Thoughts
Upcoming work, news, inspiration, randomness — all that we do and all that is us.
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SAVING ELLIS
April 30, 2015Ellis Island was once a primary clearing house for millions of immigrants, marking their gateway to a new life in United States. For more than six decades, the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital had been closed to the public; today, the abandoned structure has been brought back to life through an exhibition titled, “Unframed”, featuring century-old […]
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PADDLEPOP
March 26, 2015Nguan is a Singaporean photographer who has been presenting a unique and uncommon view of the country as we know it. Tinged in pastel, with hints of nostalgia, Nguan describes his photographs as expressing “big city yearning, ordinary fantasies, and emotional globalisation.” He captures moments that seem quite ordinary at first glance, but are […]
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MISSHAPED
March 25, 2015With a penchant for stark shapes and a Wes Anderson-hued colour palette, visual designer and photographer Giorgio Stefanoni turns his lens on commonplace buildings in Milan. His series, Unknown Geometries, is a playful, charming look at the places that we come across but don’t really take notice of, and encourages everyone to take a second […]
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ON THE TABLE
March 2, 2015Damien Hirst has never been one to shy away from controversy, and his latest work is no exception. Entitled Black Scalpel Cityscapes, Hirst makes use of surgical tools to create aerial maps of cities and towns, in a reference to the military tactic of “surgical bombing” or “surgical strikes” — supposedly aimed at minimising collateral damage […]
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FRAGMENTS
February 24, 2015The female identity and societal position is often questioned, challenged, and sometimes, neglected; perhaps it is only fitting that Spanish-based photographer, graphic/web designer and editor Rocio Montoya draws parallels between the female form, and of nature, whose very existence is being endangered. Man becomes the third party and bystander in these collages, which are […]
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AFTERGLOW
February 9, 2015Set designer and artist Barry Underwood transforms everyday landscapes into surreal experiences. Light installations intrude into ordinary landscapes, examining the effects of light pollution. Each ethereal photograph in the series Scenes explores mankind’s power over nature, and nature’s power over mankind, while sparking a conscience about what our impact on nature has been, and will continue to be. […]