NUMBER EIGHTY FOUR.
May06
This installation by Karl Kliem combines six speakers and six fluorescent tubes beautifully…
NUMBER FIFTY TWO.
March24
If you’re a Sydney-sider and haven’t as yet been to the MCA to see Olafur Eliasson’s exhibition Take Your Time, shame on you! But you still have time to redeem yourself, as the exhibition continues until April 11 and will only set you back fifteen dollars (or even less if you’re a student).
From the glowing yellow room Room For One Colour to 360 Degree Room For All Colours, a ten-metre circular enclosure bathing the viewer in every tone of the spectrum, Eliasson’s body of work explores the play between light and shadow, transparency and reflection. Individual works find inspiration in the distinctive landscape of Eliasson’s ancestral country, Iceland, and constantly invite us to become active agents in the interactive pieces, rather than passive observers.
NUMBER THIRTY NINE.
December06
The Parisians are really getting into the Christmas spirit this year, with a festive themed installation by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac on the facade of their second-oldest department store the Bazaar de l’Hotel de Ville (or BHV as the locals call it). And a fluorescent lighting display just wouldn’t be complete without Beth Ditto now, would it?
Found via The Cool Hunter
For Sony’s latest ad campaign the decision was made to turn the campaign’s attention away from colour to focus on sound. To demonstrate this, Seydisfjordur, a small village in Iceland, was filled with speakers and music from the likes of Death In Vegas, Bob Dylan and the Guillemots was played into it for a week…
