somnolent deluxe

2011-07-14T13:07:00.003+01:00

Ben F Laposky : Oscillons, 1952-56 & Frieder Nake: 13/9/1965, Nr 2 & 7, 1965

the amazing history of computer generative art from the 50's-60's
see the full article here

2011-06-29T18:55:00.003+01:00

New site/portfolio, nearly ready to go. quite a few kinks to work out migrating to wordpress, but almost there.

2011-06-15T04:09:00.002+01:00

fireworks studies, by pierre le hors, available from Dashwood books in NYC.

2011-06-15T03:43:00.003+01:00

The Vorticists: Manifesto for a Modern World, at Tate Britain 14th jun - 4th sept.

from the Site:

Vorticism was a radical art movement that shone briefly but brightly in the years before and during World War I. This exhibition celebrates the full electrifying force and vitality of this short-lived but pivotal modernist movement that was based in London but international in make-up and ambition.

The Vorticists forged a distinctive style combining machine-age forms and energetic imagery, embracing modernity and blasting away the staid legacy of the Edwardian past.

Focusing on the only two Vorticist exhibitions mounted during the lifetime, in London and New York, this striking exhibition brings together over 100 key works; including photography and literary ephemera, as well as seminal pieces by Wyndham Lewis, Jacob Epstein and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

This exhibition aims to shine a new light on this revolutionary group of artists, presenting the style, radical aesthetics and thoughts of one of the most truly avant-garde art movements in British history.

2011-06-02T03:42:00.001+01:00

Plexus 5 by Gabriel Dawe

2011-06-02T03:32:00.002+01:00

Artificial Moon by Beijing-based artist Wang Yuyang.

2011-06-02T03:21:00.005+01:00

INFRA, a series shot by 30-year-old photographer Richard Mosse .

INFRA; examines the conflict in Eastern Congo using Kodak Aerochrome, a recently discontinued film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance. These extraordinary colors are not the result of Photoshop.

The project seeks a new strategy to represent Congo’s intangible conflict. Mosse chose to use this infrared aerial surveillance film out of context in order to explore how photography represents a place like Congo, a place deeply buried beneath its past cultural representations, from Heart of Darkness to Tin Tin.

Infrared light is invisible to the human eye, and so the work alludes metaphorically to the conflict’s lack of visibility in our global consciousness, as well as (paradoxically) this endless war’s over-saturation in the mass media.
Color infrared film portrays the world in a pink palette which the photographer uses to subvert the ways in which Congo and the African continent are traditionally photographed. He deliberately wishes to break the generic rules in order to question how we see (or don’t see) this war.

2011-05-20T13:28:00.006+01:00

"Flottille" by Etienne Cliquet, tiny origami made from sheets of paper only a few cm wide, intricately cut and folded. when placed in water, the sculptures draw the water in by capillary action and gracefully unfold.

2011-05-14T09:57:00.001+01:00

Placements by Julianne Swartz

2011-05-09T07:48:00.001+01:00

“Lakes and Reservoirs” by Matthew Brandt. photographic series made into C-prints and soaked in the water of the subjects. (via)

2011-05-09T07:38:00.004+01:00

2011-04-28T12:09:00.004+01:00

Symmetry,Words,Moments by Everynone, Beautiful work,more on the site.

2011-04-28T07:55:00.003+01:00

Argentinian photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg takes L'Iris D'Or at the Sony World Photography Awards, with the dreamlike images from "high tide" taken over two years spent living with islanders in the Paraná river delta.

2011-04-28T01:10:00.002+01:00

Amazing egg pinhole cameras, by francesco capponi

2011-04-12T18:31:00.002+01:00

Photographs of tube televisions the moment they are switched off by Stephan Tillmans (via)

2011-04-10T23:34:00.003+01:00

Lars Von Trier's new film, Melancholia, looks amazing.

2011-04-01T01:36:00.003+01:00

it's been a while since i saw the plans in 2009, but the treehotel in sweden is now up and running, including the amazing mirrorcube treehouse, a ufo, a suspended cabin and more. Check it out.

2011-03-16T22:56:00.005Z

Entirely new somdeluxe and lots of new work on the way. (hence it being quiet on here)
should be up and running in the next few months.

2011-03-16T22:55:00.003Z

Til Death Do Us Part by Kate Bauman. via

2011-02-25T00:05:00.003Z

Chris O'Shea creates an amazing interactive performance experience for kids, using a hacked kinect sensor and projectors.

from the project page

The use of technology literally brings their drawings to life on stage, allowing them to interact and respond to their creations in real time. By using a holographic projection film; sets, characters and objects appear to float on stage alongside the performers. A camera and custom software track the performers, allowing the scene to react in a playful & more dynamic way.

