Music / First LookGet reprogrammed by The Crystal Ark's anti-fascist systemView Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz's visual trip to program your thoughts to LOVE exclusivelyShareLink copied ✔️August 8, 2013MusicFirst LookTextDazed DigitalThe Crystal Ark For one night only Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz, the duo behind DFA Record's The Crystal Ark, presented their "anti-Fascist/love re-programming" propaganda film and hypnosis soundtrack in conjunction with sculptor Diana Puntar's recent exhibition at Blackston Gallery in the Lower East Side. The video was created specifically in conversation with Puntar's vivid interpretation of the Orgone Accumulator - an invention created by the Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich that was meant to boost "orgastic potency," an energy based on the ability to orgasm. The accumulator was banned by the FBI and eventually landed Reich in jail until his death in 1957. Diana re-envisioned Reich's controversial device, which was originally a minimal steel box insulated with layers of wool, into a slice of postmodern psychedelia equipped with a light-up dancefloor layered with rows of mushrooms surrounded by a reflective metal interior. A soundtrack provided by The Crystal Ark pulsates throughout the box. Viva and Gavin topped off the closing night of Puntar's exhibition with their anti-Fascist debut, which you can watch above Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREbeabadoobee used to have a secret Zayn Malik fan accountLil Uzi Vert has new plans for his $24m diamond GANNIGANNI is yearning for a dreamy summer – and so are we Ass, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online momentsbeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’The most revealing lyrics on Harry Styles’ new albumThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksOklou finally confirmed how we should say her nameA starter pack guide to the lore of 2hollis‘The internet was a bad parent to me’: 2hollis and Arca in conversation6 times Lil Uzi Vert pushed rap forwardLil Uzi Vert: ‘Everything’s too goth, we need more steampunk’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy