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I was trying to get a good picture of my new specs, but I ended up with this picture of me and all of my pets, reflected in our mirrored Ikea wardrobes. I really need to dust those things.
My hair came out good today. I mixed a little honey into my DevaCurl Angell.
1. Summertime, 2. I SEE RED, 3. flickr.com/photos/91409341@N00/4088257347/, 4. Guess Of The Week, 5. Stachel-Draht, 6. Kletterparadies von Schaklien-Schantall?, 7. CERN, LHC CMS-Detektor, 8. alles so schön bunt hier,
9. Ich glaub, ich steh im Wald..., 10. Rotes Moped, 11. The Fog, 12. Dreiseitenhof, 13. quadratisch, praktisch, gut, 14. black sky, 15. Swissôtel Berlin, 16. Reflektion,
17. Lichtquelle, 18. Budapest, New York kávéház - New York Café, 19. flickr.com/photos/91409341@N00/4347882433/, 20. Oachkatzl > Eichhörnchen, 21. I ♥ Rachel Green, 22. 9. November 1989, 23. The Breakfast Club, 24. Einblicke,
25. Neorenaissance mit Parkblick, 26. Balkonien, 27. 20 Jahre Deutsche Einheit - Angie in Feierlaune, 28. shadow on the wall, 29. windows 13x3, 30. Berlin, Unter den Linden, 31. schwebend, 32. Gelegenheiten,
33. UFO, 34. Schönbrunn, 35. Leuchte #2 Der Osten lebt!, 36. Verpackungskunst?, 37. Alles Neu, 38. Danny DeVitos Nebenjob, 39. von ganz oben abgesegnet, 40. Erkennen Sie die Melodie?,
41. See You Later, Alligator, 42. be Berlin, 43. Blauweiß für Querdenker, 44. Black & White, 45. Behind the golden curtain, 46. Maskerade, 47. argentic, 48. Chaos & Theorie,
49. Fenster zum Himmel, 50. Geisterfahrerin, 51. SitzPlatz, 52. Ladies & Gentlemen, 53. schwarz rot gold, 54. Pepsi, 55. Frecciargento, 56. Wetter_dot_com,
57. Der ganz normale Weihnachtsdeko-Wahnsinn! Totally normal Christmas decoration overkill!, 58. triangular, 59. Vorstufe zur Raucherlunge, 60. Kaiserslautern, 61. London 1910, 62. Heute ist nicht Vollmond, 63. dancing on the ceiling?, 64. Wiederholungstäter / Repeat Offender,
65. Kabelsalat hinter Gittern, 66. Ray of Light, 67. Haus Bärenmarke, 68. Ich ess Blumen!, 69. Twins?, 70. Weihnachten in Berlin 2009, 71. Pfui!, 72. alles in OBI
Session outlines for Australian National Architecture conference.
Friday 15 April
Introduction
9.00am-9.30am
In which all things Natural Artifice are explained by Angelo Candalepas.
What Emerges
9.30am-11.00am
Speculative imagery pervades today’s architectural culture. Unbuilt work often competes with the reality on the ground. The immediacy of virtual architecture is often at odds with the processes through which architecture and landscape emerge. Young Colombian landscape and architecture studio Paisajes Emergentes has come to the fore through rediscovering Romanticism within the technological constraints of virtual architecture. Yet the practice does not attempt to fool the eye with realistic images, instead depicting eerie environments in which the mood is set by ephemeral conditions of light, shadow, reflection and condensation. These images counter the culture of architectural speculation by communicating a vision for the authentic development of place. ‘We are not interested in poetic, pictorial or nostalgic relationships with locations,’ Paisajes Emergentes director Luis Callejas has said. ‘We look for their emerging qualities to make visible what lies unseen to the public.’
