Desert Places
By Robert Frost Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast In a field I looked into going past, And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, But a few weeds and stubble showing last. The woods around it have it - it is theirs. All animals are smothered in their lairs. I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares. And lonely as it is, that loneliness Will be more lonely ere it will be less - A blanker whiteness of benighted snow WIth no expression, nothing to express. They cannot scare me with their empty spaces Between stars - on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places. Check out Kinetic artist Mark Robbins of DoodleChaos Rube Goldberg-like contraption created with marbles, blocks, and magnets! This model plays perfectly with Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers. The feat required listening to the waltz hundreds of times which he says resulted in him “going a bit crazy.” If you liked this, also check out YouTube user Kaplamino. In February of 2016, four artists were invited to revive the vandalized and abandoned “Beatles Ashram” in Rishikesh, India with a series of high finish murals that encourage visitors to explore the less frequented spaces in the complex. Miles’ contribution of murals to the Beatles Ashram reflects his experiences, observations, and human connections in Rishikesh. Mandala style auras surround the subjects as their forms dematerialize into geometric patterns. The process of shedding their egos ultimately unifies them with a universal creative force. The following paintings were executed as a personal challenge to create a mural a day for one week. After successfully completing his challenge, Miles treated himself to a day of rest before the soulful walls called him to paint three more murals. Check out more here!
Phoenix-based filmmaker, photographer, and storm chaser Mike Olbinski captures approaching storms around his desert home using high definition video.
You can follow along with Olbinski’s storm chasing adventures on his blog, and see more of his timelapse videos and photography on his website. Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer is known mostly as an accomplished mathematician and physicist from Norway, but as a side hobby he was also an amateur photographer, taking to the streets of Oslo with a bulky camera secreted in his clothing to capture candid moments of unsuspecting passersby. Most of his photos were taken in the 1890s while Størmer was a 19-year-old student at the Royal Frederick University using a Stirn Concealed Vest Spy Camera, a secretive camera with a narrow lens designed to poke through a vest pocket’s buttonhole. Because of Størmer, we get to see a rare view of people going about their daily lives nearly 125 years ago (so cool)! To see more of Størmer’s work head over to Norwegian Folkmuseum.
Australian photographer Warren Keelan manages to develop a story with the moments he photographs by carefully following how waves interact with natural elements such as the setting sun or a chance rainbow on the horizon. Check out his 2018 calendar here!
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