For children who show disinterest in writing stories and drawing, but love to play video games, this project hopes to inspire them to participate, creating their own immersive worlds that they can be proud to express their own creations through.

I used the Musion Eyeliner holographic projection system for this project, allowing the graphics to appear to be alongside the performers. This uses a technique called Pepper’s ghost, and you can see the technical set-up here.

2011-02-24T14:12:00.005Z

Amazing trailer for 'the art of flight'

2011-02-09T23:42:00.003Z

Beautiful work by vanessa winship, from a series on Georgia.

via

2011-02-08T00:03:00.005Z

LOVE this. Robo-Rainbow by Akay
via

2011-02-01T22:29:00.000Z

Stitched illustration by peter crawley
via

2011-02-01T22:12:00.002Z

get your hand printed 2011 year planner from Crispin Finn

2011-01-31T16:48:00.006Z

trailer for the mesmerising stop motion short "The Eagleman Stag" by Michael Please.

2011-01-31T16:24:00.003Z

some fantastic fashion illustration from Cedric Rivrain

2011-01-23T15:30:00.003Z

captivating hyper-real photography by Julian Faulhaber

2011-01-23T15:16:00.003Z

metamorphosis by Frederic Fontenoy

2011-01-23T15:06:00.003Z

“Buildings made of sky”,by Peter Wegner.via

2011-01-23T14:48:00.000Z

cute series “Animals That Saw Me”, by Ed Panar.via

2011-01-14T14:04:00.002Z

Robert Mappelthorpe at Alison Jacques 19 Jan - 19 Mar 2011

2011-01-14T13:12:00.002Z

Francesca Woodman at victoria miro until the 22nd

2011-01-04T12:31:00.003Z

a big fan of the dare studios collection. Their beautiful but eyewateringly priced katana writing desk is currently being stocked at liberty.

2011-01-04T12:11:00.001Z

photographer/artist Filip Dujardin with some interesting studies in impossible architecture.

2011-01-04T11:34:00.001Z

interesting work by Onishi Yasuaki

2010-12-28T04:35:00.006Z

I randomly stumbled across this movie on film4, and i was blown away. Utterly brilliant, surreal, beautiful and funny.
look on IMDB for more details, though i think it's best to experience it uninformed, and watch as these characters live and breathe in their own wonderfully unhinged reality.

2010-12-25T09:36:00.002Z

Dynamic Structure 29117 by Willem van Weeghel

2010-12-15T21:05:00.004Z

New coffee table book, Life Adjustment Center by Ryan McGinley, 44 pages of amazing work in a beautiful hardback wrapper. available through opening ceremony

2010-12-01T05:45:00.002Z

Tim Gutt shoots star-signs for vogue uk with Siri Tollerod.

2010-11-16T20:40:00.006Z

cover photo Unidentified child prisoner of the Khmer Rouge photographed before execution at the Tuol Sleng torture centre.

I'm reading the new book by Susie Linfield, "the cruel radiance". An eye opening and powerful argument for the importance of unedited and unsanitised photojournalism in an age where spin and PR is as much a part of war as the brutality it neatly explains away.

Since the early days of photography, critics have told us that photos of political violence - of torture, mutilation, and death - are exploitative, deceitful, even pornographic. To look at these images is voyeuristic; to turn away is a gesture of respect. With "The Cruel Radiance", Susie Linfield attacks those ideas head-on, arguing passionately that viewing such photographs - and learning to see the people in them - is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes our capacity for cruelty. Contending with critics from Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht to Susan Sontag and the postmoderns - and analyzing photographs from such events as the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, and recent terrorist acts - Linfield explores the complex connection between photojournalism and the rise of human rights ideals. In the book's concluding section, she examines the indispensable work of Robert Capa, James Nachtwey, and Gilles Peress, and asks how photography has - and should - respond to the increasingly nihilistic trajectory of modern warfare.

A bracing and unsettling book, "The Cruel Radiance" convincingly demonstrates that if we hope to alleviate political violence, we must first truly understand it - and to do that, we must begin to look.

2010-11-11T13:16:00.006Z

otherworldly images from the series "Yangtze - The Long River"
by Nadav Kander

2010-11-05T13:57:00.002Z

This November, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute will present BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master, the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spain's culture, history and art on one of its greatest twentieth-century sons, the legendary designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972). Hailed as "Fashion's Picasso" by Cecil Beaton, Balenciaga's innovations transformed the way women dressed, from the opening of his Paris fashion house in 1937 until his retirement in 1968. His visionary designs and impeccable standards seduced generations of the best-dressed women in the world.

