Discovered in the hidden panel of a mortgage register, this Encryption codebook revealed the meanings of the secretive tattoos of the Disciples of Lao and unlocked the mystery of hierarchy within the secret society
Panela Leung, and Michael Sandifer,
The notebook contains the notes and sketches from the codebook found in the Banco in 1967.
In attempts to deal with increasing anxiety, family members, colleagues, and friends deposit DNA samples in a bank in the event that somebody is “disappeared” in punishment for a crume. This deposit is used to regenerate a person in the event of their casting away.
Supplicants for a missing person must post their appeal publicly before the extra-governmental town hall hearing. The final judgement is also posted publicly so people know whether any regenerated citizen they come across is illegally alive.
Media: Chris Noessel, Daniel Suarez, Aubry Mintz, Hannu Rahaniemi
In attempts to deal with increasing anxiety, family members, colleagues, and friends deposit stem cells/DNA samples in the bank such that in the event that somebody is “disappeared” in punishment for a crime. This is meant to regenerate that person, in the event of their casting away.
Daniel Suarez, Aubry Mintz, Hannu Rahaniemi, Chris Noessel
Text by Kirsten Everberg
A safe deposit box was opened in a Banco dating from the 1930’s, which contained a satchel of syringes used by the Plague Doctors. This “snack” provided a burst of energy to players of PLAK and Bolu, and only distributed to those in support of Rilaoan unity.
Marni Tomljanovic, Josh Kahn
Having stored their soul imprints in the coral vaults the coral imparts a unique tattoo formed in biolumience.
Michelle Bollinger, Anna Christy, Jon Dugan
A child whose parents were avid cult members, spends his free time making rings that cult members wear to ward off the monster.
Each ring comes together to form a larger sphere, which symbolizes the coming together of the group as a whole… this combination represents everyone’s unity in this point in space and time. Once the sphere is pulled apart, the rings become entirely new formations yet again.
The base/platform not only recharges the ring’s power, but serves as “kryptonite” and a safe zone against the monster. Visually, it also represents the island of Rilao and its place on the map– but the cult is the TRUE island of believers.
Matt Yurdana & Alli Hornstein
