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Part of Bristol Light Festival 2025
Parallels is an immersive installation that uses the precision of lasers and mirrors to transform moving footage into floating abstractions of light. Inspired by movements and tones found in the natural world, Parallels uses footage of natural phenomena to offer a transcendent experience of light and sound. Set to a soundtrack by Max Cooper. Best viewed after dark.
Artist: Architecture Social Club
Temple Church, Bristol
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ERF 20th Annual Conference on Social Justice and Economic Development
March 22nd, 2014
Cairo, Egypt
Photographed by: Steven Agayby
Edited by: Malak Nady and Mariam Adel
Trevor @ New England Region 6 Men's Gymnastics Championships (Level 8)
Pretend words don’t exist, only images. Make a photo today that conveys a story to those who see your work.
Get out there, take a photograph, upload it, and tweet a link to @dailyshoot with the hashtag: #ds146
ERF 20th Annual Conference on Social Justice and Economic Development
March 22nd, 2014
Cairo, Egypt
Photographed by: Steven Agayby
Edited by: Malak Nady and Mariam Adel
ERF 20th Annual Conference on Social Justice and Economic Development
March 22nd, 2014
Cairo, Egypt
Photographed by: Steven Agayby
Edited by: Malak Nady and Mariam Adel
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.
The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to the American Bayou. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. National Waterway No. 3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism.
The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. In certain areas, such as the Vembanad Kayal, where a barrage has been built near Kumarakom, salt water from the sea is prevented from entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes.
Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.
Vembanad Kayal is the largest of the lakes, covering an area of 200 km², and bordered by Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kottayam, and Ernakulam districts. The port of Kochi (Cochin) is located at the lake's outlet to the Arabian Sea. Alleppey, "Venice of the East", has a large network of canals that meander through the town. Vembanad is India’s longest lake.
HOUSE BOATS
The kettuvallams (Kerala houseboats) in the backwaters are one of the prominent tourist attractions in Kerala. More than 2000 kettuvallams ply the backwaters, 120 of them in Alappuzha. Kerala government has classified the tourist houseboats as Platinum, Gold and silver.
The kettuvallams were traditionally used as grain barges, to transport the rice harvested in the fertile fields alongside the backwaters. Thatched roof covers over wooden hulls, 30 m in length, provided protection from the elements. At some point in time the boats were used as living quarters by the royalty. Converted to accommodate tourists, the houseboats have become floating cottages having a sleeping area, with western-style toilets, a dining area and a sit out on the deck. Most tourists spend the night on a house boat. Food is cooked on board by the accompanying staff – mostly having a flavour of Kerala. The houseboats are of various patterns and can be hired as per the size of the family or visiting group. The living-dining room is usually open on at least three sides providing a grand view of the surroundings, including other boats, throughout the day when it is on the move. It is brought to a standstill at times of taking food and at night. After sunset, the boat crew provide burning coils to drive away mosquitoes. Ketuvallams are motorised but generally proceed at a slow speed for smooth travel. All ketuvallams have a generator and most bedrooms are air-conditioned. At times, as per demand of customers, electricity is switched off and lanterns are provided to create a rural setting.
While many ketuvalloms take tourists from a particular point and bring them back to around the same point next morning there are some specific cruises mostly in the Alappuzha area, such as the one night cruise from Alappuzha to Thotapally via Punnamada Lake two nights cruise from Alappuzha to Alumkavadi,[8] one night cruise from Alappuzha to Kidangara, and one night cruise from Alappuzha to Mankotta. There are numerous such cruises.
Beypore, located 10 km south of Kozhikode at the mouth of the Chaliyar River, is a famous fishing harbour, port and boat building centre. Beypore has a 1,500 year-tradition of boatbuilding. The skill of the local shipwrights and boat builders are widely sought after. There is a houseboat-building yard at Alumkadavu, in Ashtamudi Kayal near Kollam.
FERRY SERVICES
Regular ferry services connect most locations on both banks of the backwaters. The Kerala State Water Transport Department operates ferries for passengers as well as tourists. It is the cheapest mode of transport through the backwaters.
ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
Connected by artificial canals, the backwaters form an economical means of transport, and a large local trade is carried on by inland navigation. Fishing, along with fish curing is an important industry.
Kerala backwaters have been used for centuries by the local people for transportation, fishing and agriculture. It has supported the efforts of the local people to earn a livelihood. In more recent times, agricultural efforts have been strengthened with reclamation of some backwater lands for rice growing, particularly in the Kuttanad area. Boat making has been a traditional craft, so has been the coir industry.
Kuttanad is crisscrossed with waterways that run alongside extensive paddy fields, as well as fields of cassava, banana and yam. A unique feature of Kuttanad is that many of these fields are below sea level and are surrounded by earthen embankments. The crops are grown on the low-lying ground and irrigated with fresh water from canal and waterways connected to Vembanad lake. The area is similar to the dikes of the Netherlands where land has been reclaimed from the sea and crops are grown.
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Parallel Universe by Ouchhh is a light installation at Artechouse. The light patterns are pure white light. However, my camera sensor captures the white light in these imaginary colors, so the photos look very different than the actual work.
