Dark Room: Mist

Lovely misty photos by Sergey Neamoscou. Perfect for chill gloomy autumn weather.

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These are distorted photos of cities like Paris and London. Very interesting technique.

Now you just need depressive music and two blankets over your cold body to totally get into it.

More on his Flickr: /neamoscou/

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Gallery: On Screen

Diana Thater is an LA artist who works with screens (TV monitors, DVD monitors, projections...). She also writes essays, films documentaries... 

I haven't posted about videos for some time, so this is perfect. Take a look at some installations I like the most.

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'The Best Space Is The Deep Space'

'Perpetual Motion Two'

'Foam'

 

'California Video', 'Surface Effect' (2 video monitors) & 'Continuously Only' (9 video monitors)

'Blue Green Yellow Suns'

'The Best Outside Is The Inside'

'White Is The Color'

'Moonlight Blue Room'

 I guess you could stop and think about every one of them. For now, I think I get three of them.

More on the web-site: www.thaterstudio.com

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Cro: Put

Today's post is about an exhibition in the Klovićevi Palace Gallery, Zagreb, 'Ovo (ni)je moj svijet'-'This is (not) my world'. My fav series from the exhibition are 'Put' by Jasenko Rasol. He photographed his son on their hikings, documenting changes and constants through years.

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You can see the exhibition for free til 4th Octobar.

(Photo source: tportal.hr)

About 'This is (not) my world': ovo-nije-moj-svijet

Rasol's portfolio: jasenko-rasol

If you click on the photo source you can also read a lovely artical about the series (in Croatian).

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Dark Room: Ultra Violet

Ultra violet flower rapsody.

All photos by me.

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Runway: Lady From The Past

Vintage Zagreb Festival, taking place in Zagreb at the moment, inspired me to make a post about a young lady who would very much enjoy and contribute to this event. This Londoner runs a fashion blog 'Hackney Rose Vintage'. She wears mostly vintage clothes, creating 1920s-1970s looks.

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My favorites are 1950s and 1960s looks. Also, I love how she pays attention to details and hair. I probably wouldn't dare to walk around dressed like this, but for a theme party or something - here's who you should copy! ;-)

You can follow her blog: www.hackneyrose.co.uk

P.S. If you're in Zagreb this week, visit Vintage Zagreb in the evening ;-) 

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Dark Room: About Long Exposure

A while ago I've been pretty obsessed with long exposure. This man is a master at it. A Russian photographer based in New York, Alexey Titarenko.

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It seems to me that people are just there to fill the space, to complete it. Because the Earth is primary, not people. Humans are just one form of creatures inhabiting that space. We are giving ourselves more attention and importance than we deserve.

Visit Titarenko's web-page for more: alexeytitarenko.com

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Wallpaper: Night Sky Candle

Warning! I'm so bored I'm trying some DIY. Those things always look so cool and simple, but when you're finished it's not as half as cool. But maybe you're better in this then I am, and your Night Sky works out just terrific.

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How to make it:

Draw a town with interesting skyline. It doesn't have to be brilliant, just a sketch. Then find thick paper and place it under the drawing. Be careful: mine was not thick enough which caused some problems like shape deformation and tearing, but it should be thin enough to let you pierce a needle through it. Then just follow the skyline with the needle.

Make holes in the "sky" too. My paper was too thin so very close skyline holes where not good. The paper tore. I fixed it with scotch tape (on what I decided to be the inner side). The point is: use thin paper, or don't make holes so close together.

This is how it looks like at this stage (left-the inner side, right-the outside):

Then find a candle with big flame and measure your paper according to it. The "stars" should be in level but far enough from the flame. Cut it and link the ends with scotch tape.

Place the candle inside and... that's it!

Mine's fine. It looks nice in the dark, but you can tell it's DIY. I hope you'll do better.

All photos are mine.

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Dark Room: Bye-Bye Summer

Summer is slowly slipping away. Photos by Al Bowler.

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I'm not ready yet for obligations and early mornings, but I'm looking forward to colder weather, lectures and seasonal food.

 Summer is still my favorite season.

Photos by Al Bowler: /alexbowler/

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