Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
Hotels
March 14, 2017

Canada’s Giant Spherical Treehouse Hotels Let You Sleep in the Trees

Ever dream of sleeping in a treehouse? Free Spirit Spheres, with their innovative, round treehouse cabins, may be just what you are looking for. Hovering 10 to 14 feet off the ground, these tree globes are tucked into the forest canopy of Vancouver Island. Free Spirit Spheres is the brainchild of Tom Chudleigh, who was inspired to build these round treehouses in the early 1990s.

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Photography
March 10, 2017

Striking Photos Reveal What Horses Look Like From Below

After charming us with his adorable photos of the underbellies of cats, Lithuanian photographer Andrius Burba is back with a new series of Underlook photographs. This time, he's captured the underbelly of our equine friends with Under-Horse. Each horse is set against a stark black background, which allows us to focus on the striking, muscular beauty of the animals. Leaping gleefully, it's impossible not to feel the energy that radiates off the images.

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Art
March 5, 2017

Colorful Projection Mapped Garden Celebrates the Glory of Spring

To celebrate the arrival of spring, artist Miguel Chevalier has created three new projection mapping installations at the Jing An Kerry Centre in Shanghai. Located next to Chairman Mao's house, the building's exterior plaza, tunnel, and glass bridges burst with colorful virtual flowers. Digital Water Lillies, the mapping project that fills the center's square, is a lush pasture of flowers and plants.

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Animals
March 2, 2017

Adorable Seal Can’t Stop Cuddling a Plush Toy That’s His Mini-Me

One of the most adorable things we've seen in awhile, this rescued earless seal hugs a plush version of himself. The delighted seal lives at the Okhotsk Tokkari Center in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture, and was given a stuffed toy in his likeness by the staff. The staff could never have expected just how much the seal, who is being hand-reared after being rescued due to injury, would take to his new friend.

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