Acceleration Protocol

Presented by our Spring 2026 John S. and Lona B. Edwards Artist-in-Residence Davey Whitcraft, Acceleration Protocol questions how bodies relate to extractive capitalism through three sites of voluntary exhaustion: solo endurance sports, outdoor lifestyle culture, and techno music. Bob Villain, a spirit guide embodying the logic of extraction and self-depletion, performs ritualized studies in the redwood forest, from paganistic outdoor gear ceremonies to techno-accelerated collapse.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​