The daily mail delivery has become a comfort thanks to the depths of the pandemic and working from home, and despite the U.S. Postal Service becoming highly politicized in the 2020 presidential election.
Austin Rich, a Salem-based visual artist, writer, internet-radio host and musician with deep ties to the Eugene area, has turned the humble act of sending and receiving mail into political protest and a commentary on isolation.
As he put it to me the other day, simply sign up for Rich’s mailing list and he’ll deliver “concerts to your mailbox,” in the form of a monthly postcard with original art and a QR code that unlocks digital music.