"The Eternal Frame is an examination of the role that the media plays in the creation of (post) modern historical myths. For T.R. Uthco and Ant Farm, the iconic event that signified the ultimate collusion of historical spectacle and media image was the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. The work begins with an excerpt from the only filmed record of Kennedy's assassination: Super-8 footage shot by Abraham Zapruder, a bystander on the parade route."
also other really interesting film by same group + Alva Altos Doc is worth watching
http://www.tarynsimon.com/works_innocents.php
The Innocents documents the stories of individuals who served time in prison for violent crimes they did not commit. At issue is the question of photography's function as a credible eyewitness and arbiter of justice.
"German designer Markus Kayser has built a 3D-printing machine that uses sunlight and sand to make glass objects in the desert"
An excessive use of the laser cutter but incredible:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663306/the-worlds-most-complex-architecture-cardboard-columns-with-16-million-facets#1
Some essential viewing on BBC's iplayer, relating to sculpture.
romancing the stone: the golden ages of british sculpture
Thanks Eman!
For me, architecture gets really exciting when people start borrowing technologies from other disciplines, and incorporate them into projects. This japanese company has milled an aluminium motorbike helmet from a solid block of aluminium on their dynamic 5 axis machine- pretty sweet motion, and hopefully a flavour of things to come in the B... a lot of ally swarf left over though..
Posted on
February 18, 2011
