Art
April 18, 2012

Kinetic String Sculpture Visualizes Sound

We can hear sound but how does one visually represent it? Artist Daniel Palacios takes a go at visualizing noise with his kinetic sculpture called Waves that consists of a long, sturdy string of rope attached to a turbine on each end. The interactive structure responds to movement in both a visual and an audible manner.

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Art
April 18, 2012

Tiny Images Combine to Make One Big Portrait

Every person has strengths, flaws, quirks, tendencies, and a variety of life experiences that collectively determine his or her personality. In thinking about this concept, Zurich-based photographer Anna Halm Schudel was inspired to create this collection of portraits–a series of large-format images that are composed of thousands and thousands of tiny images, each only one square centimeter wide.

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Uncategorized
April 12, 2012

Boat Magically Floats Above Water

When I first saw this image, I had a hard time figuring out what was really going on. Was the boat floating above water? Was it Photoshopped? Is this some kind of sorcery? After analyzing the image more, I've come to the conclusion that the water is just so clear that it makes the boat appear to be floating!

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Architecture
April 8, 2012

Modern Villa Built Inside a Mountain

I've always wondered what it might be like to hibernate in the mountains for the winter. This incredible villa–built directly into the side of an Alpine slope–could be just the ticket! Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Mller, from the architecture firms SeARCH and CMA, collaborated in 2009 to build this vacation home near the world famous thermal springs of Vals in Switzerland.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.