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The Sachsian Syndicate is a community of artists inspired by the work of the Tom Sachs Studio. You can also find us on Instagram and Discord.

ASSIGNMENTS

Somewhere along the way, Tom Sachs started sharing a list of ‘required reading,’ and we started treating Instagram more like the old Australian School of the Air than a social network. We read some of the books and followed along from home as best we could.

Eventually, reading theory wasn’t enough, and we wished that Tom Sachs had also given us homework assignments... So we started making our own.

A photo of Tom Sachs's NASA themed boombox

BOOMBOX

It’s time to kick off the new year with another ISRU community challenge. This time, we will find inspiration through music by building a boombox for our workspaces.

Just three rules:

  • Scavenge what you can and avoid spending money.
  • It should add music to your studio or workshop.
  • Keep your full boombox build secret until the 1st of April.

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A photo of Marchel Duchamp's Roue de bicyclette.

ROUE DE BICYCLETTE

Make your own genuine ‘fake’ of Marchel Duchamp’s Roue de bicyclette using found and repurposed materials:

  • You must find the parts for your sculpture, it cannot be something you currently own
  • You cannot buy the parts, they must be found and you may not build parts from other items you already own
  • You may remove parts from your found object to reach your completed sculpture
  • The only parts you may add are a stool, a fork, and wheel
  • Don’t be too creative

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A photo of the Alexander Calder BMW art car.

ART CAR

An art car is a vehicle that has had its appearance modified as an act of personal artistic expression. Art cars are often driven and owned by their creators, who are sometimes referred to as “Cartists”. Many artists have created art cars, for example Alexander Calder, John Lennon, Jeff Koons, Janis Joplin, Tom Cramer, and Andy Warhol have all contributed to this form of art.

For our next community ISRU challenge, we want you to create an art car that expresses you! Scale and size doesn’t matter, 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, whatever you have access to is fine!

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A photo of the Space Race themed Chess set by sculptor Tom Sachs.

CHESS SET

Artists have used the chess set as an expression of creativity since the game was invented in the 8th century.

  • Create your own chess set from the materials you already have in your home, do not buy anything.
  • Take a picture/collage to be included in a zine.

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A photo of a fire at the Montreal Biosphere

HOW TO BUILD A DOME

In remote collaboration with @mitarchitecture and my studio team, you will build your own 3v geodesic dome from a material, and at a scale appropriate to your current environment — wherever and however you find yourself. Try to avoid buying things, make do with what you have.

In addition to building a Dome, you will create two communication materials:

  • 1-Pager - Communicate what your dome is about. Must have Name, Date and a Title for Your Dome 8.5 x 11 sheet horizontal - folded in half - be mindful of the gutter
  • 1-min Film - In that minute you need your name, the title of your dome, and to convey what’s important about it.

Note - This is not a class about Dome geometry, it’s about bricolage and construction. Don’t get lost in the math.

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ZINES

A photo of the Endurance Zine laying on a green cutting mat.

ENDURANCE

Published on the one year anniversary of:

Endurance: Organized by Tom Sachs

June 25, 2021 - July 25, 2022

Rockefeller Center, New York City.

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A photo of a hand holding a copy of the zine How to Build a Geodesic dome.

HOW TO BUILD A GEODESIC DOME

Published on the occasion of:

How to Build a Geodesic Dome: In-Situ Resource Utilization

August 3 - 14, 2020

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

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PROJECTS

A photo of a repuporsed zimmer frame that has been converted into a standing desk with a shelf.

STANDING DESK

A light-weight standing desk constructed from a zimmer frame by @memicaht

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A photo of an old chrome power drill mounted on a white plywood stand.

POWER TOOL ONE

A shrine devoted to the first powertool @boxcar_bret ever used as a child.

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A photo of a planisphere in pyrography and golf leaf.

THE SOCIETY OF THE SPECTACLE

Guy Debord's essay “La société du spectacle” (1967) inspires this planisphere in pyrography by @arthur_tenbullets

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A photo of a man launching a large, black model rocket over a valley.

BLACK NASA

A homemade space program constructed by @blacknasa.official

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A photo of a small plywood tape dispenser that has been painted white.

TAPE DISPENSER

A tape dispenser fabricated from plywood and a hinge by @ccarl_osss

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A photo of a plywood coffee table with a stack of books on the bottom shelf and a book titled the Tea Ceremony on top.

