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December 29, 2003 bloom permalink
posted by bev
 "Bloom: mutation, toxicity and the sublime" is a new exhibition in New Zealand that "explores art that has been made in relation to the impact of scientific experimentation on nature and human consciousness, and its representation in literature and film. The exhibition features 13 leading contemporary artists who respond to today's compelling and anxiety inducing issues of toxic environmental change, genetic engineering, mutation and the development of cybernetics." December 26, 2003 transfigure permalink
posted by bev
 TRANSFIGURE is a new exhibition that "explores transformations of perception, body, movement, space and landscape to reveal tensions and wonder between technology and nature, identity and image." i got to experience Char Davies' Osmose and Ephémère - a very rare opportunity - and they are literally breathtaking. you navigate a very ethereal world via your body movements and breathing. i'd fly to austrailia to do it again and you should too. other artists in the show include Ian Andrews, Drew Berry, Paul Brown, Ed Burton, Justine Cooper, Chris Cunningham, Gina Czarnecki, Robert Gligorov, selectparks, Steina, Stelarc, Mike Stubbs, Tamas Waliczky, and Vikki Wilson. December 23, 2003 hair permalink
posted by bev
 the bare truth about hair is that hairlessness is a more evolved trait of human beings. but when and why did we start to evolve from the hairy ape to the naked human? there are two theories: either for cooling purposes or hygiene reasons. the more modern basis for hair and hairlessness is sex. with so much obsession with hair, why hasn't the hair gene been found yet? [ via ] December 22, 2003 spitzer-lishious permalink
posted by bev
 the shiny new infrared telescope previously mentioned has been named Spitzer Space Telescope and has captured some very magnificent shots that was not possible to achieve before. December 18, 2003 bisexual butterfly permalink
posted by bev
 the mimetic butterfly Papilio Memnon, aka The Great Mormon, is known for having a variation of characteristics. there is only one male form but the female comes in many forms, even having male characteristics. a "bisexual" one was bred recently. it probably resembles this one, which is an aberrant male cuz it has the white and red spots only known to be on females. it also looks like it has a bigger abdomen, another trait for females. December 17, 2003 sister coral permalink
posted by bev
 adding to the expanding list of human homology that includes bacteria, corn, worms, fruitflies, rodents, is coral which shares 90% of its genes with us, 10% of that not found in the fruitfly or the nematode worm. this suggests that our origins are not just vertebrate-specific. December 15, 2003 nano permalink
posted by bev
 i went to the opening of *nano* at LACMA last friday and really enjoyed it. the nano installation itself was beautifully constructed with molecular walls and ceilings, as if you are in nano space. you can use your shadow to push the virtual shapes around and distort them in real-time. all the projects are very participatory. one project they seem to have forgotten to list on their website is Steven Schkolne's really cool project that you can use tongs and this block tool to build bucky ball inspired structures, flipping it around, adding points, pulling points, etc. December 14, 2003 non standard permalink
posted by bev
 *non standard architectures* is a new exhibition of experimental projects at the pompidou in paris. architecture is going digital and these projects hint at it. exhibiting projects by asymptote, dECOi architects, DR_D, greg lynn FORM, KOL/MAC studio, kovac architecture, NOX, objectile, oosterhuis.nl, R&Sie, servo, UN studio. [via] December 12, 2003 rib cage permalink
posted by bev
 this is an x-ray of tight-lacer Catherine Jung's altered rib cage while wearing a corset. she holds the guinness record for having the "smallest waist on a living person". December 10, 2003 more weird trees permalink
posted by bev
 ok, everyone's doing it and it's hard to resist not passing these on. here are even more photos of trees doing weird things and people doing it to trees. almost all of these were culled from posts in the organism list that i'm on. also see my previous post on tree art. my favorites are still the beautiful photography of Yuri Dojc that Xeni posted on boingboing. graveyard | ulmus | deep | acacia | pedestal | buddha 1 | buddha 2 | buddha 3 | buddha 4 | buddha 5 | lined | wired | stoned | stonewalled | basket | crutched | valve | cast aside | piped | rested | warehoused | fenced | cabled | handrailed | raked | pulleyed | framed | posted | bent | sledge-hammered | chained | wheeled | driven | pilaster | cemented | crossed | chewed | automobile | spread December 9, 2003 phobias permalink
posted by bev
 according to new research, fear of new things [neophobia] shortens life. thankfully, i think i have an obsession with new things. but i do find some phobias interesting: phobophobia - fear of fearalso, National Geographic has a new series on phobias. December 8, 2003 floo permalink
posted by bev
 floo is one of many procedural programs that golan levin makes. you can play with a more simple version, which does not seem to compare. December 5, 2003 oldest penis permalink
posted by bev
 a five-millimetre-long fossil of an arthropod that existed 425 million years ago newly named Colymbosathon ecplecticos, for "amazing swimmer with a large penis," was found recently. it is proclaimed to be the oldest male fossil ever found. the researchers used a "shave and photograph" technique to create a virtual model of the fossil, layer by layer. it has limbs for swimming and scavenging for food along the ocean floor. December 3, 2003 material convergence permalink
posted by bev
 the convergence of solar cells, computer chips, and LED lighting is now possible. after applying this new material into solar cells in the lab, the engineers at Ohio State U converted light into electricity at 17% efficiency (whatever that means) and created LEDs on silicon substrates comparable to the current versions of the super bright LEDs. [via] Because III-V materials absorb and emit light much more efficiently than silicon, these materials could bridge the gap between traditional silicon computer chips and light-related technologies, such as lasers, displays, and fiber optics.December 2, 2003 [sub]cutaneous age permalink
posted by bev
 carry your passport in your iris scan 'em when they're young keep the terrorists away from our goods pay with your skin more more more |
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