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can you ‘inburgeren’?

foreign nationals wishing to reside in the netherlands are now required to take an exam called ‘the civic integration exam’ whereby they learn the language and are taught details about the culture, laws, how to make cheese and wear clogs, etc. etc.

american photgrapher and friend paul scott is currently enjoying the fun of ‘inburgeren’ himself and is also making a series of portraits of other ‘inburgeraars’ if you know anyone who would be interested in taking part in his project, paul would love to hear from you…

m / 06-11-2009 14:27

the finger

‘…When Michael Wolf and I first sat down to discuss the images contained in this book, Wolf pointed out one shot in particular. Like the photographer in Michelangelo Antonioni?s classic film Blow Up, Wolf had found himself working late in the studio one night, going over a batch of recent photos from Chicago. The photos were of buildings, of course?very large buildings, with lots of windows, like J. G. Ballard?s high-rise. At some point in the evening, Wolf zoomed in randomly on one of the windows while scanning the image for flaws. But he noticed something: there was a man in the photograph?and he was giving Wolf the finger.’

photographer michael wolf produces some very intriguing and voyeuristic imagery

m / 05-11-2009 13:44 - tags: ,  

downhill neon video game

a bunch of skateboarders playing human tetris(tip via ‘uwe’)

m / 05-11-2009 13:38

noble man

i just revisited the fabulous SVA archive (see earlier post today) and found this stunning poster by designer ‘heinz edelman’ the whole series was made in just two days and they look amazing, timeless and contemporary (if that’s possible)

i happen to know edelman’s daughter (valentine) who once told me that when she was very young the beatles actually came round to have tea at their house, because they wanted her father to make the animation for their new film ‘yellow submarine’… heinz eventually said ‘yes’ and the rest… is history

m / 04-11-2009 20:34

highbrow

high quality, low volume publishing house ‘nobrow’ have just released their second self-titled edition, featuring amongst others ‘blexbolex’ and ‘pietari posti’

m / 04-11-2009 20:15
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