Walkthrough of 'Pataphysical Studio
Originally published for paying Patreon members on 2018-11-08. Republished here after a 90-day patron-first period.
The origins of 'Pataphysical Studios, launchpad for the 'Pataphysical Slot Machine, instigators of 'Pata Dada Haha, constructors of The 'Pataphysical Time Machine, goes back to the Art Police of the 1980s. A Prankster by the name of Are We Really organized a crew of artists, mechanics, carpenters, to create huge floats to parade through the Oakland Coliseum during Grateful Dead shows. Years later, some elements of the Art Police recoalesced as the Mindshaft Society ("give us your mind, we'll give you the shaft") to create even bigger art for Burning Man. Eventually, the Society collapsed of its own weight. Three of the hardcore remnants, Dr. Fabio, Dr. Really, and myself, Dr. Rheinbrain, reconvened and decided that we didn't want to do anything that couldn't fit in the back of a Prius, and most importantly, had no deadline. Our first effort was the Slot Machine, which now resides with Dr. Figurine and Dr. Canard. Now we're working on the Time Machine, which will be ready for viewing around summer, 2019. We get together on Saturdays.