William Eggleston is an American photographer and one of the most influential photographers of the latter half of the 20th century, widely credited with pioneering fine art color photography in his iconic depictions of the American South. Eggleston’s initial style was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and Walker Evans.
Photographs: © Eggleston Artistic Trust
To see more Eggleston’s work, visit: http://www.egglestontrust.com/
KINETIC AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE
BY CHRISTOPHER BAUDER AND ROBERT HENKE
COMMISSIONED BY THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS LYON
Deep Web from Robert Henke on Vimeo.
Kazuo Ohno, was a Japanese dancer and one of the pioneers of Butoh (“dance of utter darkness), the influential Japanese dance-theater form. With its playful and grotesque imagery, taboo topics, characters with whitened faces, its slow movements and physical distortions, Butoh was a reaction in part to the horrors World War II.
Ohno’s solo performances were irresistibly powerful. A humanist, he communicated the themes of the form through recognisable characters, most often flamboyantly female.
Ohno had continued to perform beyond his 100th year, until his death in 2010 at the age of 103.
Photo by Eikoh Hosoe
Photo by Eikoh Hosoe
A jug of wine among flowers
I drink alone, for there’s no companion.
I raise the cup and invite the moon,
With my shadow we become three.
Of course the moon does not understand drinking;
The shadow purposelessly traces my body.
But I accompany the moon and the shadow anyway
The pursuit of pleasures must continue until the spring.
The moon wanders as I sing;
The shadow rattles when I dance.
Still sober, we share our joys;
After drunk, each goes its way.
Permanently joined for feelingless journeys–
Perhaps to the remote Milky Way.
-by 李 白 (Li Bai) (701-762)
tr Burton Watson, 1986
On July 3, 1971, 27-year-old The Doors frontman Jim Morrison was found dead in the bathtub of his Paris apartment.
Milan artist Biancoshock has turned abandoned manholes of Lodi, Italy into cozy minuscule homes. These secret rooms complete with wallpaper, shower unit, kitchen utensils and hanging artwork. This installation, entitled “Borderlife” is the artist’s effort to draw attention to the extreme living condition many people are forced to endure. An example of inspiration is Bucharest, after the fall of Romania’s communist party in 1989, over 600 people now living underground in the city’s sewer system.
“If some problems can not be avoided, make them comfortable.” – Biancoshock
Image Courtesy @ http://www.biancoshock.com/