COFFEE TABLE

A plywood coffee table that uses slots and square brackets by @XLFR

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A photo of a white ranger bag with red stiching and a cream strap.

RANGER BAG

A custom ranger bag by @andyanzo

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A photo of a white lock-box with a small wind up monkey toy glued on top.

MONKEY SACRIFICE

A white lock-box by @Carl0ssPepe

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A photo of ten custom copper coins on a green cutting mat.

1000 LINES COIN

A custom coin to celebrate 1000 days of line drawing by @skap_ande

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A photo of a desk organiser filled with krink, white out and milwauke pens. Also contains olfa cutters.

DESK CADDY

A white an orange desk organiser by @Tuskandrew

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A photo of a baltic birch plywood mezcal cabinet.

MEZCAL CABINET

A two bottle mezcal cabinet by @russellwood

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A photo a plywood toilet paper holder with a metal letter stamped plaque.

TP FOR MY BUNGHOLE

A plywood toilet paper holder by @skape_ande

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A photo of a green doll sitting next to an 83 year old pedal powered singer sewing machine.

ALIEN DOLL

A green doll constructed on an 83 year old sewing machine by @bujw

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A photo of a plywood lamp with a chrome metal stem.

PLYWOOD LAMP

A plywood lamp by @_the_pipo_

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A photo a DIY tattoo machine made from brass sitting on a concrete block.

BRASS TATTOO MACHINE

A prison style tattoo machine constructed from a 50cent piece and brass scraps by @isru.art

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A photo a black duchamp style fountain made out of foamcore with a chanel logo.

DARTH VADER MUTT

A black chanel fountain by @ericdoeringer

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A photo of a white five point star inset into another sheet of plywood.

PAAA

A 13x13cm plywood star with Per Asper Ad Astra wood burnt alongside @ndstr

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A photo a silver skull ring worn on a pinkie finger.

SKULL RING

A custom silver skull ring by @skap_ande

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A photo of the green roof of the shrine for weather apointed with a red rooster weather vane

SHRINE FOR WEATHER

A shrine for weather by @memicaht

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A photo of a SCE to AUX switch constructed from plywood and other assorted media.

APOLLO SWITCH

A plywood Apollo 12 SCE to AUX switch constructed by @pithyscott

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A photo of an axe handle lamp sitting on a rubber mat on a concrete workshop floor.

AXE LAMP

A lamp constructed from a repurposed axe handle by @jkopel

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A photo of a zip gun he made from a construction barrier sitting on a green cutting mat.

ZIP GUN

A zip gun made from a construction barrier by @cusabir

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A photo of a hand holding a chopping board up against a wall.

CHOPPING BOARD

A chopping board made from scrap wood by @takecareofsun

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A black and white line drawing of one pair of hands holding a device that is connected by wires to another pair of arms.

HOME ALONE

A drawing by @zoelaughlin_ documenting the moment she electrocuted her co-hosts during the filming of The Unofficial Science of Home Alone.

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A photo of japanese pull saw with a custom protective sleeve made from painted plywood. It is laying on an upcycled desk and bamboo mat.

SURVIVAL SAW

A survival-grade saw designed for use on the moon by @applied.aesthetics

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A photo of a 10 by 10 centimeter red oil painting of an ice cream in a skinny cone.

DEATH OR ICECREAM

Chance decides if @skap_ande does a daily painting of a skull or ice cream

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A photo of a small homemade spaceship mounted on a chrome pole.

SPACESHIP

A spaceship constructed from a broom stick, vape and plywood by @_the_pipo_

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A photo of two prints on card stock, the left has words, the right has just a colorful background pattern.

BUY THE TICKET

A letterpress print of the phrase buy the ticket, take the ride by @dpmakestuff

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A photo of a white display shelf with red stripes.

DISPLAY SHELF

A display shelf made from construction barriers by @bgv4

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A photo of a gold accented stop holding a door open.

ISRU DOORSTOP

Bespoke doorstop crafted out of plywood, steel and gold by @marsyard_overshoe

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A workdesk with a tool shadow wall, chargers and other equipment.

DOLLHOUSE DESK

A custom workstation with a small roof by @iam_bin_artist

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A photo of a 61x61 centimetre painting of a cattle skull on a light blue background.

HOW THE WEST WAS WON

A 61x61 centimetre painting by @steampoweredmedia

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A photo of spherical bamboo desk lamp that is powered by batteries.

