Posts by Pinar Noorata

Pinar

Pinar Noorata is the Managing Editor at My Modern Met. She is a writer, editor, and content creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her BA in Film and Media Studies from CUNY Hunter College and is an alumnus of the Center for Arts Education’s Career Development Program in NYC. She has worked at major TV, film, and publishing companies as well as other independent media businesses. When she isn’t writing, editing, or creating videos herself, Pinar enjoys watching movies, reading, crafting, drawing, and volunteering at her local animal shelter.
Architecture
April 19, 2013

Meticulously Detailed Sculptures of Churches as Tanks

This series of sculptures, aptly known as Churchtanks, by artist Kris Kuksi presents a controversial re-imagining of cathedrals as heavily armored tanks. Like much of his body of work, Kuksi's pieces in this collection critique organized religion and comment on morality by combining the faith-based architecture with military force.

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Photography
April 16, 2013

Adorable Baby Cuddles Up with French Bulldog Puppies

There is a deafening sound of “Awww!” heard across the internet thanks to baby Austin's aunt Cindy Clark, a Pennsylvania-based dog breeder who decided to share these images of her then 3-month-old nephew with a few 3-week-old French bulldog puppies. Each pup's chubby little body snuggled up with each other is too cute for words, but throwing an equally sweet baby in the mix is just cute overload!

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Art
April 13, 2013

Haunting Figure of a Woman Made with Wood and Bamboo

Cleveland-based sculptor Olga Ziemska works with natural materials like wood and bamboo to create mysteriously figurative installations for her series titled Stillness in motion: The Matka Series. “Matka” means “mother” in Polish and essentially defines the figure that Ziemska recreates. Through this mold of a maternally inclined female, the artist symbolizes a place of origin, further hinting at “our first physical environment–the womb.

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Photography
April 9, 2013

Pop Culture Haircuts Recreated While Woman Shaves Head

Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta In a last ditch effort to get through a 21+ admission for a Ben Folds Five concert, Redditor whistlesandshit opted to shave her head and use her brother's ID. Before she went and completely chopped off her shoulder-length locks, though, the young woman decided to document her makeover by recreating a few famous haircuts throughout pop culture.

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My Modern Met

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