Photography
At noon tomorrow Barack Obama places his hand on the bible and takes his oath of office. CNN, with a little help from Microsoft’s Photosynth and a million friends, plan to create the most detailed experience of a single moment ever. They are asking everyone attending the inauguration to take a photo at noon and send it to them. They will then use Photosynth to stitch all the shots together in a 3D space which should be spectacular – let’s hope it’s more successful than John King’s virtual pie chart.
Of course they could crowd-sorce video footage too, as Michel Gondry did for the live video of Daft Punk’s HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER. Maybe next time.
Link (Via Digital Urban)
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 19th of January 2009 Permalink
Christian Marclay has some new cyanotypes on show at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York until the 11th. Standing in front of these wall-sized blueprints of unspooled cassette tapes is an immersive experience – these tiny images really don’t so them justice. Here both subject and reproduction are legacy, analog formats and the resulting images are stunning and ethereal.
Also on show is “Looking for Love”, a video work in which a close-up camera is trained upon a record-player needle which is forcibly skipped around vintage pop records, trying to find any mention of love. Mesmerising.
David Rainbird
Posted on Saturday, 4th of October 2008 Permalink
The V&A was awash with con’s by the end of this years Village Fete. And what a sorry looking bunch of miscreants you all were – Dance Floor Murderers, Fraudsters, Racketeers, Fashion Criminals and Nuclear Arms Dealers all rubbed shoulders with the other law-abiding visitors.
Criminality saw no boundaries as offenders young and old queued up to have their fictional Civil Liberties stripped. Some followed in the footsteps of other dynamic-duos and chose to be photographed with a partner-in-crime, others took the wrap for themselves and stood in the docks alone. Either way we caught some real hardened crims and did our part at ridding the streets of some of society’s most dangerous transgressors.
Our thanks goes to all those who took part and kept us busy for the entire event. And, if there are any of you felons reading this who received a Fibre Criminal Record, can you send us a scan of the picture side of your cards so that we can add it to our files.
Alex Geoffrey
Posted on Tuesday, 29th of July 2008 Permalink
It’s that time again folks, the Village Fete at the V&A is back! This year we’re giving punters the chance to show their darker side with a replica vintage Criminal Record:
“Impress your friends with the Fibre Correctional Facility Criminal Record. Walk in the footsteps of your celebrity heroes - Steve McQueen, Bill Gates, Hugh Grant, Bob Fossil - and get your very own bespoke Criminal Record complete with mug-shot, finger-prints and all your personal details, without the need to spend a second at Her Majesty’s pleasure.”
More details here. Hope to see you there!
Nathan Usmar Lauder
Posted on Friday, 25th of July 2008 Permalink
I can imagine that the Fallon brainstorming session for the new Sony ad went a little something like this:
“Ok everyone, we’ve done bouncy balls, we’ve done exploding paint, we’ve even done plasticine rabbits, now what else can we fill a City with?”
“Funny you should ask that boss coz my washing machine broke this morning!”
See the ad here (via motionographer.com)
See more images here
Dave Brown
Posted on Wednesday, 16th of April 2008 Permalink
In the US, marshmallow Peeps are as famous as the Easter Bunny. Introduced in 1952, the sickly confections were originally only in yellow chick form, hence the name. Now they come in a variety of shapes, colours and flavours, which makes them ideal material for building sickly sweet dioramas. The Washington Post has just judged it’s second annual Peeps Diorama Contest and with over 800 entries, it’s clearly catching on.
TV shows, films or the year’s events inspire many of the entries such as this year’s winner “The Tomb of King Peepankhamun” by Laura Sillers. My favourite however is Sue Hauser’s campfire scene “Suddenly There Was a Peep!” in which four Peep rabbits toast their marshmallows over a fire – surely that’s cannibalism?!
David Rainbird
Posted on Tuesday, 25th of March 2008 Permalink
I’ve been hooked on the US primaries this year – I’m fascinated at how different the process is from the UK, and also by the possibility of either the first women or the first African-American President. Barack Obama’s campaign has been inspirational, but even the most elevating stump speeches can get a little repetitive after a few weeks.
Spare a thought then for Scout Tufankjin – who has been photographing the Obama campaign for over fourteen months. She’s captured some great moments backstage and at the fringes of the phenomenon that is Obama.
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 3rd of March 2008 Permalink
Whenever I miss London I like to look at the photographs at Curiously Incongruous. For the past few year’s Eric Perlberg has walked thousands of kilometres of every part of the city and taken over 3,500 photos. Eric doesn’t capture the tourist’s London, but the city that Londoners know - defaced road signs, gaps between pebble-dashed houses, brutal advertising hoardings and abandoned cars. You’ll rarely see people in his photos, something that lends them a feeling of isolation, but occasionally Eric appears as a reflection in a shop window or a shadow against concrete, wielding his camera. It’s a fascinating document and a real treat for any ex-Londoner.
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 3rd of December 2007 Permalink
In the next few days quite a few Americans will be tucking into Thanksgiving feasts with a generous helping of Maple syrup. This image was photographed by Chris Glass from southwestern Ohio, he’s recently obsessed over Maples in a different way, over the seasons he has collected samples from a single Maple tree and matched their Pantone values.
If you like this you should have a look at this and link via Chris Glass
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Wednesday, 21st of November 2007 Permalink
Sign found in Rutland, VT. They just need to cut the hole so that you can put your face through it, then it’s perfect. Reminded me of this.
David Rainbird
Posted on Friday, 19th of October 2007 Permalink
