Recurring patterns in modern life, documented as institutional record.
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InstitutionABCNT
StatusActive
LocationLos Angeles
EstablishedMMIX
Last Updated2026
Division 01 — What are they observing?
Observation Bureau — Active
Current Observation
"Attention has become civilization's most valuable resource. The Bureau is filing evidence."
Divisions of the Institution
Record 2009 — Present
Observation Bureau
Films. Broadcasts. Observation logs. The central record.
CurrentObservation 031 — Attention
Transmission Co.
The audio division. Broadcasts from the undisclosed.
Current TransmissionThe Initiates — Streaming Now
Public Works
Interventions in public space, filed as civic record.
Latest WorkConejo Walls — Ongoing
Design Division
How the institution communicates. Systems, not services.
Current ResearchIdentity System 04
Laboratory
Software research. Applied tools, filed as institutional output.
Filed ResearchFramewell — Active Study
Issued
What has been released. Artifacts and field equipment.
Newest ArtifactIssue 009 — Worksite Denim
Archive
What has been preserved. Permanent collection.
Newest AcquisitionA-0441 — Join Us
Pending Establishment
Research
Division 09 — PendingPublishing
Division 10 — PendingFoundation
Division 11 — PendingArchitecture
Division 12 — PendingEducation
Division 13 — Pending
Current Archive — Institutional Record
327
Artifacts
44
Broadcasts
970M
Signals Received
21
Public Works
12
Mix Archive
6
Divisions Pending
We document modern life through observation.
DocumentInstitutional Statement
StatusActive
Revision4.2 — 2026
ClassificationOpen Record
Document 08 — What is this institution?
06 — External Record
The institution's work has been referenced in outside coverage. Filed without commentary.
Division01 — Observation Bureau
StatusActive
Records44 Broadcasts
CurrentObservation 031
Division 01 — What are they observing?
Division — 01
Observation
Observation
Bureau
The central record. Films, broadcasts, orientation media, and observation logs. Filed as archived institutional evidence.
FIG. 01
Bureau headquarters, Los Angeles
Field photograph — 2026
Current Observation
"Every civilization believes it is being watched. Ours simply built the instrument."
Observation Log — Filed Records
11 shown — 44 total
FIG. 02
Associates, orientation session
Evidence — Filed 2026
"You've already been selected.
This is just confirmation."
This is just confirmation."
Access to the full orientation record requires clearance.
Invalid frequency. Include @ symbol.
◉ Clearance requested. Orientation materials will follow.
Signal Distribution — GIPHY Network
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Total Views — Live Estimate
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Assets Filed
943
Average Daily Growth
~950K
Division02 — Transmission Co.
StatusBroadcasting
Broadcast Archive12 Records
CurrentThe Initiates — Streaming Now
Division 02 — What are they broadcasting?
Division — 02
Transmission Co.
The audio division. Recordings filed and broadcast from the undisclosed.
Current Transmission
The Initiates
Transmission No.T-044
FormatSTREAMING
StatusACTIVE
Filed Artist — Record 01
The Initiates
An ensemble formed within the Associates network. Equal parts ritual and rhythm. Performances merge mechanical precision with spiritual unrest — instruments, analog synths, and cinematic tension built for movement and control.
Transmission T-044 — Listen
Filed on all broadcast platforms
The Initiates — ERROR 44 (Music Video)
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Filed Operative — Record 02
DJ ABCNT MNDED
Broadcasting Now
DJ ABCNT MNDED
Operative StatusLONG-STANDING
LocationLOS ANGELES
StatusBROADCASTING
Each mix is filed as both sermon and sabotage — a coded broadcast for those tuned to the signal. The archive is maintained on Mixcloud.
Broadcast Archive
12 records
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Archive spans two platforms. Most transmissions are filed on Mixcloud. A small set of tribute mixes remain hosted on SoundCloud, where licensing restrictions elsewhere do not apply. Play counts shown reflect prior SoundCloud history — not current per-platform totals.
Division03 — Public Works
StatusActive
Works Filed21
LatestConejo Walls — Ongoing
Division 03 — Where has the institution intervened?
Division — 03
Public Works
Interventions in public space, filed as civic record. Murals. Installations. Street works.
Division Record
Public Works documents the institution's interventions in shared space. These are not commissions. They are civic records — each one filed with location, date, and scale.
Active Field Operation
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Conejo Walls
The institution's mural and painting operation, serving the Conejo Valley and Ventura County as an independent field unit. Commercial murals, building exteriors, retail interiors, civic and public art.
Sq. Ft. Painted50,000+
Projects Completed40+
Artists Network12
Years Active5
Rate$25–40 / sq ft
Filed Works — Selected Murals
13 shown
Division04 — Design
StatusActive
Prints Filed12
Current ResearchPoster System — Active
Division 04 — How does the institution communicate?
Division — 04
Design Division
Visual systems, documented as design research. Identity. Print. Motion. Objects.
Division Record
The Design Division develops and documents the visual systems through which the institution communicates. Each system is filed as research — studied, revised, and recorded. The division's output spans identity systems, print artifacts, LP editions, motion studies, and large-format works.
Filed Prints & Posters
External institutions may submit design inquiries for review.
Division05 — Laboratory
StatusActive
Studies Filed2
Current StudyFramewell — Active
Division 05 — What is the institution building?
Division — 05
Laboratory
Applied software research. Tools built to test ideas about attention, order, and interface — filed as institutional output rather than commercial product.
Division Record
The Laboratory develops functional software as a form of research — testing questions about interface, order, and discovery in application form rather than print or film. Each study is filed independently and made available for public use.
Additional studies in early development. Filed on completion.
Division06 — Archive
StatusAcquiring
Permanent Collection327 Records
Newest AcquisitionA-0441
Division 06 — What has been preserved?
Division — 06
Archive
The permanent collection. Acquisitions filed and preserved as institutional record.
Filmed Broadcasts — ABCNT PRSNTS
A series of short visual docs shot in Los Angeles and produced by the Associates network — part archive, part propaganda. Each film captures fragments of process, protest, and performance from the field. Released without announcement, filed here for those still paying attention.
Division07 — Issued
StatusRestricted
Artifacts Released9 Editions
NewestIssue 009
Division 07 — What has been released?
Division — 07
Issued
Artifacts released from the institution. Editioned. Documented. Not marketed.
Objects are issued from the institution in limited editions. Each artifact is numbered and filed. Nothing is restocked. Nothing is announced in advance. Acquisition is handled through the fulfillment office at abcntmnded.com.
Released Artifacts — Edition Record
Sculpted Editions
Private Acquisition — Original Works
One-of-one works, offered without listed price. Serious inquiries filed through the fulfillment office.
Editioned prints from this body of work have shown sustained secondary market activity across independent auction platforms, including Heritage Auctions and Julien's Auctions — original releases have resold for several multiples of retail, with one 2016 poster print reselling for over 30 times its original price. Originals are priced independently of edition activity.
Acquisition inquiries — fulfillment office
Fulfillment Office ↗