Things Get Wild
11.45am-1.10pm
The controlled delivery of a built form is a central tenet of architecture. What happens when we let things go? Operating at the architectural avant-garde are practitioners who ‘design the process’, not the outcome. In these instances the programmatic and aesthetic bandwidth is determined and the architects seem to rock backwards on their heels, watching gleefully as the ensuing form materialises. This ‘letting go’, which is antithetic to the tradition of the craftsman, allows an architect like Francois Roche to concentrate his considerable energies in other directions. Roche is staking new territories at the boundaries of ethics, bio-morphology, robotic construction and environmentally responsive structures; within his constantly evolving laboratory. As Bruce Sterling noted of Roche’s architecture, come to this session to experience what happens when the usual constraints are allowed to fall away and things get wild and loose. Roche and Stephanie Lavaux of the Paris based R&Sie will present the results of such experiments within a blurred boundary between the natural and artificial.
Walk The Line
2.30pm-3.55pm
There is a paradox implicit in every path: we cannot appreciate the landscape without altering it. The projects of Chilean landscape architect Teresa Moller convey an ambivalence which recognises this problem. There is often nothing to see; which is confronting. Other times, the intervention is disarmingly stark. Moller’s paths, gardens, platforms and pools seem to graft onto the terrain in a way which taps into a well of visceral experiences. This is done whilst embodying a fearful restraint. And it would seem that this is her acknowledgement of the significance of simply observing the nature in which she is working; and making observers observe; like they never knew or saw before, that landscape which forms part of their life. Positioned carefully before Fumihiko Maki, Moller’s talk will form, with Maki’s, a contrapuntal and symmetrical moment in the conference.
Inner Space
4.40pm-6.05pm
Architect Fumihiko Maki has written eloquently on the subject of Inner Space: the transferal of nature from the hilltop shrines of the rural village to the innermost recesses of contemporary urban life. The attempt to locate nature within such confines, parallels another of Maki’s preoccupations: his quest to provide the experience of solitude within public spaces. Architecture’s power has traditionally resided in shared experiences. In a dense and contested world, perhaps the illusion of solitude is even more powerful. Both subjects address concerns of the 21st Century: the place of nature within the city; and the accommodation of individuals’ natural desires within collective space. Maki, a revered Japanese architect, stands at the edge of history’s precipice; his vision is one where nature and culture are inseparable.
Day one Q&A
6.05pm-6.35pm
Saturday 16 April
Total Fabrication
9.00am-10.30am
The pioneers of digital design promised such new and seductive forms that the manner of their making was often relegated to afterthought. For this reason it is refreshing to see the emergence of a second generation of digital practitioners who embrace the possibilities offered by technology by concerning themselves with how things are made. Lisa Iwamoto works with methods which she describes as sectioning, tessellating, folding, contouring, and forming; to posit architecture which is responsive to, and often emulative of natural systems. This session will help to explain how these methods can be developed and disseminated within both a successful architectural practice and the academy. With Craig Scott, Iwamoto is director of the San Francisco based practice Iwamoto Scott and author of Digital Fabrications: Architecture and Material Techniques.
Open Door
11.15am-12.40pm
The limits of architecture are typically defined by walls, roofs and floors. Portuguese architects AIRES MATEUS prefer to leave the door open, allowing negative space to flood into their projects and confusing the boundary between object and figure, building and landscape. It is true that their work is often white, yet it is far from minimal. With the exclusion of the non-essential, other things are allowed into the project: historical references, traces of occupation, the rawness of the terrain. In this session, Manuel Aires Mateus will describe an architecture which is absolutely clear in its language, and completely ambiguous in its definition of territory.
Transformation
2.00pm-3.25pm
The earliest architects adapted forms directly from nature. As methods of production and re-production progressed, architecture became increasingly self-referential. In recent times, with a renewed search for inspiration outside of architecture, the basis for form is continuously in question. Luis Mansilla, director of Spanish practice Mansilla and Tunon, has moved beyond this uncertainty. For Mansilla, what is important is not the source of inspiration, but how the source is transformed to make architecture. His projects focus on the techniques of transformation, manipulating age-old motifs such as circles, mosaic tiles and tilled fields through computer-age processes of scaling, copying, warping and agglomerating. Mansilla has developed an architecture which is both at home with history and of its time.
