Archive for Julho, 2011
You Are What You Eat – MARK MENJIVAR
Posted on Julho 26, 2011 - Filed Under Photography, Social | 5 Comments
You Are What You Eat, a project by Mark Menjivar, is a series of portraits made by examining the interiors of refrigerators in homes across the United States.
He explains about the project:
For three years I traveled around the country exploring food issues. The more time I spent speaking and listening to individual stories, the [...]
Lea Redmond – The World’s Smallest Postal Service
Posted on Julho 13, 2011 - Filed Under Creativity, Experience, Services, Social | 20 Comments
The WSPS began in 2008 as a quirky little social art project. Postmaster Lea Redmond sets up her tiny roaming office in cafes and shops in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond and offers a teeny tiny letter transcription service to passers-by. At these appearances the letters are transcribed by [...]
People Staring at Computers
Posted on Julho 8, 2011 - Filed Under Art, Digital Culture | Leave a Comment
Artist Kyle McDonald has created software which photographs people using public computers as part of his project ‘People Staring At Computers.’
McDonald’s ‘photographic intervention’ took place after he installed the software on public computers around New York – including the Apple store – over three days. Taking a photo every minute, the application collected over [...]
sebastian errazuriz: opera fireplace
Posted on Julho 1, 2011 - Filed Under Creativity, Design, Experience | 19 Comments
Opera fireplace is a new project created by Sebastian Errazuriz.
It is a hand-carved from 600 pounds of italian marble,this sculpture reproduces an opera stage complete with curtains, stage, floorboards and stairs, yet is also fully functional, designed to be installed in any house.
The fireplace comes equipped with several wooden figures and a scaffolding structure, constructed [...]