffington Post: If you missed seeing the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park, there's another chance for you to experience the occupation at the original site... more >>
Occupy Research: Methods and Tools for a Decentralized Future
Huffington Post: Occupy Research is a highly participatory band of researchers active in the Occupy Wall Street movement, with working groups popping up across the country... more >>
"I'm Getting Arrested" App Creators Slammed With Feature Requests
Huffington Post: Over 200 arrests resulted from the Liberty Square raid on Tuesday. But the "I'm Getting Arrested" app was forgotten, illustrating a disconnect between online and offline activists... more >>
Artist Brings Virtual Currency to Occupy Wall Street
Huffington Post: "Money is one of the most intimate things there is. I might give you the contents of my wallet, but I won't give you access to my bank account." Meet Fran Ilich... more >>
Bike-Powered Generators: A New Source of Electricity for Occupy Wall Street
Huffington Post: In the wake of the confiscation of gasoline generators by the NYPD, the people of Occupy Wall Street have turned to a new source of power... more >>
academic
You Are Here: Site-specific storytelling using offline networks
Can mesh networks and offline wireless move from protest tools to news?
Appearance in NiemanLab, Nov. 10, 2014.
Gender Anarchy Project: A Manifesto on Interactive Graphic Activism
Parsons Design and Technology Archives: One problem with America is that we live in a deeply gender-biased society. Despite the advancements made... more >>