DESK LAMP

A battery operated desk lamp by @arthur_tenbullets

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A photo of a small camping workshop with fold out legs and drawers for different tools.

CAMPING WORKSHOP

A small camping workshop constructed from an airplane oven insert by @felixschelhasse

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A photo of a ryobi coordless hot glue gun that has been converted to use Makita batteries.

MAKITA POWERED RYOBI

A hybrid Ryobi and Makita gluegun by @imisaac

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A photo of a plycoarbonate box holding a clay bead on red paracord. It sits on a small plinth constructed from pallet wood.

BEAD SCULPTURE

A sculpture made from polycarbonate and a clay bead by @samshorrock_

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A photo of a double page spread from pencil and paper on a marble counter-top.

PEN(CIL) AND PAPER

A zine by @johnpaul_cook

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A photo of a frame filled with offcuts from a pair of Mars Yard Overshoes.

SUNDAY REPAIRS

Sunday sewing and fashion projects by @spicygabby

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A photo of a hand holding a hand-carved wooden spoon.

SPOON

A hand-carved wooden spoon by @coop.dreams

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A photo of a white 3D printed arm wearing a modified black casio 'reminder' watch.

GESTURE

A 3D printed arm wearing a custom 'reminder' watch by @aszwabe

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A photo of a person wearing a custom white bag with red pull tabs.

CUSTOM BAG

A custom bag constructed from an old airbag by @lars_isru

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A photo a plywood workstation with two metal helping hands and a magnifying glass.

MOBILE WORK STATION

A mobile workstation made from scrap wood by @wyatt_isru

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A photo of @craftswithhellen wearing their custom yarn mask.

YARN MASK

A custom mask constructed from yarn by @craftswithhellen

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A photo of a small, freestanding wheen of fortune that has four quadrants.

HET RAD VAN FORTUIN

A tool for learning the secrets of the universe or entertaining babies by @ashercoady.

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A macro photo of a minature version of mulder's office from the tv show X-Files.

MULDER'S OFFICE

Mulder's office from the X-Files in minature by @damienjameswebb

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A digital painting created on Adobe Fresco of six bananas on pink, blue and orange background.

APE SNACKS

A digital painting of six bananas with blue stickers by @jojosunshineart

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A photo of an open metal suitcase with three model rockets mounted inside.

PORTABLE ROCKET LAUNCH SYSTEM

A TSA approved rocket launch system by @raydoeksen

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A blue and white line drawing of a Ford E-560 van with a model fish mounted on the roof

FISH VAN

A drawing of a Ford van with a model fish mounted on the roof by @asaretzky

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The international space program logo photoshoped onto a telescope image of stars.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM

A homemade space program exploring how competition makes us faster and collaboration takes us further. By @floppy.ferret

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A photo of plywood painted white with 'in chance we trust' burned onto it.

VÄRDEMASKIN

Secured by Proof of Swedish Labour, our NFTs are protected by the finest random numbers that can be made by flipping a coin. By @skape_ande & @reprage

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A photo twelve NASA stamps laid out on a table, ready for carving.

NASA STAMPS

Hand carved NASA stamps by @jakeydabakey

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A photo of @cpthardderps riding his interactive lawnmower simulator.

LAWNMOWER SIMULATOR

An interactive lawnmower simulator by @cpthardderps

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A photo of a white accessories pouch with red pull tabs and a red paracord zipper pull.

ACCESSORIES POUCH

A pouch to segment computer accessories in a backpack by @cauliin_tanner

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A photo of potted indoor and tropical plants in an airwell.

AIRWELL GARDEN

An airwell garden by @aaput

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A screenshot of a web application that can be used to generate Fake Tom Sachs ID cards.

FAKE ID

A Tom Sachs FakeID generator by @reprage

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A photo of a Franciscana dolphin skeleton that has been dyed onto linen using the katazome technique.

FRANCISCANA DOLPHIN

A hand coloured rendition of a Franciscana Dolphin by @among_the_sparrows

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A photo of a plywood arcade machine that is painted white and emblazoned with the NASA livery.

NASA ARCADE

A NASA themed arcade machine with built in fridge by @pavs_workshop

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A photo of a NASA themed leatherman in a custom wood case.

ALL PURPOSE HAND TOOL

I turned an old busted Leatherman Wave into a space age multitool. By @nisker.industries

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