Natural Artifice
4.10pm-5.35pm
Juhani Pallasmaa sees the task of architecture as “the defence of the authenticity of human experience”. He asserts the importance of a ‘primary’ human condition which predates any notions of nature or artifice. His is a world of deep and profound observations and he has been a prolific writer as evidenced by the numerous and essential texts that have influenced the thinking of some of the greatest architects in the world. We hope his talk will do the same for the delegates who will enjoy the final stages of the conference in the presence of, arguably, one of the most original and influential architectural thinkers of our time. Architecture cannot be seen, Pallasmaa will argue, it must be lived.
Day two Q&A
5.35pm-6.05pm
Conclusion
6.05pm-6.35pm
In which all things Natural Artifice are unexplained by the conference speakers.
This is the frontside of Castle Heeswijk. The Castle is already mentioned in documents of the 12the century. The exact place where the castle is situated is 'Heeswijck-Dinther', a small village to the south of ''s Hertogenbosch'. (Southern area of The Netherlands).
This picture is taken in IR. I've added the moon and the birds but hasn't changed anything to the castle building itself.
Fools Gold stars Matthew McConaughey as Ben Finn Finnegan, a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queens Dowry -- 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigels yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess better judgment, the search rekindles her loveof discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finns mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize.
Facebook App
If you’re a Facebook addict and biting people doesn’t quite cut it anymore, you’ve got to try a new application called “Steal My Booty.” It’s a dog-eat-dog treasure hunting game, where players steal treasure from their friends, and have treasure stolen from them when they are not looking.
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Check out the trailer
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FOOL Schattenspiel Tarot © Linda Dawn Hammond / IndyFoto.com 1996/ 2014
Schattenspiel Tarot Series
Digital illustration based on original photography.
0 THE FOOL/ Schattenspiel Tarot
Meanings and Details
0 THE FOOL
The Fool is an unnumbered card, but it is assigned the symbolic mathematical equation 0, or, "Zero is one plus minus one." This releases him to travel all over the deck, and The Fool has been known to occupy both the first and last place in the order of the cards. In playing cards, The Fool is also known as the "Wild Card".
Another name for the Fool is the Innocent. He may represent naïveté and the spirit of the pure unconscious, but this should not be mistaken for ignorance. I chose to photograph the Fool as a young child to convey ideas of innocence and beginnings, for he is embarking upon the journey of life. He is carrying a sack which contains his few belongings; it is often assumed that these are the Tarot's four symbols-- the cup, the sword, the pentacle, and the wand. The stick supporting the sack could however symbolize the wand. The Fool is using another stick as a support. Later, the magician will hold it aloft as a sceptre and the Hermit once again return it to its initial usage as a support. The sword, coins and cup appear muted in the border as he is still in the land of the unconscious. They reappear fully visible for the Magician.
I created a sack out of a cloth covered in skeletons, as endings are inherent in beginnings, and it is wiser to embrace the notion of Death than to live in denial of it. Although the Fool appears as yet oblivious to it, the anticipation of Death is nonetheless part of the burden we carry through life and it often remains an unresolved issue. We also carry within us the seeds of our innocence which as we travel through subsequent roles in life can help sustain us. Through the more difficult dilemmas, it may be important to recall the wonder of this initial engagement with life. Otherwise, Death may take on the appearance of a solution rather than a conclusion.
Engaged in an exploration of the world he is newly encountering, the Fool is oblivious to the dangers around him. The steep cliff is a representation of this. The dog who accompanies him is trying to warn him that danger is immanent, for in his raptures he is oblivious to his mortality. The dog, his animal guide, helps protect him. A budding tree reveals that it is springtime to further emphasize the notion of beginnings and reminding us of the cyclical nature of life. The roots reveal the interwoven foundation which provides us with support. As this is a Celtic influenced deck, it is also a reference to Celtic Knot Design and the pre-Christian worship of trees ,in particular, the Oak, in the British Isles.
On a personal note, this card represents my youth, which was spent travelling with a backpack through an endless stream of adventures and dangers. Somehow I managed to blunder my way through them all without literally falling off the cliff. I chose my son to portray the Fool, as it is now his turn to embark upon the wheel.
