The ExhibitSixteen Hours is a collection of anecdotes from a single day’s journey through a dust storm, wildfires, and numerous detours into unexpected spaces in the northwestern United States. This particular installation features a gallery of twenty-five prints, custom framed behind museum glass, alongside a simultaneous presentation of a short film featuring an ambient score [...]
The Limits of Ethical Reasoning: Absurdity & The Teleological Suspension of the Ethical
The Limits of Ethical Reasoning: Absurdity & The Teleological Suspension of the Ethical Undergraduate Senior Thesis | Pepperdine University | Updated 2021 By Alec Eagon Intro In this paper I will argue that adherence to an ethically paradoxical divine command, such as is presented in the biblical account of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, does [...]
Neurotransmitter Systems, Imbalances, and Treatment Protocols (Genetic Testing, MTHFR, etc)
By Dr. Ryan Wood DC ND — Compiled & Adapted by Alec Eagon (January 2020) This post is meant to be ONLY a brief informational overview of particular neurotransmitters related to the methylation cycle and genetic SNPs such as the MTHFR genetic defect. It is a compilation of research from a patient pamphlet by Dr. [...]
Why I (Tend to) Get So Angry with Loved Ones
Recently, I’ve gotten into a couple of really big arguments with my mother and girlfriend where I have let emotion get the best of me very quickly. I’ve raised my voice, almost shouted in some instances in public places, and allowed my demeanor to shift from cool and collected to an intense fervor or outright [...]
An Open Letter to the Progressive Church
Never have I ever been convicted to act out of Christ's love by being reminded of the existential burden of brokenness I've felt since the moment I was born. [1] Only by beholding the absurd majesty and beauty of God's glory, right here, right now, right in front of me, anew each day, have I ever been moved to act in a way that might resemble goodness, righteousness, or justice. [...]
How to Compress Video without Compressing Audio
Why do this? Simple answer is, if you want to achieve the highest possible quality audio at the "4K option" on Youtube and Vimeo without a bulky file size. This is a particularly great method for making album videos such as this (video is 55 minutes long, featuring high-resolution audio and one image on loop). Secondly, [...]
Interview by Johannes Oberman
Alec has his hands in all of it: music, film, photography, and design. He is constantly exploring the boundaries of what perception is and what reality can become. I met Alec a few years back and have continued to be dumbfounded by his view of the world. What makes sense for him is this evolving view [...]
The Protest of an Unabashed Film Purest
Stanley Kubrick once famously stated, "If it can be written or thought it can be filmed." Being one of the most critically acclaimed directors of all time and having produced such timeless cinematic experiences as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining, one would suppose that succeeding directors would have pursued Kubrick's charge. Unfortunately [...]