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Artist and photographer, Richard Mosse, is no stranger to The Fox Is Black: Bobby covered his work over a year ago. But, as of September this year, the culmination of his two year stint in the Congo has been released. Titled The Enclave, it puts an otherworldly twist on the conflict happening there, as well as any preconceptions you might have previously had towards war.

There’s no “easy” way to sum up the conflict that has been waging for years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In fact, as I’ve quickly come to learn during my research, I could spend this entire article (and many more) trying to paint the picture… Yet, to properly convey the extent of Mosse’s project, some sort of context is necessary. So, let’s dig in: over the past 15-or-so years, the Congo has been left devastated by various armed groups waging war. The real tragedy lies in the perishing innocent lives who suffer hunger and disease as a direct result of the conflict. Just how many deaths, you ask? Over five million. Five. Million. The next time you gloat over a spoiled meal or missing the bus, just remember that toll and relish in the fact that you live somewhere not blighted by warfare. Journalists and photographers have devoted careers to reporting the injustice here. Mosse is one of said photographers, yet his approach quite literally draws from an entirely different palette.

Through the use of a discontinued Kodak infrared film, Mosse has documented the war and presented to us an entirely different Congo. His work invites the viewer to reinterpret their perception of the fight occurring there. Aerochrome infrared film, developed in the 40s by the U.S. Military, was used to detect camouflage. The Enclave exemplifies how effective this film is at detecting what would otherwise be undetectable. Through Mosse’s interpretation, the viewer is able to also sense feelings perhaps previously unfelt. Pictures of rape, menacing generals, haunting child-soldiers, or even slain bystanders is sadly photographic material that we’re all to familiar with. But never have these characters or situations been placed so blatantly in front of us to perceive. Juxtaposed in stark contrast to a sea of pink, you can’t help but view the conflict differently, to dig a little deeper and think about the people who suffer and take part within it. It’s brilliant (in conception), haunting (in the subject matter), and beautiful (aesthetically)—all at the same time.

The Enclave, as a whole, consists of a 240 page monograph (that I highly recommend picking up; it’s wonderful to the touch and beautiful to the eye) and accompanying documentary, which premiered at the 55th Venice Biennale. Creatively, I walk away from this series thinking that a simple switch in medium can make all the difference. Through doing so, Mosse reminds me that art has the potential to inject shifting points of view and act as a catalyst for change. I hope that Mosse’s Enclave reaches many eyes and changes more minds, for I believe it has the power to achieve the aforementioned. I, for one, will never think of the Congo the same.

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Sebastian Kalwak studied Faculty of Design at Darmstadt University. When we came across his Diploma Project ‘Artifacts’ we were immediately hooked to his minimalistic illustrations. We asked him to answer some questions in an interview with drawings and we really enjoy the simple yet heartwarming outcome. But check it out yourself.

How do you feel today?

What do you do in your spare time?

What’s your secret passion?

What’s your favorite spot?

Your latest genius idea?

How does the source of inspiration look like?

Who’s your childhood hero?

How do you picture us?

All images © Sebastian Kalwak

Namib Desert / October 5, 2013

Ganges’ dazzling delta / July 31, 2009

Scandinavian snows / February 1, 2013

Mississippi River Delta / May 25, 2012

Clearwater Lakes, Canada / May 17, 2013

Peruvian landscape / July 4, 2013

Plentiful plankton / September 14, 2009

Swirling cloud art in the Atlantic Ocean / June 11, 2010

Agricultural crops in Aragon and Catalonia / November 26, 2010

Though I don’t have a homepage set, the first page in my daily rounds is always the Astronomy Picture of the Day (site currently down), a website launched by NASA and the Michigan Technological University way back in 1995, a nearly continous publication run of 18 years. Unfortunately due some minor, uhm, budget cuts in the U.S. government, all NASA websites are currently down due to a crushing 97% cut in workforce, including the humble Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Luckily there’s at least one space agency still publishing photos of space (and space from Earth), the European Space Agency. The ESA has an incredible Observing the Earth archive that’s updated every week and each satelitte image is usually accompanied by a brief essay to explain a bit about what you’re looking at. Collected here are some of my favorite images from the last few years taken with too many different satellites to mention, and you can search photos back through 2005 here. (via Devid Sketchbook)

Une étude scientifique américaine a démontré que les mouches mâles repoussées sexuellement par les femelles sont plus attirées par les aliments contenant de l'alcool que les autres.

edlorado: Οlaf Βreuning - we are such animals (2005)

Marlon Brando taking a break on the set of The Ugly American, 1962.

