Bird photography
curiosity
Rooted in the earth
Rooted in the Earth commemorated people nominated as deserving a public tribute in the form of living flowers in London parks in 2009. It was a Bank of America 2009 CREATE Art Award commission by artist Joshua Sofaer and was part of CREATE, an annual arts festival across East and South East London. The
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star compass from the knowledge of Pius “Mau” Piailug
Pius “Mau” Piailug (1932-2010) was venerated as a master of non-instrument wayfinding. Mau’s traditional navigational system used clues using the sun and stars, winds and clouds, seas and swells, and birds and fish to determine position away from sight of land. He was born on the island of Satawal (Federated States of Micronesia) and
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The fearsome crater
Photo Credit: Ambrosine Allen The Fearsome Crater, 2010 by Ambrosine Allen Paper collage (paper, archival glue, archival varnish) 44cm x 45.5cm From Axisweb http://www.axisweb.org/artwork.aspx?workid=82311
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Linnaeus tired out after a day in the fields
found reproduction of a painting by B D Jackson
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Shake Rattle and Roll (fluxmix)
Christian Marclay’s 2004 residency at the Walker Art Center included fiddling with fluxus: Much of the Fluxus and Beuys materials that Marclay researched for his video installation exist as mail ephemera, instructions, posters, and newspapers, and also as boxes that include a medley of objects by many different artists: wooden toys and games, puzzles,
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First anniversary of Eyjafjallajöku eruption
The icelandic earthquake Eyjafjallajöku erupted a number of times in April and May 2010 causing considerable interference to airplane travel. According to Wikipedia what made this volcanic activity so disruptive to air travel was the combination of the following four factors: The volcano’s location is directly under the jet stream The direction of the jet
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my last holiday (not)
Can’t vouch for the veracity of this found photo
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the end of a mouse plague
It is said that the end of a mouse plague is heralded when a live mouse is seen eating a live mouse
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one of the most curious people I know
http://www.mythogeography.com/
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Victoria’s interactive literary map
You can see the live version here http://literarymap.libraries.vic.gov.au/
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