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20 Hz

…observes a geo-magnetic storm occurring in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Working with data collected from the CARISMA radio array and interpreted as audio, we hear tweeting and rumbles caused by incoming solar wind, captured at the frequency of 20 Hertz. Generated directly by the sound, tangible and sculptural forms emerge suggestive of scientific visualisations. As different frequencies interact both visually and aurally, complex patterns emerge to create interference phenomena that probe the limits of our perception…

(via ‘yacco vijn’)

m / 30-11-2011 12:20 - tags: , , , ,  

russian criminal tattoo archive

…this unique archive documents Russian criminals’ tattoos and their coded meanings. Included in the collection are more than three thousand tattoo drawings made by Danzig Baldaev during his time as a prison guard between 1948 and 1986. Tattoos were his gateway into a secret world in which he acted as ethnographer, recording the rituals of a closed society. The icons and tribal languages he documented are artful, distasteful, sexually explicit and provocative, reflecting as they do the lives and traditions of convicts. The accompanying photographs by Sergei Vasiliev act as an important counterpart to Baldaev’s drawings, providing photographic evidence of their authenticity, and allowing us a glimpse into this compelling and extraordinary world. In these incredible images the nameless bodies of criminals act as both a text and mirror, reflecting and preserving the ever-changing folklore of the Russian criminal underworld…

another interesting project from the makers of the sainsburys book posted a few days ago: fuel

m / 29-11-2011 16:07 - tags: , , ,  

pike the brave

perhaps mindless police violence will never go away but it could certainly get more difficult to get away with, thanks to the internet and the speed at which information is now shared

we now, at least, know the scumbags name and he most probably doesn’t feel too comfortable about the increased attention this amusing meme is drawing to his outrageous actions, fight violence with ridicule… nice

m / 23-11-2011 12:06 - tags: , , ,  

wheel of fortune

to give you an idea what i was talking about here, this is the object and the failed mission… (thanks to ‘inge’ for the candid footage)

m / 23-11-2011 10:39 - tags: ,  

das ventilator

looking for christmas present ideas? here’s a prototype for a new fan from royal steez spotted at a gallery in amsterdam this weekend, should be ready just in time for christmas, available in red black or white

m / 21-11-2011 10:16 - tags: , , ,  
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