En el curso de encuadernado, realizamos guardas al engrudo, ahí también aproveché para hacer un poco de caligrafía :D
Parallel paths
[5/4/2013]
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Chơi chán cả ngày vẫn thấy mình quên chưa làm cái gì đấy, đến tối mới nhớ ra mình có cái hẹn với cái album này, hàng tuần ;)
Tối qua, đã định đi hôm nay sẽ đi đến một nơi thênh thang lộng gió, có đồng cỏ, có cây lớn, có một con đường nhỏ giữa những cái cây lớn nhưng mình chưa bao giờ đặt chân đi hết. Nhưng, thế nào lại thôi. Ngán ngẩm vì lại phải thay quần áo ra đường, rồi lại phải đi một mình. Thế, nên chẳng có cái ảnh nào của ngày hôm nay cả.
Lấy tạm cái ảnh chụp vào một đêm, nào đó, cái khu phố nhà mình mà đúng hơn là được mỗi cái góc ngay dưới cửa sổ phòng. Một mống dây điện của mấy chục căn hộ giăng đầy và chúng được nối với nhau tại cái cột điện đặt tại góc phải phía trên bức ảnh. Nếu như là đoạn dây ở nối giữa các khung sứ (hix chả biết gọi là gì đâu) thì có lẽ chúng song song thật, nhưng đây là đoạn kết về cái cột, nên chúng gặp nhau, tất nhiên, tại cái cột điện ấy.
Đời người cũng như những mống dây điện này.
Chúng ta đều đã gặp nhau, có lẽ, ở một nơi nào đó. Nhưng khi bước đi, lại bước trên hai đường thẳng song song. Có người bước nhanh đoạn này thì có người bước chậm đoạn ấy. Rồi không hẹn mà lại gặp nhau. Rồi lại sải bước song song, rồi lại đụng mặt nhau. Sau nhiều lần đụng chạm, có người sẽ yêu quí người kia hơn, nhưng cũng có kẻ vốn không ưa, dần dà đâm ghét, kì thị kẻ kia. Luôn có sự tăng tiến trong mối quan hệ giữa hai người. Chẳng khác gì dòng điện áp trong những cái dây điện kia. Chúng luôn cùng tăng trong suốt hành trình dẫn khu dân cư cho đến nhà máy điện, hoặc cùng giảm theo chiều ngược lại...
Ở một vài khu phố khác, có những đoạn, dây điện bó lại thành cả mớ, xoắn quẩy và chằng chịt. Rồi thì muốn thêm một đường dây nữa ư, đơn giản, quăng thêm một dây vào. Nhưng muốn gỡ một dây trong cái bó ấy, chắc là được thôi, nhưng vất. Đời người gặp không biết bao nhiêu mặt người, ghét có, thân có. Mỗi ngày lại quen thêm được vài người. Nhưng cũng mất đi một vài người. Từ cái chỗ quen đến thân, thân mặt, thân lòng, cũng phải đi qua một thời gian. Rồi từ chỗ quen thân đến sự mất mát lại là một khoảng thời gian khác, nó lâu hơn, sâu hơn, đau đáu hơn. Và cũng phải lâu, lâu, thật lâu để có thể nguôi ngoai cái sự mất mát ấy.
Viết nhân một ngày cũng vui đấy. Đặc biệt là sau khi nghe bài On top of the world – Imagine Dragons (thấy cmt là bài này trong pes2013 ạ =)
“If you love somebody
Better tell them while they’re here”
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Parallel Lines for OurDailyChallenge
These are the lines left by the drill used to define the lined along which these giant chunks of rock were split. I found them in the harbour at Southamptom, Ontario where they are being used as a breakwater.
The colliding Chicagos of Rahm Emanuel and @MayorEmanuel
The photo on the left is from a fundraiser for the real Rahm Emanuel at the Park West Jeff Tweedy performed in January, on the right is Dan Sinker with Tweedy at the Hideout for the release of the @MayorEmanuel book.
All photos © Joshua Mellin per the guidelines listed under "Owner settings" to the right.
Some fancy bling in a shop window. In Boulder, CO.
NOTE: Look "wall-eyed" at the top pair or "cross-eyed" at the bottom pair to get a 3D image from the fused pictures. Another illustration.
Here's a helpful tip for viewing stereo pairs.
If you'd like to browse a bit, please enjoy a somewhat random sampling of my photos.
Stereo view (parallel) of the sphinx with the pyramid of Chafre/Chefren in the background.
late November, 2010.
This was a stairway down into the inside of the La Défense complex, near the big Calder and the Merry-Go-Round.
Screening of Harun Farocki's Parallel I-IV
Courtesy of Harun Farocki GbR
KAM WORKSHOPS 2015
ARTIFICIAL NATURES
Chania, 21.8.2015
©2010 Susan Ogden-All Rights Reserved Images Thruthelookingglass
i realize that a parallel universe is an unproven scientific theory....but, if scientists would be interested in a study of my life, i think it might be relatively easy to prove! i am fairly certain that i merge back and forth between at least two of these realms every day.... and, altho i am not sure, i think my car may be the portal! (wink-wink!)
My daily life is fairly colorful and fun, with loads of distractions from boredom....but it seems that after getting in my car in the morning, i am transported to a place i would rather not be. Don’t get me wrong....it is not a “bad” place....just not as amusing and colorful and fun, with distractions from boredom like i have BEFORE i get in the car! i spend roughly 4 hours in this place, 5 days a week...mostly with my mind back in the pre-car universe, plotting what i will do when i get back there....
sooooooooooo...like i said, i am pretty sure the scientists could prove the existence of the parallel universe if they would just agree to brief study of my life. Hmmmmm....maybe this is why i just love the book A WRINKLE IN TIME....
Fence Friday is upon us........which can only mean one thing.........THE WEEKEND! Hope you all have a great one....i have another shoot for the paper, so probably catch you all on Saturday! ENJOY!