Mutationstation

one mutation station playlist for your listening pleasure.
its good. so get weird.

the augmentation station

First and Foremost, I'm tired of this blog format and I'm going to change it this weekend, but for now you may or may not have to deal with this composite image being cropped weird. so just click on it and view at original size.

now,
Having a powerful itch for some hyperactive reality augmentation. this could be due to the fact that the sun is shinning is seattle (no way! yes way. ok..it was yesterday) or maybe just because I'm a grown up now and ring pops of for the most part unacceptable. Put these fragments of a treasures laying around my head and desktop  forcibly collided this morning and together as a synthesized desire have caused me to experience a phenomena i like to call "ants-in-my-pants" accompanied by rapid heart rate and inability to focus.

lets talk about them:

1. opps, this one this is one of those unrecoverable source images, but it reminds me of Tron and Drive, and the neons signs I used to fawn over as an adolescent
2. Nanoscopic photo sculpture inspired by macro, micro textile effects. um yes.
3. Chemistry, Julia Burdge 2nd Edition, this is why science is the best
4. Also not positive of where this image hails but I've seen many a firey-melty windowscape of glory in  downtown Seattle
5. Frankie Rose - "Know Me" video Loving the Cure-ish throw-back sound of this little lady, obviously the blade runner, minority report vibe of the video is feeling timely
6. Another one of those mind blowing tiny plastic fantastic micro mountains from above
7. Reactable! found this a while ago but is still the coolest thing I've seen since. my favorite reactable quote "We knew what wanted, and then we discovered how to build it". those Germans!
8. finally my most recent find. I love finding treasures within my 6 degrees of separation. this one is actually with in 2. check out Frank Correa fantasticly trippy photos, a few featuring a special little lady names Claire. You can vote for this guy to win some bones for is photography here 

Clash of Ages

Feeling inundated with visual stimuli. feeling respectful of the axiomaticness of time.

and also, wouldn't mind listening to The Clash .

at least one of these images is from here. hows that for a digiography (thats like a digital bibliography)

Fair Praxis

I'm finding the subject of food especially captivating lately. I'm generally smitten with things that are exceptionally macro but are shrouded in a guise simplicity (a.k.a good design). Food is like, basically the big kahuna when it comes to this type thing.

I've made some connections, here they go :
The way that people create, produce, consume and prepare food should also be considered as a type of performance based narrative that sheds light on our definitions of self and community and the significance of those things in relationship to our environment.  Theres no doubt in my mind that as epiphanies regarding the effects of massification start to really sink in, this here America is attempting to re-weave the threads of ritual, spirituality, methodology, and notions of tradition, like we've suddenly awoken from a subsuming fog and are realizing that the house is on fire. There's no use scrambling for the water bucket, you just have to rebuild.

Before I start ranting about the poorly constructed systems and the stuff that keeps fueling them,  I'll plug the photos above as I initially intended.

Our style of cooking and the way we experience food is very telling. When I scroll through the digital docu-journal of A.R.H. I can't help but want to physically witness and experience for myself the nourishment of her praxim. As "inspiration" becomes synonymous to something you want to replicate, appropriate, or reproduce, I'm finding that I can tell the difference between true inspiration and the latter. This stuff is the real deal. respect.

Arts & Science

According to trend agencies far and near, the second enlightenment is upon us. I am glad to hear this, as I've pondered the notion of finding the intersection where art and science meet and it's there I suspect I'll live out my days and die happily in some beautiful paradox.
A chance click had me upon this treasure of Japanese origin, not surprisingly clean, well lit, beautifully simple goods of quality photographed and present just the way a like. with expression.

My favorite part about Art & Science is Google's translation of this line of text reffering to it's founder : "Sonya Park, only "mono" Really good".  Ah men. couldn't have said it better myself.
love. and love some more

Frou Frouu, part 2

cuz i cant get enough. more gorgeous imagery

FrouFrouu Fo-eva

The one thing about over-accessaibilty is that even though it may take longer and longer to sift through the garbage, the treasures stand out even more prominently. I think most of us can recognize content with heart and sole, talent, a point of view. 

Nadia, is one of my most favorite. breathtaking depictions of real-time curation never seem to be forced or stale when they're coming from her. Go girl. 

