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Observations of the Lazarus Reflex in Egyptian Mummies

We have all seen the standard mummy coffin like the one above ever since we were little kids. When you look at the coffin compared to what we bury our dead in today there is of course the differences of the jewels and the whole face carving on the mummy coffin but what is also different is the way the corpse is positioned, with the arms across the chest.

The difference in corpse arm placement might seem insignificant, but it’s little differences in past cultures that reveal other things about them.

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Beautiful Destruction: Photos By Alan Sailer

Engineer/artist/inventor Alan Sailer is our type of guy. By day he’s an engineer but by night he’s a highly creative and innovative high-speed photographer. With a high-speed flash and photo rig which he designed himself Read more »

Vintage.Gif

Vintage.Gif is a project where we use old multilens film cameras to generate animated gifs. When the oldest form of internet video, the gif, mixes with film we generate video similar to Eadweard Muybridge‘s animal locomotion. Like Muybridge, we use independent lenses but instead of using multiple cameras we use cameras with multiple lenses. The two cameras used in the animations below are done with a Read more »

Kurt Go Bang

It was 18 years ago today Kurt Cobain killed himself. So now that he can buy cigarettes in the after life we thought we would celebrate by reading his suicide note. Ever read one before? No? well it’s your lucky day then. [full text below] Read more »

Full Album Stream: Mock Suns – Here Nor There

Mock Suns is an airy lo-fi drone pop three-piece from Philadelphia that has a sound perfect for the background of a summer day. They have been doing some unique things to promote their fourth coming album ‘Here Nor There’ which we’re lucky enough to have this exclusive stream of. Read more »

Guilty People Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

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Ricardo Leite: Merger of Analog and Digital

Ricardo Leite knows just how to merge analog and digital. He is a Barcelona-based artist who has a compelling and unique style. Visually his pieces rang from the ultra complex to the simplistic with both carrying the same large impact. What we find most interesting is his film photo warping. Read more »

ALIENS OF EARTH

It been over 30 years since Voyager 1 and 2 left earth never to return. Attached on it’s back was a golden record containing the ultimate mixtape of music and photos as a friendly gift from humans to what ever may find it.
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Bernardí Roig

Bernardí Roig has just the right amount of weird darkness to his work. He is a modern multimedia artist who explores moods of loneliness, desire, death and immortality. Originally a sketch artist, Roig went on to explore sculpture, photography, and video to create what is now being referred to as the new conceptual minimalism. The human figure is the conceptual center of his work, what he calls his solitary man. These are casts of real people combined with light in a variety of ways. Read more »

Artist Closeup: Bradley Douglas Jordan

Bradley Douglas Jordan is a designer we’ve been keeping an eye on for awhile and now he’s turning some heads in the fashion industry. His unique style has personality and makes a point. We were lucky to catch up with him through Skype while he was in the studio working hard to get ready for his show this weekend called LOVE + ROCK & ROLL. Read more »