Happy New Year Projection by Anema

Thus far, urban projection mapping hasn’t made an impression on architecture in the US on this list.  Here, Sugarland, Texas celebrated New Year’s Eve 2010 with a projection by Anema.  While the music leaves a bit to be desired, the video certainly does not.  Enjoy the cameos from Tetris and Tron, both of which helped the countdown to the new year in Sugarland.

There continues to be a feeling of guilt that comes from making images with the iPhone. It's like crossing some invisible line of what counts as art. At the same time, there is growing acceptance and recognition of camera phone art from within the photographic community. This evening, for example, as Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist David Hume Kennerly came to campus it was interesting to see him pull out his iPhone to make pictures of people. He showed a group of onlookers a picture he made looking out of the plane's window. Amazing. Here's another incredible thing that is happening -- something that connects to my original assumption about the camera phone and the Internet -- connectivity. Last week I sent a note to Hipstamatic to thank them for making the iPhone application that replicates the feeling of an image made with a "toy" camera such as the Holga. They found the blog "intriguing" and linked it to their Facebook page. Going back to the first days of the project, I made the assertion that there is a relationship between art, technology, and society. This is not a new idea of course, but what makes it interesting is the endless stream of innovations coming at us every day. Today, the Hipstamatic Facebook page has more than 2,500 fans, which there are thousands of inspired and spirited souls online and off line sharing a passion for making pictures. There are actually several projects just like this one -- a year-long exploration of life in images using the same software. The power of images in our lives cannot be underestimated.  Images, no matter the format, can empower, enlighten, and entertain us. Pictures, in many ways, are the material equivalents of our dreams, laughter, hopes, fears, and tears that are all brought together in a single moment.

 
 
Exhibit and shadow

Day of Silence

 
 
Schneider Museum exhibition

Caleb Charland is a Maine-based photographer who combines a love of scientific experiments and photographs into wonderful and amazing photographs. If Isaac Newton or Benjamin Franklin were into photography, their photographs might look something like these:

“Wooden Box with Horseshoe Magnet”

“Atomic Model”

“Demonstration with Hair Dryer and Aluminum Foil”

“Candle in a Vortex of Water”

“Fifteen Hours”

Regarding his work, Charland tells us,

Wonder is a state of mind somewhere between knowledge and uncertainty. It is the basis of my practice and results in images that are simultaneously familiar and strange. I utilize everyday objects and fundamental forces to illustrate experiences of wonder. Each photograph begins with a simple question “How would this look? Is that possible? What would happen if…?” and develops through a sculptural process of experimentation. As I explore the garage and search through the basement to solve these pictures, I find ways to exploit the mysterious qualities of these everyday objects and familiar materials.

To check out more of his work, you can visit his website.