Wednesday 1 September 2010

Ghostly fingers

Every so often I come across a page on google books that looks like this. A little ghostly trace of how it came into being.

Friday 21 May 2010

Ephemera

The killer dog poster is from a collection of Ghanaian movie posters at this lovely site here. 'In the 1980s video cassette technology made it possible for “mobile cinema” operators in Ghana to travel from town to town and village to village creating temporary cinemas. The touring film group would create a theatre by hooking up a TV and VCR onto a portable generator and playing the films for the people to see.'

Also incredibly wonderful is the collection El Rostro - from Magia blanca moderna o sea Magnetismo, hipnotismo, sugestion y espirtismo by Q.G. Polinntzieu (Barcelona,1899). Go and look - you should see all of them together, they're beautiful.

Sunday 25 April 2010

iartist




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Monday 19 April 2010

Raven variable matrix

I love this image - here a fantasy flying machine sculpture by Belgian artist Panamarenko is pictured in a shed or stable, with curious dogs inspecting it, and a bit of sunlight streaming in. It makes it seem like a dream kept in a secret place, like you're peeking in on something incredibly magical, something that is confusing to dogs and has hidden powers.

Friday 26 March 2010

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Soon

Via fffound.

Thursday 4 March 2010

Beauty + mystery


Top, Stretching figure, by Betty Rea. Bottom, 3 mysteries.

vrno


I couldn't even choose favourites. They're all beautiful. Here and here. Via the letter.

Saturday 27 February 2010

The main reason god made summer


(Photos by Lane Coder (top, via Design Squish) and Ryan McGinley). There are some wonderful websites - Wild swimming and the Outdoor swiming society, and there's a preview of Daniel Start's book here with some beautiful photos.

Friday 26 February 2010

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Erizos de mar

It's the season! On the list of things to do. Tips and stuff here and here.

Monday 15 February 2010

romanticismo militar

Estilo chino. More here. x

Wednesday 20 January 2010

In utero exercises

(From Thomas Raynald, The birth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke, London 1540)