Mature-age art that takes you back and forth in time: As Time Goes By. Portraits. By Barbara Davatz #photography #longterm

23. Februar 2016 von schall & rauch

A lot of times people, especially artists, set out on their little projects without really knowing where they’re headed. And sometimes, the beauty of their work is only recognisable after a long time has gone by. Such is the case with Barbara Davatz’s portraits of 12 couples, taken over a period of 32 years, from 1982 to 2014: „As Time Goes By“. Granted, the idea is not especially unique or original. It’s been done before and it will continue to […]

Kategorien: english, nachhaltiges, sehenswertes • Tags: history, people, photography, portrait, time

Eine Legende wird 100: Wie #Leica Kameras Geschichte in Bildern erzählen #bbc

27. Mai 2014 von schall & rauch

Wetzlar, 1914: Feinoptiker Oskar Barnack, geschätzter Mitarbeiter von Leitz Optik, entwickelt die erste kompakte Handkamera auf Basis von 35mm-Film. Die Leitz Camera, kurz Leica, ist geboren. Es dauert weitere 11 Jahre, bis die Kamera endlich in Produktion gehen kann. Ein paar viel zu einflussreiche Idioten hatten in der Zwischenzeit den Ersten Weltkrieg angezettelt und die ganze Welt in Chaos gestürzt. Und das leider nicht zum letzten Mal… Seit dieser Zeit haben Millionen von Leica-Linsen viele teils sogar historische Ereignisse beobachtet […]

Kategorien: deutsch, heldenhaftes, sehenswertes • Tags: bilder, camera, fotografie, geschichte, history, kamera, legende, leica, leitz, photography

Physics, #art and history: the Well-Tempered #Hygrometer – an #installation by Anna Kubelik

5. November 2013 von schall & rauch

Art exists within its own right. Art is not about function. Or is it? Anna Kubelik, a Berlin-based performative object and space artist seems intent on proving that it is or at least can be. Meet the Well-Tempered Hygrometer. This is not just any modern hygrometer with a digital display telling you about the relative humidity of air, so you know how to style your hair or if you should take an umbrella along, just in case. This amazing piece […]

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Oh, the #Farmer & the Cowman – Geographical #shelving for nerds #designed by Ron Arad

1. November 2013 von schall & rauch

Okay, I admit it. I was ignorant. I didn’t yet know that Ron Arad is a renowned if not even famous London-based Israeli industrial designer, architect and artist. Did you? Anyhoo, this piece of his is called „2009, Oh The Farmer & the Cowman Should Be Friends„. Don’t ask me why (he’s always been traumatised by the fact that farmers and cowmen don’t like each other? Which poses another question: Why would he think that?) but it’s a pretty cool […]

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