November 19 2010 – February 19 2011, 648 park avenue New York
details here

2010-11-05T00:07:00.007Z

"a little of what you fancy"
Nestled inconspicuously amongst the neon fascias of kingsland rd, this cosy little eatery is a refreshing change to the east's asian heavy offerings. Good hearty english/french fare,lovingly made,with some original twists.
check it out. timeout review

2010-11-01T02:40:00.002Z

more beautiful trompe l'oeil by George Rousse

2010-10-17T20:36:00.004+01:00

one of my faves from frieze today, Frank Haines at the Lisa Cooley stand.

2010-10-12T00:16:00.004+01:00

New goodies over at crispin finn

2010-10-08T17:03:00.009+01:00

It's that time of year again, and next week sees the return of the Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park.

for full listings of exhibitors, talks and workshops, see the main site here.

2010-10-07T03:13:00.005+01:00

IKEA has a new baking book “Hembakat är Bäst” (Homemade is Best). photography by Carl Kleiner, styling of the ingredients by Evelina Bratell. nice!

2010-10-06T11:13:00.007+01:00

Brilliant piece for canon by Dentsu london.
shooting flying ink in macro at 5000fps. great stuff.

2010-10-05T12:44:00.002+01:00

Visual Editions, re-worked literature with a visual twist.

2010-09-30T02:09:00.002+01:00

One Week in Moscow, a photo book project for charity by photographers Gabriella Rizzello and Murray Ballard. The book launch will be held on 2nd October 2010 5pm - 8pm at Marwood Studios Cafe, Brighton. you can order the book, or prints on the project site.

2010-09-27T14:59:00.004+01:00

Furniture perving for the new pad, Klassik Møbelkunst has some great pieces.including some stunning creations by Jens Risom.

2010-09-24T15:17:00.005+01:00

really want the new Guy Bourdin book "In Between" by Shelly Verthime.

2010-09-24T15:01:00.001+01:00

Beautiful shoot by Ville Varumo

2010-09-17T12:25:00.001+01:00

spray on fashion, by spanish designer Manel Torres at Imperial college. Clever stuff.

2010-09-10T15:46:00.005+01:00

everything looks good shot in slow motion, especially when spanking and riding crops are involved.
From the the fashion body series -Buttocks by Ruth Hogben

2010-09-06T19:12:00.003+01:00

Busy busy, hence the lack of posts. Annoyingly still mid house move, so no internet, but just moved into my new office space, which is pretty rad. and features an adorable misanthropic basset hound called floyd.

2010-09-06T18:28:00.002+01:00

Kodak’s first digital camera made by the Kodak Apparatus Division Research Laboratory in 1975.

It was a camera that didn’t use any film to capture still images – a camera that would capture images using a CCD imager and digitize the captured scene and store the digital info on a standard cassette. It took 23 seconds to record the digitized image to the cassette. The image was viewed by removing the cassette from the camera and placing it in a custom playback device. This playback device incorporated a cassette reader and a specially built frame store. This custom frame store received the data from the tape, interpolated the 100 captured lines to 400 lines, and generated a standard NTSC video signal, which was then sent to a television set.

via

2010-08-24T22:42:00.001+01:00

love this "charlatan martyr hustler" letterpress print by Joey Roth

2010-08-24T22:32:00.001+01:00

2010-08-24T22:18:00.001+01:00

FREEZE! edible gun ice-Lollies from Florian Jenett and Valentin Beinroth via

2010-08-24T21:58:00.003+01:00

It's been a while.

2010-08-04T20:41:00.003+01:00

got a few more mf rolls developed, the lab accidentally cross-processed my slide film, but i quite like it :-)

2010-07-27T11:41:00.002+01:00

Absolutely beautiful pinhole cameras fashioned from books,cigar boxes and cutlery cases on etsy. by engrained.

2010-07-22T09:32:00.002+01:00

smash his camera, great documentary about infamous pap Ron Galella, Directed by Leon Gast

2010-07-19T11:28:00.002+01:00

Artist Glitsh used morse code to tape the words ‘of’ and ‘sound’ onto a wall. The result: Wall of Sound 17. via

2010-07-19T11:21:00.002+01:00

Boats*Cars*Dollars*Girls*Helicopters*Jewellery*Skylines

Thomas Traum attempts to construct the most generic Rap video out of sourced fragments.

2010-07-19T11:20:00.002+01:00

chaps. Had an amazing day at the chap olympiad, looking forward to getting all the film developed, there were some great characters in attendance.

2010-07-14T23:03:00.004+01:00

a brilliant documentary series "family stuff" by photographers Huang Qingjun and Ma Hongjie.
A great breakdown and analysis of the project can be found here

2010-07-14T22:56:00.002+01:00

Nice work from David Benjamin Sherry.

