Leaving Your Mark | Offbeat Earth
april 2009 by infovore
"70 year-old Buddhist monk Hua Chi has been praying in the same spot at his temple in Tongren, China for over 20 years. His footprints, which are up to 1.2 inches deep in some areas, are the result of performing his prayers up to 3000 times a day. Now that he is 70, he says that he has greatly reduced his quantity of prayers to 1,000 times each day."
patina
wood
wearing
buddhism
prayer
repetition
april 2009 by infovore
Pulse Laser: The Utility of the Unfinished
march 2009 by infovore
"How finished an artefact is is an important indicator of its relationship to the world: not just an indication of where it is in its lifecycle, but also one that explains how it should be understood, and that opens a dialogue between the observer and the artefact." Me, on Pulse Laser, talking about unfinished states as conversation tools, amongst other things.
design
writing
wear
schulzeandwebb
dialogue
conversation
patina
unfinished
march 2009 by infovore
YouTube - Chairlift "Evident Utensil" OFFICIAL ISSUED VISUALS!! WATCH IN HD!!!
february 2009 by infovore
Music video actively exploiting compression artefacts. The transitions are striking; the reaction to something looking this supposedly broken is peculiarly visceral. Digital patina.
music
video
compression
degradation
wearandtear
patina
february 2009 by infovore
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