Thursday, May 31, 2012
Amazing Book Waterfalls In Spain, Each made of 5000 Books
Artist Alicia Martin's tornado of books shoot out a window like a burst of water from a giant hose. The Spain-based artist's sculptural installation at Casa de America, Madrid depicts a cavalcade of books streaming out of the side of a building. The whirlwind of literature defies gravity and draws attention with its grandeur size. There have been three site-specific installations, thus far, of the massive sculptural works in this series known as Biografias, translated as Biographies, that each feature approximately 5,000 books sprawled out around and atop one another.
Martin's giant book structures give life to the inanimate objects filled with knowledge. By constructing the curving towers with a rather free and disheveled exterior, while maintaining a sturdy core, the books' loose pages are free to blow and rustle in the wind, allowing the piece to be further animated. Take a look at the short video, below, to see the piece in motion.
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Mother Falcon Vs. Researchers
It's not an easy task to band baby falcons when the mother falcon is flying around.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Fox Stuck in Mud Rescued
This adorable young fox cub made a not exactly clean escape from a spot of bother when he was hauled from a building site caked in mud. The four-month-old fox was rescued from an urban building site near London's Canary Wharf, where he had been spotted in a deep muddy hole with no chance of escape. And far from being just having muddy paws or a light covering of dust, the hapless animal was completely covered in a thick layer of dried sludge from head to foot.
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Car Poolers in Mexico by Alejandro Cartagena
Living and working in Mexico, photographer Alejandro Cartagena investigates many social issues through his documentary photography projects. His recent series, Car Poolers, features overhead portraits of workers in Mexico catching a ride to work on the back of a truck. Some riders are camouflaged into the scenes while others stand out against the solid color backdrop of the truck bed.
Cartagena shows the workers surrounded by job-specific supplies, including wheel barrels, buckets, and power tools, which sparks a curiosity about the history of the people, where they are going, and their areas of expertise.
The project is a look into the overgrowth issues in Mexico, where communities continue to expand farther and farther away from the main city, without being connected to proper public transportation. Cartagena says, “Even though these workers are not conscious of the ecological impact they have by traveling this way as they are doing it to save time and money, they are a silent contributor to the preservation of our city and planet.”
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