Seb Chan

Joined Metalabel 02/21/2024

Museums|music|media|monsters|mayhem or, alternatively, bass|books|bacchanalia

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

Collector #19

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective. Ships May 2025. Pre-order now.

131
13101401 Inc.
A Few Essays on Taste

A Few Essays on Taste

By Ruby Thelot

Collector #83

"A Few Essays on Taste" is a collection of essays on fashion, trends, and culture written by Ruby Justice Thelot in 2024.

uaad
Underground Art And Design
Worlds Unfolding: Ideas and Prompts for Virtual World-Making

Collector #34

Worlds Unfolding is a guide and inspiration hub for virtual world-making, offering curated prompts, community-contributed projects, and ideas that blend storytelling, design, and imagination. It explores how virtual spaces can foster connection, creativity, and care while critically examining their ties to the dominant paradigm.

nightgallery
Night Gallery x Dirt
Notes

Notes

By The Dirtyverse and Josh Zoerner

Collector #56

Notes is the first book collaboration between Dirt and Night Gallery. A tribute to the humble iPhone note, the collection features 100 phone notes from 100 creative contributors. Ranging from packing lists to unsaid romantic confessions, Notes shows the full spectrum of human experience encapsulated in one irreplaceable app––dark mode, of course.

futurecommerce
Future Commerce Press
LORE by Future Commerce

LORE by Future Commerce

By Future Commerce and Phillip Jackson

Collector #65

The Future Commerce Journal is a print annual edition that features a collection of essays, interviews, critiques, poetry, and photo essays. Tactile & incisive, we invite you to enjoy these stories over weeks and months in 280+ highly designed, color-filled pages, bringing the Future Commerce classic brand of wit and charm into your world.

aksioma
Aksioma
(un)real data ☁️ – (🧊)real effects

(un)real data ☁️ – (🧊)real effects

By Janez, Thomas Spies and 10 more

Collector #14

Is it possible to create specific real-world outcomes by modifying our data streams?

aksioma
Aksioma
Handmade Networks

Handmade Networks

By Janez, Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana and 3 more

Collector #3

How Cubans defy material scarcity by recycling or appropriating obsolete technologies

eno
Brian Eno and Bette A.
"What Art Does" Limited Edition PDF of the book

"What Art Does" Limited Edition PDF of the book

By BRIAN ENO, Bette A. and 1 more

Collector #572

A limited edition black and white PDF of the book "What Art Does" by Brian Eno and Bette A for just $1. Limited edition available for one week exclusively at Metalabel and EnoShop. Hardcover and ebook release in January (UK) and March (US).

rhizome
Rhizome.org
internet hat

internet hat

By bri griffin and Rhizome

Collector #25

A limited edition hat, in support of rhizome's web servers, that includes 1 year of rhizome membership! ⋆ ˚。⋆୨୧˚

donotresearch
Do Not Research
Do Not Research 2022-2023

Collector #1

Do Not Research is a platform for art, writing, internet culture and beyond.

gmm
Glass Mirror: a speculative research journal
Glass Mirror 001: What If?

Collector #13

"What If?" is a working journal: a reader-reviewed, iterative publication written to evolve alongside conversation. Each chapter is curated around a "what if" prompt—what if WFH took place in Vision Pros? Curators of the working edition (this release) can vote on journal submissions, curate chapter content, and read with the Glass Mirror community.

rebeccaclark
Rebecca Clark
Book of Hours: An Artist's Book for the Anthropocene

Collector #99

BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.

autonomousworlds
Autonomous Worlds Network
Autonomous Worlds N1

Autonomous Worlds N1

By Caroline M. Ballegaard, Arthur Röing Baer and 15 more

Collector #73

The Autonomous Worlds Network’s first publication offers a new vocabulary for a new era of worlding.

joshuacitarella
Joshua Citarella
Class Fantasy

Class Fantasy

By Joshua Citarella

Collector #119

Class Fantasy is an action RPG card game that pairs fantasy character classes with political ideologies. The game accommodates 2 - 12 players. Your goal is to defeat other characters in battle and achieve utopia.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

By Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberg and 9 more

Collector #248

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.