While some go for larger we have been working on interaction, creating a connection from our physical space to the digital; literally. Here are some quick previews into work that is currently in process.

Credit to our partner and the team.

filming / degradation / post: cameron friedlander

music: roxy saint

Well ok this has nothing to do with photography (i'll admit to not updating this section in some time) but it brings together fashion, business, innovation, marketing, and agency life into one succinct presentation.

The premise is simple:

No copyright laws (in fashion): allow for greater creativity, stronger innovation, and greater return. F'ing brilliant.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html

There is something so intriguing about this Oscar nominated short film; does it really seem so unreal and cartoonish or is it freakishly familiar, so close to the world we live in today? This is our world...

by H5

It has been awhile since I have seen anything this advanced and precise with rotors (if ever), watching these aggressive flight tactics for a quadrotor / helicopter is an experience. I would encourage you to check out the vids below and take a look at the rest on YouTube. I need to get my dirty hands on a few of these; by few I mean 20.

PS I'm pretty sure they are self-aware and will soon be taking over the world. Was that a sign that said Skynet? In the corner there?

Aggressive Maneuvers for Autonomous Quadrotor Flight

Cooperative Grasping and Transport using Quadrotors

drool

Greg Kadel is no stranger to fashion photography, one visit to his website gives you an idea of his breadth and scope. These photos are striking, racy, and edgy; they remind me of a more provoking spread in POP magazine last year (I'll track it down).

The soft tones within the atmosphere coupled with innocence and piety, juxtaposed with the bold/raw outfits and makeup partnered with sexuality, create a duality that is loud and rebellious, and tame and conservative all at once. Great use of lighting, color, perceptive, and fashion. 

http://www.gregkadelstudios.com/women/

The Vulture

Standing in the ruins
Of another Black man's life,
or flying through the valley
They're separating day and night.
"I am death," cried the Vulture.
"For the people of the light."

Charon brought his raft
and came from the sea that sails on souls,
And saw the scavenger departing,
taking warm hearts to the cold.
He knew the ghetto was the haven
for the meanest creature ever known.

In a wilderness of heartbreak
and a desert of despair,
Evil's carrion of justice
shrieks a cry of naked terror.
He's taking babies from their momas
and leaving grief beyond compare.

So if you see the Vulture coming,
he's flying circles in your mind,
Remember there is no escaping
for he will follow close behind.
Only promised me a battle,
battle for your soul and mine.

He taking babies from their momas
And he's leaving
Leaving
Leaving
Leaving
Leaving

Some items need no introduction. I wish I had this sort of time.

Kentridge does many short animated films but it was his Black Box Chamber Noire installations that intrigued me the most. I can't find a YouTube video of that one specifically but you can get the idea from his Magic Flute series (Youtube author won't let me embed either, ARG. UPDATE and Posterous surprises me by auto jacking the embed code from YouTube anyway; take that).

I'm going to find a way to get this 3D digital diorama, with the odd toy mechanic, mixed with projection into a website; you heard it here first. This guy is fascinating (watched it live three times in a row).

http://moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/williamkentridge/

So this entire exhibit was pretty cool. I tend to just immediately toss out performance art as a bunch of BS; to be honest I have no idea why.

MoMA has a live performance of her current work going on which you can view and interact with here: 

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/marinaabramovic/

(She is challenging anyone from the audience to get up in that chair and sit and stare...yeah ok hmmm)

BUT

It was her previous work that was up on the 6th floor that I found so interesting, and perhaps for (or not) the reasons intended. When you enter the live exhibit it warns the users about nudity and such, in fact this warning is downstairs for all to see. So naturally there are gaggles of adolescent boys running around self-consciously looking at the, attractive, nude women throughout the exhibit. This juxtaposition of boys next to the, umm perhaps, self appointed art aware, creates an overall amusing experience. 

In one part of the exhibit you are "forced" to walk between a nude female and male; the idea here is that the space is so small you will, of course, rub against them as you go. As you watch people decide what it is they are going to do: watch, stare, go for it...you can see them trying to gather up their courage; you can't help but just notice how it is really the museum goers on display vs. the actual recreation of the installations. 

And in another hilarious moment there is a room with three videos containing nudity on one wall, while there are various pieces of information about past performances in the rest of the room: The center screen shows a voluptuous woman, on video loop, rubbing and bouncing her breasts (the angle of the camera is centered at chest level); this is something out of a Russ Meyer flick. To watch as goers crab about the room with side-long glances up at the center display (with the obvious erotic nature of the film) and trying to read the rest of informational pieces had me dying. Full disclosure: I actually did take the time to just stare at the damn film straight on, get that out of the way and move on.

It is worth going just to watch the people and perhaps take in an installation or two.

http://moma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/96

http://moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/965