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This is my compressed morning skyline when I arrive at the office. As a real Utrechter my opinion is that a building shouldn't be longer that the Dom church tower. From this point of view the Rabobank Binocular Tower seems to be a litte bit longer.
This was once a beach -- on ancient Mars. The featured 360-degree panorama, horizontally compressed, was taken by the robotic Curiosity rover currently exploring the red planet. Named Ogunquit Beach after its terrestrial counterpart, evidence shows that at times long ago the area was underwater, while at other times it was at the edge of an ancient lake. The light peak in the central background is the top of Mount Sharp, the central feature in Gale Crater where Curiosity has been deployed. Curiosity is slowly ascending Mount Sharp. Portions of the dark sands in the foreground have been scooped up for analysis. The light colored bedrock is composed of sediment that likely settled at the bottom of the now-dried lakebed. The featured panorama (interactive version here) was created from over 100 images acquired in late March and seemingly signed by the rover on the lower left. Currently, Curiosity is carefully crossing deep megaripples of dark sands on its way to explore Vera Rubin Ridge. via NASA ift.tt/2qNTnmV
Read more about Wright's technique of compression & release, expressed here by Tadao Ando at Omotesando Hills:
"[Frank Lloyd] Wright was the master of lowering the lid – bringing the space in snug and tight around his occupants -- and then lifting it again into a soaring space that is both theatrical and habitable – to create a frame around domestic life."
One thing I've been enjoying of late is looking at the tea leaves in my tea pot after a brewing. The compressed tea leaves in the Douji bricks grabbed my eye.
All those moments of confusion,
ignoring reality- embracing illusion
i see you closed in a box, in a shape,
burning from all you couldn't explain.