The dog's name is Ogre. He once consumed my favourite leather face mask. We had to fill my son's moccasin with cat food in order to to attract Ogre's interest!
Text and photography: Linda Dawn Hammond
EXHIBITIONS
Nov- Dec 97
Galerie Mistral, Montreal
Group exhibit entitled, Univers singuliers/ Small Worlds
2 borderless images derived from the Schattenspiel series, (dim.5" by 7")
Jan- Dec 97
Downtown Management Centre, Toronto
Group exhibit entitled, Artbox 19975 images from the Schattenspiel Series (dim.5" by 7")
May 96
IDA gallery, York U., Toronto
Thesis exhibit entitled,"Imaginary Homelands"
(Work in progress, re-titled Schattenspiel)
Installation integrating digital photography (15 images), sampled sounds, projections, found objects, text
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Matrix (Montreal), Schattenspiel, Issue #53,1999. Review, interview, portfolio of 8 digital illustrations
Happy April Fools day everyone!
I am sorry to say that this may be my last photo, as I may delete my Flickr account.* D':
*JK! Happy April Fools Day!
Shine Tarot # 0 / 22
The Fool
When appearing upright, this card stands for = Freedom, joy, happiness, youth, new experiences, exhuberance, adventure. Friendship, love and sex. The pleasure and excitement of discovery.
When appearing reversed = Foolishness, lust, selfishness, ignorance, irresponsibility, pleasure seeker, focused on sex.
Walking with the wounded team member Henry Cookson (Polar specialist) wrestles with fellow team member Martin Hewitt, who has a paralysed right arm, as they relax after finishing the final exercise in Norway before they begin their trek to the North Pole. The Expedition includes four injured Afghanistan veterans and is the first expedition of it's type to trek to the North Pole. Pic: Richard Pohle
Seven fooling around men (one, me, taking pictures, and another one lost somewhere in the picture) on the road to their hotel after a conference informal faraway in Wien. November, late after midnight, an impossible 16° Celsius heat, why not stopping o take a look to the last coiffure proposal in video along the road? Just to stay laughing and commenting for almost one hour. :-)
Original shots taken with a Sony DSC-H9, 8Mp Digital Camera, Nightshot mode, some post processing.
Tell me, which figure is the tallest - and after you´ve guessed, tell me, if you still believe everything your eyes catching up?
Dedicated to the fool on the hill on fools day.
Whilst the adults were getting serous I went off again to fool around with the kids and practice my miserable Swahili.
Leica M9
28 Summicron ASPH
Backstage @
Sasquatch Music Festival
The Gorge Ampitheater
George, WA
© Jesse Lirola Photography, www.JesseLirola.com
Poster for my upcoming brickfilm.
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Hamiliton County Fair
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Minolta SRT-101 with MC Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 Lens
35mm Ektachrome copied into Sony A850 with Minolta Bellows & Minolta Auto Bellows Macro 50mm f/3.5 Lens
Trying out a stamp on a piece of scrap wood that I've used to test stains in the past. Seeing if a stamp will apply the logo well enough. Both of these were over-inked and neither of them had enough ink/paint to make a logo on wood that wasn't transparent. The method of leaving an image for a stamp is to apply pressure directly on the ink/paint and in the case of wood it just squishes the paint out of the way and leaves it thin. Too thin.
Failure is good, though. I never move forward without multiple failures along the way. Just another lesson learned. And this will make a groovy stamp for correspondence and packages.
I had originally planned to use a custom branding iron, but the price on top of all the guitars I've ordered is just more than I can front right now. We'll see.
A result of the Second City Directing Program, Fool for Thought’s Silent but Deadly emulates past sketch comedy groups, Bald Faced Lie and Bri-ko, in delivering a “dialogue-less” show. Watch as we listen to your guilty pleasure, sock puppets recreate famous movie scenes, and armless lovers enjoy a picnic. Plus, we have hot women in our cast.
Sunday, January 10th @ 5:30PM - North Theatre
Pendant from local African market, peeling paint and lights from parking garage, some recent snowfall and magic from the universe all working together for a moment.
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