Frou Frouu it up. 

exhibited

I'm exhibiting all the usual signs of nature deprivation. Blocking pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk in order to stare at a leaf, considering dropping a ton of cash on elaborate window terrariums, feeling claustrophobic, feeling pleased by the emergence of grease in my hair, google mapping routes to the nearest body of water.

its time for some good old fashion hunter-gatherer field research. All data will be compiled and hopefully be consistent with previous findings that support my very complicated and ground-breaking theory that humans are actually just wild animals. I call it the Cartonian Theory, its a working title.
rawwrr. hisss!

from the top
1. Damian Russell
2. Erwan Frotin
3. Uknown
4. Kevin Tadge

MEASURABLE

With so much in my fuzzy fumbling head its a wonder that i can retain knowledge further than what i ate for breakfast, but, every once in a while I make a connection or two and some unified idea musters enough appeal to stake claim on some seriously sought after mental real estate. The idea of the moment favors geometry & biology with a mid-tone of history and societal stigmas and finishing notes touching on the uneasiness akin to being aware of mortal materialism.

Ok that sounds broad but I'm sure blanks will be filled in after watching this video. ITS IMPERATIVE : Divine Proportions

and Reading this Book : Survival of the Prettiest

Or if your lazy and / or have a short attention span and / or are unbelievably busy and popular than you can read this article about the book mentioned above. said NYTimes article seems surprisingly relevant even having been written in 1999 : The Beautiful People


Perhaps this concern for the Hungergame-esque elitism centered around human beauty and the accessibility of manipulating it is why this subject has surfaced again in my brain. Maybe it never left. Maybe its the realization that as a race / society we have not evolved. Binding heads, Stretching necks, piercing and dyeing are age old methods to appear a way which is considered more attractive to a potential mate, to your self, heck, to your mother. Maybe I'm getting older and i'm tactically acquiring information in the hopes of combating emotions.
Who knows. Similarly it may be in response to a pre-quarter-life crisis in which I color my hair an unnaturally vibrant shade of crimson. oh yeah. it happened.
but geez, shapes sure are pretty.

From the Top
1. Peter Carrington 
2. Reinhard Voss
3. Tour de la Battiaz
4. Divine Proportions
5. Unfortunately this is one of those ubiquitous images thats has been tumblr used and abused so badly that its origin is unknown. 

UNDER TONS

If your ever board and feel the world has no mystery left, ponder for a moment female sexuality. Its the moment of invisible transformation when things move from objectivity into genuine affection and affectedness and with such ease that sexual experience bounces between the two that keeps my brain hungry. The unmistakable pull of this inexplicable occupation of human existance. It can be sophisticated, it can be unbearable primeval and basic. It is a wonder indeed. It can be the source of turmoil, unrest, pain and also intense pleasure and joy

1. unknown print
2. Marina Abramovic still form Rythm 0
3. small vases from Otchipotchi
4. another unknown image
5. photo series by Irena Werning - Back to the Future

Here's to Clarity

Those completely perfect and painfully fleeting moments we live for.
cheers

West Coast Love AGAIN

It seems very clear that since the advent of blogging, the accessibility of masterful image capturing machines and the software to harness the stuff they produce, a new subset of admirable individuals have risen. Its not just the artisans, craftsmen, designers and artists that you have to envy. Its also a new breed of people who document what those people do and share it with the world. Giving exposure to the seldom celebrated underpinnings of greatness is a worthy profession in my book.

Check this post by Colectivo Futuro about Tribute SF and SF Made.
Also check out SF Made member San Franpsycho where you'll find a few prints I designed and keep your eyes peeled for some more in the coming months.

Good stuff

West Coast Love

I'm beginning to seriously reconsider the name and over-all existence of this blog.
If it wasn't for a few precious morsels I just discovered I may have considered it moot for too long.

I guess as with every large trend or shift in social culture (BLOGGING), there comes a point when a thing looses its specialness. When its plundered and over saturated and suddenly there is nary a thing that excites you in an overly familiar realm.

The things that do still seem worth a few characters are the things that have been important to me since befor I knew how to use a credit card or who alexander wang was.

After you watch this trailer go visit http://savestateparks.org/ and then visit http://thefirst70.com/ and find a screening.

HONESTLY : IT'S ABOUT TIME

ex Hugo Bosser, Bruno Pieters has launched the first honest fashion label. Honest by.

As are most humans alive today I am reluctant to trust the word honest.

it's not hard to top the fashion industries honesty in regards to a sustainable future for all mankind, but the fact that someone with money is making a whole-heart attempt is hopeful.

This is the first big name backed label that boasts total transparency, respect for animals and the environment.

I really dig the aesthetic of this particular collection, jil sander navy meets wool and the gang meets cos meets weekday.

its nice and i would wear it.

one to watch for shiz