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Disquiet Luxurians by Emilie Grenier This cool conceptual work is a creation of the recent graduate of MA Textile Futures at Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design in London, Emilie Grenier. Oscillating between fashion, design and textile, her works become a small, austere, but beautiful pieces of art. "Disquiet Luxurians explores alternative trends for the production and consumption of rare and luxurious objects. This has led me to propose a new definition of the current state of luxury, one which (re)places most emphasis on meaning, craft and provenance. The resulting collection focuses on the material feldspar - the world's most prevalent mineral which makes up 60% of the Earth's crust. In designing a scenario in which it gains uniqueness, I have transformed this otherwise meaningless rock into a series of Post-luxurian artifacts, and in doing so challenged the gilded concept of rarity." Words: Emilie Grenier, Thisispaper Photography: Tristan Thomson   

the show's namesake 'extreme measures' is a succinct characterization of burden's prolific, 40-year career: pushing material, object, and body to their maximum allowance and studying the aftermath.

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3 Novembre - 3 octobre

Affiche face A - Roope Eronen

Affiche face B - Roope Eronen

La nouvelle édition de fanzines ! 3ème du nom débutera officiellement ce jeudi avec l’expo inventaire 2013 à la médiathèque Marguerite Duras et se poursuivra jusqu’au 3 novembre avec cette année un programme copieux. Je ne vais pas tout vous détailler. J’essaierais d’annoncer au fur et a mesure les exposition et autre événements. Sachez que j’ai pris part à l’organisation du salon en compagnie de l’équipe de papier gaché. Je me réjouis donc de vous croiser ce
jeudi soir à la médiathèque.

INVENTAIRE 2013
Fanzines & graphzines

Comme chaque année à l’occasion du festival, de nombreuses structures sont sollicitées par un appel à participation. Ils ont envoyé leurs productions qui seront présentées dans le cadre de cette exposition : colonne vertébrale du projet du festival. Cet accrochage propose un panorama annuel qui montre la richesse et le dynamisme de cette partie souterraine de l’édition et présente un état des lieux de la production, révélateur de ses évolutions éditoriales et esthétiques.

Plus de 700 fanzines et graphzines en provenance du monde entier : Mexique, d’Italie, des États-Unis, du Portugal, de Chine, de Corée du Sud, d’Espagne, du Brésil, du Royaume Uni, du Canada, d’Argentin,de Slovaquie, d’Allemagne, de Suède, du Chili, de Suisse, de Taïwan, de Colombie, de Croatie, de Belgique, d’Australie, du Danemark, des Philippines, de Pologne, de Turquie, du Pérou, du Liban, de Bolivie, …

Ces publications viendront grossir le fonds de la Médiathèque Marguerite Duras. Un fonds public inédit car il est le plus important en France dans un lieu grand public. Les publications seront directement disponibles au prêt un fois l’exposition achevée.

Accrochage d’œuvres de :

— Julia Boehme ( Allemagne )
— Paolo Cataneo ( Italie )
— Angela Dalinger ( Allemagne )
— Kinrisu ( USA )
— Paul Loubet ( France )
— Julie Michelin ( France )
— Hugo Ruyant ( France )

Vernissage : Jeudi 3 octobre 19 h 30

3 octobre – 3 novembre
MÉDIATHÈQUE MARGUERITE DURAS
115 rue de Bagnolet - Paris 20
M° : Alexandre Dumas

Après le vernissage de l’expo venez vous relaxer dans une ambiance confortable à l’écoute de musiques exotiques et décontractées.

CANAPÉS PARTY

LIVE :

Kinrisu { Usa - Paris } — Psyché-folk

SELECTORS :

- Dj Bonjour
- Dj Alfred Hitchcock magazine
Rumba Congolaise, Lounge Bollywood, Doo wop, Country,
Cha cha, Chicha, Cumbia, Opérette libanaise, Electro africaine, …

Jeudi 3 oct. — 21h — 4h00
GAMBETTA CLUB
104 rue de Bagnolet - Paris 20
M° Alexandre Dumas

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Demain sera disponible aussi le journal du festival, un gratuit de 32 page. Au sommaire bd et dessin issu de l’underground.

Le site du festival

Yassine

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Robin Davey, master of seamless, detailed and quirky animated illustrations. I could sit watching the same three seconds for hours on end hypnotised by the repetitiveness of it all.

As well as producing quirky animated gifs he’s also turns his hand to more traditional short animations for commercials, apps and games.

I love this short video showing a still frame break down for work he did on The Tate Movie Project.

Gesaffelstein‘s “Hate or Glory” gets a violent, greed-fueled video. Directed by Fleur&Manu. Preoder his new upcoming album “ALEPH“  Keep on reading


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the repeated casting of the figure creates indistinguishable variations of the familiar toy.

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Travel Etiquette © // South Africa - JoBurG - Jeppe Street bound with @artcomesfirst @thebkcircus @travisgumbs #traveletiquette #vscocam

Haus in Schwarz (House in Black) was a 2008 public art piece by artists Erik Sturm und Simon Jung (previously) in the city center of Möhringen, Germany. The piece was meant as a farewell to the building which was slated for demolition, with the matte black paint acting as a sort of final curtain to an exterior that had recently been used by numerous street artists, shown above. Does anyone know what occupies the space today?

Update: After demolition, the owner, art gallery manager Karin Abt-Straubinger built a new gallery (but the House in Black still haunts Google Maps). Thanks Gerhard.

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