Double Agent JR: Undercover Photographer & Guerilla Artist. Double Agent JR: Undercover Photographer & Guerilla Artist Article by Urbanist, filed under Photography & Video in the Art category.
Photographers are the subject of a medium-old question: does their work represent reality, or create new realities? This one undoubtedly does both, putting images of eyes and faces up in urban spaces (streets, walls, even roofs) then recapturing them on film. Their author, the anonymous JR, is a French artist who tackles tough subjects in difficult places, and has won a TED award for doing so.
“In 2007, with Marco, he did Face 2 Face, the biggest illegal photo exhibition ever. Featured here, however, are primarily his studies in Rio de Janeiro, which BldgBlog questions the purpose of: “are you visually transforming the ghetto so that those who live in the city below no longer have to look up and see themselves surrounded by blight? Awesome HD Slinky Slow-Mo.
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While other caterpillars are naturally camouflaged to match the types of plants their parents laid their eggs on or change their colors based on diet or location, the looper makes its own disguise. It will actually pluck petals from the flower of the plant it's munching on, then affix those petals to its back with silk. As the petals start to wilt and discolor, the critter will replace them with new petals. After their pupal stage, the caterpillar emerges as a gorgeous Wavy-lined Emerald Moth. [Image courtesy of Hopefoote Ambassador of the Wow''s Flickr stream] Photo Album. TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK2011. 100,000 LED lights float down the Sumida River.
Top and bottom images courtesy tokyo-hotaru.com The inaugural Tokyo Hotaru festival was held last weekend.
And kicking off the festivities were an impressive display of 100,000 LED lights – made to resemble hotaru (fireflies) – that floated down the Sumida River through central Tokyo. Dubbed “prayer stars,” the LEDs were provided by Panasonic, who claims that the balls, which were designed to light up upon contact with water, were 100% powered by solar energy. After illuminating a large stretch of the river, which also hosts a popular fireworks festival in the summer, the LEDs were all caught in a large net. photo by Jeremy V. | click to enlarge There are plenty of literary references indicating that the Sumida River was once home to real fireflies, which were said to gather around clean, running water. Like fireflies? Photo by makure | click to enlarge photo by ajpscs | click to enlarge photo by Mai Suzuki | click to enlarge source: @stevenagata Related posts Trending this week.
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