ARCHIPELAGO CINEMA Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Redefining the outdoor cinema, is architect Ole Scheeren. His vision was to build a giant floating cinematic auditorium, where? Not in a parking lot, not on top a fancy building, not on the roof of a pub, but in the oceanic setting of Yao Noi, Thailand. The thought of watching films here seemed surprising: A screen, nestled somewhere between the rocks. Ole Scheeren, 2012 Would like to go here. Floating Auditorium by Ole ScheerenFilm on the Rocks Yao Noi, 2012 Curated by Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul Via Deleteyourself
Una colonia de moscas mantiene en vilo los twitteros >> El arte en la edad del silicio ¿Qué pueden tener en común los usuarios de Twitter con las moscas? Nada o quizás mucho, según el artista estadounidense David Bowen, que con su instalación Fly tweet está decidido a demostrar los puntos en común entre los humanos y estos molestos insectos. Es la única explicación posible para una obra que permite a las moscas enviar libremente sus mensajes en la popular red social de Twitter. Fly tweet de David Bowen, o el señor de las moscas según se vea, es una instalación que acaba de ganar una mención de honor en la categoría de arte interactivo en la última edición de los célebres Prix del Festival Ars Electronica. Se compone de una esfera transparente, en la que convive una colonia de moscas junto a un teclado conectado en tiempo real con un ordenador con acceso a Internet. Las moscas tienen su perfil en Twitter donde envían tenazmente sus propios mensajes. La dinámica es simple.
Mind Hacks Ching Shih Ching Shih Ching Shih (1775–1844)[1] (simplified Chinese: 郑氏; traditional Chinese: 鄭氏; pinyin: Zhèng Shì; Cantonese: Jihng Sih; "widow of Zheng"), also known as Cheng I Sao (simplified Chinese: 郑一嫂; traditional Chinese: 鄭一嫂; pinyin: Zhèng Yī Sǎo; Cantonese: Jihng Yāt Sóu; "wife of Zheng Yi"), was a prominent pirate in middle Qing China, who terrorized the China Sea in the early 19th century. She commanded over 300 junks manned by 20,000 to 40,000 pirates[2] another estimate has Cheng's fleet at 1800 and crew at about 80,000[3][4]— men, women, and even children. She challenged the empires of the time, such as the British, Portuguese and the Qing dynasty. Undefeated, she would become one of China and Asia's strongest pirates, and one of world history's most powerful pirates. She is featured in numerous books, novels, video games and films. Early life[edit] Little is known about Ching Shih's early life, including her birth name and precise date of birth. Marriage to Zheng Yi[edit]
Religion Clause Principia Discordia | the book of Chaos, Discord and Confusion | Fnord! Jenny Holzer Jenny Holzer Truisms, Franklin Furnace, New York, 1978 Jenny Holzer A Survival sorozatból, Times Square, New York, 1985–86 Jenny Holzer Válogatott írások, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1990 Jenny Holzer USA pavilon, 44. Velencei Biennálé, 1990 Jenny Holzer TV spots, 44. Jenny Holzer Lustmord, (Tibor Kalmannal), Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, No 46, 1993–94 Jenny Holzer Arno, Biennale di Firenze, 1996–97
Reconstructing the Past: How Recalling Memories Alters Them The first experiment to show the enhancing and distorting effect of recall. Recently the neurologist and author Oliver Sacks recalled a vivid childhood memory, recounted in his autobiography, Uncle Tungsten During WWII he lived in London during the Blitz, and on one occasion: “…an incendiary bomb, a thermite bomb, fell behind our house and burned with a terrible, white-hot heat. Except when his autobiography came out, one of his older brothers told him he’d misremembered the event. The ‘false’ memory, it turned out, was implanted by a letter. Turning the memory over in his mind, Sacks writes that he still cannot see how the memory of the bomb exploding can be false. This sort of experience is probably much more common than we might like to imagine. That these sorts of distortions to memory happen is unquestioned, what fascinates is how it comes about. A study published recently sheds some light on this process and provides a model for how memories like Sack’s become distorted.
Heavens (World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings) Views of the Universe The Emperor's Astronomy The "Emperor's Astronomy"(dedicated to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) elegantly depicts the cosmos and heavens according to the 1400-year-old Ptolemaic system, which maintained that the sun revolved around the earth. By means of hand-colored maps and moveable paper parts (volvelles), Petrus Apianus (1495-1552) laid out the mechanics of a universe that was earth- and human-centered. Popular Sixteenth-Century Scientific Work Cosmographia (1524) by German mathematician Petrus Apianus (1492-1552) provides a layman's introduction to subjects such as astronomy, geography, cartography, surveying, navigation, and mathematical instruments. Petrus Apianus and Gemma Frisius. A Heliocentric Cosmos This volume is the first edition of the work that set forth evidence that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun. Chinese Armillary Sphere Yu Tu Bei Kao Quan Shu. Ancient Chinese Concept of Change The Astronomical Phenomena. Astronomical Theories M.
TaxProf Blog The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society Dead Drops | Un-cloud your files in cement! 'Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. Generally Thinking Underwater Photos That Mimic the Look of Baroque Paintings Hawaii-based photographer Christy Lee Rogers specializes in creating dreamlike photos of people underwater. Her project Reckless Unbound shows people swirling around one another while wearing colorful outfits. The photos are reminiscent of the paintings of old Baroque masters, who would often paint people floating around in heavenly realms. Rogers creates her photos in swimming pools at night. The scenes are illuminated with bright off-camera lights, and the shoots often last two to four hours each. GUP Magazine writes, Christy Lee Rogers reshapes the boundaries between contemporary photography and painting, with her series Reckless Unbound. You can see more of her work over on her website. Reckless Unbound by Christy Lee Rogers (via My Modern Met) Image credits: Photographs by Christy Lee Rogers