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Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

The Age of Stupid | Spanner Films The Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects, Brassed Off) as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from our time and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance? Launched at a Guinness World Recording-winning solar-powered premiere in London's Leicester Square, the film was released in cinemas worldwide, topped the UK box office (by screen average), became one of the most talked-about films of 2009 and garnered sensational reviews: The Telegraph called it "Bold, supremely provocative and hugely important", the News of the World described it as "A deeply inconvenient kick up the backside", ABC Australia said "So tightly constructed and dynamic you leave the cinema energised rather than terrified... hits home like a hammer blow" and the LA Times said "Think 'An Inconvenient Truth', but with a personality".

I’m Not There ‘I’m Not There’ by Pol Úbeda Hervàs is a series of images that displays Hervàs looking at his own shadow. Though the man has been removed from the pictures and all that is left is a pair of sneakers and a dark shape. Hervàs was inspired to shoot this series as he said: ‘I don’t recognize myself any more.’ He leaves the sneakers in the images to remind the viewer that there is still a man somewhere behind the shadow. All images © Pol Úbeda Hervàs | Via: Hypenotice An Inconvenient Truth An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 Academy Award winning documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show that, by his own estimate made in the film, he has given more than a thousand times. The idea to document his efforts came from producer Laurie David who saw his presentation at a town-hall meeting on global warming which coincided with the opening of The Day After Tomorrow. Laurie David was so inspired by Gore's slide show that she, with producer Lawrence Bender, met with Guggenheim to adapt the presentation into a film. Since the film's release, An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and reenergizing the environmental movement. Synopsis [edit] The former vice president opens the film by greeting an audience with a joke: "I am Al Gore; I used to be the next President of the United States

Real Life Tetris Voici l’excellent travail du photographe Michael Johansson qui s’inspire du célèbre jeu Tetris pour reproduire un principe de rangement géométrique dans des situations de la vie quotidienne. Le résultat donne des œuvres drôles et intrigantes à découvrir dans la suite de l’article en images. Galaxy Soho / Zaha Hadid Architects, by Hufton + Crow It’s only been a few weeks since she turned 62 but it’s already shaping up to be Zaha Hadid’s year. Yesterday, she was announced winner of the Japan National Stadium Competition earlier this week, her latest US project, the Eli & Edythe Broad Museum opened; and the beginning of the month saw much fanfare and frenzy surrounding her extraordinary work in Beijing: Galaxy Soho . We’ve already brought you images and video of the project, but the latest images from Hufton + Crow truly allow you to experience Galaxy Soho – in all its curvaceous glory – like never before. Check out all the latest images of Zaha Hadid’s Galaxy Soho, after the break…

Tisse Métis Égal / PLUX.5 Architects: PLUX.5 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Design Team: Étienne Bernier, Olivier Bourgeois, Marianne Charbonneau, Jean-Bruno Morissette and Jean-Philippe Saucier Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Alexandre Guilbeault Construction: Unisson Structures As part of the event Métis-sur-Montréal, now in its fourth consecutive year, Château Ramezay and the Reford Gardens present the exhibit Tisse Métis Égal created by the collective PLUX.5. This imposing architectural structure, perched on the grassy pedestal at Place De La Dauversière, offers a surprising new perspective of the city’s urban landscape. A unique look at Old Montréal! Erected in the heart of the historical district, this contemporary installation acts as a bright coloured filter that transforms our perception of the surrounding environment. * Location to be used only as a reference.

Google's Photo Tours Suggest A Crowdsourced, 3-D World Map Remember how ridiculous Google Street View was the first time you heard about it? One company--an Internet company no less!--was sending cars on every road in the U.S. (and then the world) to build a seamless map of images, a first-person view of what it would look like to be almost anywhere. Of course, there are places where cars can’t go, like into St. Mark’s Basilica or through the Trevi Fountain. “We use state-of-the-art computer vision techniques to organize and position all the photos in 3-D. The result is the view of a place from the hive mind, a collective map created from our inner auteurs. On one hand, we could judge that human tendency as unoriginal. And while it’s a bit of a side note, it is worth mentioning that Google is attributing the photographer behind each and every shot, and they’re not lifting images from private collections (but your publicly shared photos are totally fair game.) As of now, the feature is clearly in its infancy. Except underwater.

Exploding Food L’artiste Alan Sailer aime faire exploser les objets et les aliments autour de lui. Mais il aime aussi photographier ces instants au millionième de seconde, ce qui lui permet d’obtenir des clichés très impressionnants. Plus d’images de cette série dans la suite de l’article.

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