Author Archives: perdita
adding to this list for my next project
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Read moreAntennae issue on art, environment and sustainability
who wants to do this? An issue on art, environment and sustainability “At the forefront of today’s social issues are questions related to the human relationship to nature and the environment, the meaning of a sustainable future and the relationship of environmentalism to modernity and today’s economic structures. While the sciences have, until recently, dominated [...]
Read moretraffic jam
stuck in traffic jam, SERIOUSLY tailgated by a BUS, osprey lands on light pole.
Read moreearly shots from fast|slow|complex
These are some early shots from the installations. More documentation next week. fast|slow|complex by Perdita Phillips at Spectrum project space, Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley Campus, 19 February to 1 March 2013 Artist’s talks Saturday 23 February 2:30pm and Wednesday 27 February 11:00am Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm Saturday 23 February 12:00pm [...]
Read morefast | slow | complex exhibition opening
You are invited to fast|slow|complex at Spectrum project space 19 February to 1 March 2013 fast|slow|complex> by Perdita Phillips presents an rigorous body of work from this distinctive Western Australian artist. The exhibition combines investigations into themes of waste and wastelands, with explorations of disaster and transformation born from post-disaster environments. The works showcase the [...]
Read moreBirding at the Met Museum (New York)
I can’t embed this so you will have to visit the site: http://www.metmuseum.org/connections/birding/ It’s from a series of eclectic samples of the collection written by employees of the Met Museum (this one by editor Dale Tucker)
Read moreZeus’s Affairs
Check out just how many incests you can find! Created by Ilaria Pagin, Viviana Ferro, and Elisa Zamarian
Read morePie Town, USA
Fascinating colour photos from the 1940s are rephotographed sometimes with the decendants of the people in the originals. Picturing Pie Town, USA, In 1940 And Again Today by CLAIRE O’NEILL December 06, 2012 Originally photographed in940 by Russell Lee and rephotographed by Arthur Drooker in 2011+ http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/12/06/165915892/picturing-pie-town-usa-in-1940-and-again-today
Read morepartial eclipse (very)
partial eclipse Perth 5:30am 14 November pinhole camera method just a bit on the top right corner
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