the ball in imagination

brainpickings.org - Century of the Child: Growing by Design 1900-2000 Moma Exhibition

vintage circus tricks, planets and moons

Balls in space

traveljournals.net - Quito, Equador

ilovebrucewillis.tumblr - ernesto neto installation art

collections.rmg.co.uk - "This is one of nine wall hangings, all on astronomical themes, that were among many produced by the Working Men's Educational Union in the 1850s."

jacindarussellart.blogspot - John Baldessari, Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of 36 Attempts), 1973

balls + technology

techcinema.com - Panoramic Camera Ball. Throw it up in the air, and when it reaches its peak, it takes a picture out of each of its 36 camera's, and you can go onto a computer to view the panoramic picture you just took.

bouncyballs.org - Bouncy Balls - balls on the screen react to sound. The louder the sound, the higher the balls bounce.

ultraportabletech.comThese soccer balls store kinetic energy during play for later use.

having a ball

nodularity tumblr

The 1st Slam Dunk Champ - Phoenix Suns' Larry Nance

American Bandstand, 1960’s updownsmilefrown.tumblr.

dixiedelights.blogspot

Ball Play

by alex quisite

Kids Activities Blog: Painting with balls

Running after shadows. Creating something out of nothing. Merely playing together. Photo by Jashim Salam (Bangladesh 2012)

Osaka Takashimaya

Some interactive art projects from around the world related to play and balls: Research for The Ball Room

POD (by UK artists Alison Ballard and Mike Blow) is an interactive sound installation that allows viewers to experience the physical life of sound waves through the skins of two, six-foot-tall inflatable spheres.

The RedBall Project by Kurt Perschke

Red Paper Heart art studio filled a full sized swimming pool with 65000 ping pong balls.

"It is a child's playground, constructed for adults. This weekend Tate Modern is recreating its 1971 installation Bodyspacemotionthings, which was shut after four days because, newspapers reported, visitors "went bloody mad" and began "jumping and screaming" around the exhibit." (Article in London Evening Standard)

teamLAB, Interactive Installation, Large balls that change color and sound with touch. Contemporary Art at Hong Kong Arts Centre.

UNICEF said; "The beloved soccer ball is an instant symbol of friendship and play."

rather wicked

it's really rather wicked, de clieu, to have a solid chocolate log with which to stir my hot chocolate. but oh heavens, rather good

blown wide open

the inimitable DAMN MORODER (and small blonde sidekick) post gig - they really killed it at the Wide Open Spaces Festival just out of Alice Springs

finding jellyfish

some jellyfish inspired experiments for the design of the launch of VOID LOVE at the Speigletent.

The event was quite the pink bollywood bonanza, featuring video, live links, the Bombay Royale, Jess Cornelius and the one and only Kamahl. And suitably sold out!

Void Love

There is an exciting new art being made by Willoh S Weiland and Nicky Forster called Void Love. They've been in residency working with the Astrophysics department at Swinburne University and the product will be an amazing soap opera dealing with the big bang, dark matter and all things cosmology-like. It stars the one and only Kamahl, some pale people and body parts. Very Fun!



photos c/o willoh & nicky

True Live "Something To Be"

I did the art direction and location scouting for this clip recently, directed by Dan Koerner and produced by Virginia Kay. It was filmed at an old textile factory and we had a tonne of recycled water brought in for the big splash scene.
Check it out here.

city spaces

Some interesting spaces I looked at while location scouting for an upcoming clip.

Pentouse Mouse 09

Penthouse Mouse delivered a new program of fashion/art events during the fashion festival. Set in the old roller-skating rink, now derelict, that I, incidently, had my 7th birthday party at...



Some great art pieces amongst the fashionista's, including a ride-on drawing machine, and these great cut objects by Robbie Rowlands.



On-the-side fashion-in-black at the mid mouse runway show, featuring some great designers. Must say, watching those watching was just as interesting to me. It's a weird thing, runway shows, with everyone pulling their pout and waiting to be snapped up, nonchalantly, as the next big thing. It does permeate though, even I felt the every-second oscillation from feeling fabulous to awkward and spent. ha ha

waiting on high

the curious cat

BDO 09

Nat Thomas goes to hell

Nat's exploding exhibition at Hell Gallery, with the sounds of Slocombes Pussy and a packed courtyard of boozed up bodies in bunny ears.

for young and old

home made bike powered spit delights...



cardboard cars..



and champagne smiles.