TREADMILL

Gerhard Richter, Ruhrtalbrucke (Ruhrtal Bridge)
1969, Oil on Canvas  

 who are you going to be when all this clay flowing through you has
finally become
form, and you catch a glimpse of yourself at daybreak,
...what was it you were told to
accomplish?

- Jorie Graham, Treadmill.

MESOPOTAMIA

Translated from the ancient greek term mesopotamia, 'between two rivers' the sculptural vessels by amsterdam-based designer siba sahabi makes the connection between this ancient land - located between the rivers - with its pottery innovations and western ceramics culture which developed through these new technologies. a circular, ribbed finish is one of the distinguishing characteristics of minyan ware which reflects its production process on a potter’s turntable.although the turntable no longer plays a significant role in the production of modern large-scale pottery today, the appearance of 
hand-turned ceramics is often imitated by producing circular shapes with fine ridges.

599 + 603

Bunker 599 + 603

This project lays bare two secrets of the New Dutch Waterline (NDW), a military line of defence in use from 1815 until 1940 protecting the cities of Muiden, Utrecht, Vreeswijk and Gorinchem by means of intentional flooding.


A seemingly indestructible bunker with monumental status is sliced open. The design thereby opens up the minuscule interior of one of NDW’s 700 bunkers, the insides of which are normally cut off from view completely. In addition, a long wooden boardwalk cuts through the extremely heavy construction. It leads visitors to a flooded area and to the footpaths of the adjacent natural reserve. The pier and the piles supporting it remind them that the water surrounding them is not caused by e.g. the removal of sand but rather is a shallow water plain characteristic of the inundations in times of war.


The sliced up bunker forms a publicly accessible attraction for visitors of the NDW. It is moreover visible from the A2 highway and can thus also be seen by tens of thousand of passers-by each day. The project is part of the overall strategy of Rietveld Landscape
Atelier de Lyon to make this unique part of Dutch history accessible and tangible for a wide variety of visitors.
- Introduction from Rietveld Landscape

PHENOMENA OF PARTIAL ILLUSION

 Phenomena of Partial Illusion

Nuveando & Nuveado

snow, fog, and salt

Lightjet Prints

134" x 7.5" & 160" x 7.5"

Katherine Bash

Speaking also of Illusions Partial or (im)-partial, Guy Horton's column The Indicator over at ArchDaily has recently featured two incredibly real articles on The Next Architecture (1 & 2). He is not afraid to delve into the difficult questions of - what value does the greater public place on architecture? How can architecture be sustained as a profession when the majority of those who practice in its field cannot afford to purchase in the field? What role can the architect play before the building enters the picture?

Pressing, pertinent, and powerful.

ARCHITECT'S BROTHER

Robert ParkeHarrison's Architect's Brother. 

Just one of many stunning dreamscapes created in collaboration with his partner Shana. Over at Ethel-Baranoa she has beautifully paired the images with some text from Borges:
“Another, that while we sleep here, we are awake somewhere else, so that every man is in fact two men.” 

 More after the break. 

OUT OF PLACE

When colour insists, things get magic.

Brendan Austin

WANDERS

Walking Piece, Guilliaume Viaud

I also adore his 'Nomad Minimale,' which, perhaps having just seen Walking Piece installed in Monet's garden in Giverney, reminds me of Monet's famous Haystack paintings. They too, in a strange cyclic way, were nomadic.

Nomad Minimale 

Haystacks at Giverny, the evening sun. 
1888. Museum of Modern Art, Saitama