50-Man-Machine began as an installation and performance art piece made of cardboard boxes in a dingy basement. At the door, each visitor was greeted by a schizophrenic "game show host" that politely smiled, then forcefully wrapped them in a soiled mechanics jumpsuit and then quickly directed each into a long low and uncomfortable tunnel furnished with horizontal ladders, monopoly money, IOU bills, and a barage of multi-channel video and sound. The work expressed concern - student debt, quality of education, stolen/misplaced identity, hope for the future and, in the end, freedom. A full set of .pdf files of the writings: Intro, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapters 5-6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8-end.

The performance art antics of the group have appeared at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, iEAR Studios and various street performances / festivals, while scaled down versions have exhibited at The Kitchen, NYC, Bard College, and Rensselaer County Center for the Arts.

Click on one of the following to view three realvideo highlights: 1) Street Festival Performance, 2) Street Music and CD Sales performance.