Morry Kolman on making things

Morry Kolman’s art makes you laugh. Then it makes you think. He might be best known for Traffic Cam Photobooth, which uses the traffic camera infrastructure at intersections throughout New York City… so that you can take a selfie. As part of the Making things project (intro here), I caught up with Morry on a video call to talk about humor, his creative process, and how stupidity is underrated. Bobbie Chen (BC): When anything is possible, how do you decide what to create?Morry Kolman (MK): The short answer is that I don’t ever really choose. The longer answer is that I try to maximize free time and big work blocks to myself. I have worked with my brain for a long time, and I know that trying to do one specific thing doesn’t always work out well, so I focus on giving myself time and space. I’ve got an ideas board and a lot of projects about 70% there, but still unfinished.When I have a nice big chunk of time, I’ll sit at my computer and see what comes out.BC: How would you describe what…