TRANSMISSION ART ARCHIVE

SURVANT USB Dead Drop

2014
Patrick Quinn
SURVANT USB Dead Drop Rock Installation

SURVANT USB Dead Drop Rock Installation. (Oct 17, 2018)

Patrick Quinn's SURVANT USB Dead Drop, located at Wave Farm in Acra, NY.

Patrick Quinn's SURVANT USB Dead Drop, located at Wave Farm in Acra, NY.. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Sep 06, 2014)

Historically, a dead drop or dead letter box is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass sensitive items or information between two individuals using a secret location. In recent years, dead drops have been reframed as alternative file sharing networks. The SURVANT USB Dead Drop aims to serve as both an archive and tool for remixological artmaking for Wave Farm visitors and artists-in-residence.