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Month: November 2013

Little People in Paris: 5 Tiny Street Art Scenes by Slinkachu

The tiny figures of Slinkachu play out surreal scenarios ranging from dramatic to comedic, all against the backdrop of life-sized props that seem giant by comparison. His latest set of little ...

Secret Cities: Capturing Hidden Abandoned Places on Film

Just beyond all of the noise and activity of daily urban life is a secret world of forgotten spaces which are nearly always dank and dusty, but often surprisingly beautiful. Photographer Andrew ...

Origami-Inspired Architecture: 14 Geometric Structures

For all the effort, skill and time it takes to produce a typical work of origami, the result can be ephemeral, limited by the delicate nature of  paper. But apply the same techniques and visuals ...

Real Life Instagram: Street Views Framed with Colored Filters

Instagram is both broadly adopted and heavily criticized for the faux-vintage filter options provided to users, providing opportunities for aptly-timed and well-executed spoofs like this project. ...

Landing Stripped: 8 Grounded & Abandoned Spaceships

If abandoned spaceships weren't so hard to find (please don't look for any in Antarctica), we wouldn't have to make them for movies, TV, art or just for fun. ...

POD in Singapore: High-Class Hostel Meets Capsule Hotel

Full of small surprises, this minimalist modern urban retreat blends elements of a free-for-all hostel of bunk beds for college backpackers and high-end hotels catering to business ...

Amphitheater of the Dead: Hong Kong Hillside Cemeteries

This terraced structure is not the remains of some ancient amphitheater, but a metropolis of the dead that's just as dense as that of the living city of Hong Kong. It's this ancient, ruinous feel ...

Strung Along: Twine Guides Visitors Through Abandonments

Acting as a minimalist and silent tour guide, lengths of black yarn were carefully suspended to direct guests along a route through the broken walls of a deserted series of tightly-packed ...

Blanking Banksy: Artists & City Paint Over Pricey NYC Graffiti

Banksy is an artist with the rare power to make walls more valuable after he has vandalized them, which some then seek to alter or  destroy and others fight to protect and save. The ...

The Fabric of Guilt: Photorealistic Woven Textile Mug Shots

The cringeworthy moment at which one's accused guilt is captured forever (and often disseminated on the internet) results in a telling portrait of the subject. Mug shots reveal the emotions, ...

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