2/25/09
Marc Newson
You've got to love this guy.
I started out hating him.
Jealousy no doubt.
But now I love him.
He makes being the ultimate designer look easy.
But I suppose it's just an example of what dedication and commitment and passion can achieve.
Alan Yentob I could do without though.
FLAT
2/23/09
Graff aint all bad
The building's steel skeleton is now a brightly colored, seven-story monument to scores of children receiving treatment at the clinic.Read more here
Peace
FLAT
2/15/09
Daniel Rozin's Trash Mirror
The interactive artwork of Daniel Rozin
this is from 2001 500 pieces of variously colored trash collected from the streets of New York and artist’s pockets.
this is from 2001 500 pieces of variously colored trash collected from the streets of New York and artist’s pockets.
ACCESS interactive art.
(taken from website)
ACCESS is a public art installation that applies web, computer, sound and lighting technologies in which web users track individuals in public spaces with a unique robotic spotlight and acoustic beam system. The robotic spotlight automatically follows the tracked individuals while the acoustic beam projects audio that only they can hear. The tracked individuals do not know who is tracking them or why they are being tracked, nor are they aware of being the only persons among the public hearing the sound. The web users do not know that their actions trigger sound towards the target. In effect, both the tracker and the tracked are in a paradoxical communication loop. The ACCESS spotlight system travels from one undisclosed public space to another. The exact location of the public space is revealed only after ACCESS moves to its next location. The ACCESS website, which contains the webcam view and spotlight control, keeps an updated list of the locations visited as well as a video archive.
The content of ACCESS calls for awareness of the implications of surveillance, detection, celebrity, and their impact on society. The structure of ACCESS is intentionally ambiguous, revealing the obsession/fascination for control, visibility, and vigilance: scary or fun. ACCESS was primarily influenced by the beauty of the surveillance representations (x-rayed bodies, luggage or vehicles, 3D laser scans, satellite reconnaissance imagery, etc.), the invisibility of the collected data, and the power generated by means of surveillance practices.
ACCESS is a public art installation that applies web, computer, sound and lighting technologies in which web users track individuals in public spaces with a unique robotic spotlight and acoustic beam system. The robotic spotlight automatically follows the tracked individuals while the acoustic beam projects audio that only they can hear. The tracked individuals do not know who is tracking them or why they are being tracked, nor are they aware of being the only persons among the public hearing the sound. The web users do not know that their actions trigger sound towards the target. In effect, both the tracker and the tracked are in a paradoxical communication loop. The ACCESS spotlight system travels from one undisclosed public space to another. The exact location of the public space is revealed only after ACCESS moves to its next location. The ACCESS website, which contains the webcam view and spotlight control, keeps an updated list of the locations visited as well as a video archive.
The content of ACCESS calls for awareness of the implications of surveillance, detection, celebrity, and their impact on society. The structure of ACCESS is intentionally ambiguous, revealing the obsession/fascination for control, visibility, and vigilance: scary or fun. ACCESS was primarily influenced by the beauty of the surveillance representations (x-rayed bodies, luggage or vehicles, 3D laser scans, satellite reconnaissance imagery, etc.), the invisibility of the collected data, and the power generated by means of surveillance practices.
2/13/09
The lost art of the silent movie
This is funny. It's also probably a good 70 years old, black and white and nobody says a thing.
I don't know how old it is but it made me think about how "necessity can be the mother of invention". By only having limited capabilities the action has to be much funnier to keep the audience interested. These days we rely on so much more but so often end up with so much less.
The best things are always the simplest. I think.
Enjoy,
FLAT
2/12/09
a great song ... Barber Saloon
some pictures taken of random hairdressers promotion styles as found on the travels really a poor link in the main reason for the post 'song of the month' and what a bloomin great song it is to.
2/6/09
Tear it up swiss style
Spotted this on the way home outside Bern train station, a torn up billboard with ladys and a hamburger, accidental or planned i really like it as an image.
2/1/09
ADiDAS LiQUiD STORY
Felice Limosani presented at pitti uomo an experimental liquid installation for Adidas Originals. Held in the top Italian fashion boutique's 'Luisa Via Roma' window space two huge magnetic tubes created some amazing and hypnotic liquid sculptures for the crowd.
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