2010-07-14T01:39:00.002+01:00

‘Coalition of the Willing’ has been Directed and produced by Knife Party, written by Tim Rayner and crafted by a network of 24 artists from around the world using varied and eclectic film making techniques. Collaborators include some of the world’s top moving image talent.

2010-07-08T18:41:00.000+01:00

2010-07-07T22:38:00.001+01:00

BIG BANG BIG BOOM
the latest wall-painted animation by BLU, a simply stunning amount of work.

2010-07-01T11:34:00.004+01:00

My friend Raquel has opened the doors on the bodyline website.
Go check it out.

BODYLINE is a brand that exists to redefine the bodysuit through a new approach to its aesthetic and function. Using angular cuts that focus on the creation of graphic yet feminine body shapes, the BODYLINE offers a reinvented contemporary bodysuit. The focus is on coupling modern design and technology with classic fabrics such as cashmere, silks and cottons in order to create unique garments that can be considered as both statement piece or an essential basic.

2010-06-30T23:40:00.001+01:00

emulsion lifts

2010-06-30T23:13:00.003+01:00

Paris et un peu de Londres

2010-06-30T11:28:00.000+01:00

cute work by Sandrine Estrade Boulet

2010-06-28T23:33:00.000+01:00

paris was bon.

2010-06-24T22:42:00.002+01:00

Apologies for lack of posts, i'm currently in paris at OFFF, i'll have plenty to put up when i get back!

2010-06-20T13:23:00.007+01:00

Downtown 81, a brilliant New York beat movie, with Jean Michel Basquiat and music from John Lurie; DNA, Tuxedomoon, the Plastics, Marvin Pontiac, Kenny Burrell, the Specials, Chris Stein, Melle Mel with Blondie, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, Vincent Gallo, Lydia Lunch, Steve French and Suicide. an amazing snapshot of no-wave post punk new york, following a fictional day in the life of Basquiat. I especially love debbie harry as the fairy princess. watch it!

2010-06-14T17:57:00.003+01:00

Pretty happy with the first couple of test rolls through the mamiya :-)

2010-06-10T19:56:00.003+01:00

In the spirit of the world cup, this is about as close as i come to paying any interest in football. Fabric balls series by KLAS ERNFLO

2010-06-09T22:46:00.006+01:00

A couple of test exposures from today's shoot with Johnny.
looking forward to getting the contact sheets back tomorrow!
Also started my moleskine photo project. you can see the first couple of pages on my tumblr or on my flickr. emulsion transfer is loads of fun.

2010-06-08T08:10:00.002+01:00

Teen and Transgender Comparative Study series by charlie white.

2010-06-07T23:46:00.020+01:00

The beginning of the end, self-aware ikea furniture.
Designer Adam Lassy created these self-perambulating portents of doom, as his thesis project at ITP.
They respond to the user’s presence and needs (that is until they decide to kill you in your sleep).
The table and chair have embedded robotics,enabling them to scuttle around the room like some kind of terrifying flat packed acid trip.
via

2010-06-06T17:57:00.001+01:00

photography by DANIEL EVERETT

2010-06-06T17:41:00.003+01:00

ryan whittier hale

2010-06-06T11:32:00.002+01:00

nice editorial work by Alice Rosati

2010-05-31T23:33:00.004+01:00

Dennis Hopper, not only an actor and hell-raising legend, but a great photographer too. rest in peace.

2010-05-31T23:07:00.003+01:00

i love the linework and energy in this work by Maarten Donders.

2010-05-31T22:58:00.002+01:00

Photos by Céline Clanet.

2010-05-31T22:50:00.002+01:00

Sewnnews: news sewn by Lauren DiCiocci. via

2010-05-25T23:52:00.007+01:00

the portrait machine project, aura polaroids.
from the site :

These portraits are made with a Polaroid aura camera developed in the 1970s by an American scientist in an attempt to record what a psychic might see. This project explores the idea that a portrait photograph can reveal an otherwise unseen and accurate insight into the subject's character.

In other words it's new age nonsense, but still an interesting concept purely on the merit of the photography.

2010-05-19T02:58:00.000+01:00

ROA at Factory Fresh, NYC

2010-05-13T15:43:00.003+01:00

finally getting around to scanning in some stuff from the zorki. the Kid busking with the uke was v cute.

2010-05-11T21:36:00.002+01:00

photographer Michael Corridore

2010-05-11T21:24:00.001+01:00

Nice work by Blastus, in Valencia

2010-05-07T15:07:00.007+01:00

nice shots from Yuanling Wang,chic tramps and Chinese cowboys
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2010-05-07T15:04:00.006+01:00

quick and dirty party portraits from my housemates birthday smash up :-)