Erik C. Rühling is a graphic designer and artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He recently published a timely little book called Infernal Device with Disinformation press. It’s a book of torture–literally. Infernal Device features three-dimensional models Rühling made of antique torture and execution devices, accompanied by pithy descriptions of their intended uses. […]
291 will be traveling to webless lands for the next two weeks, so today is likely my last day of posting until April. To tide you over, I’ll be putting up a great interview today with Erik C. Rühling…enjoy!
First, T-rays were tools to look underneath art; now, they’re tools to look underneath your clothing. British company ThruVision has invented a camera, the T5000, that uses T-rays to detect hidden objects under clothing. Don’t worry, though–officials promise the T5000, which is sensitive enough to tell the difference between a bag of flour […]
(Cai Guo-Qiang’s Reflection: A Gift from Iwaki at the Guggenheim.)
Scientists at the University of California-Berkeley have figured out a way to train a machine to “read” brain waves from an individual’s visual cortex. Researchers showed subjects thousands of photographs, then monitored brain activity. By combining the results from numerous individuals, they were able to decode the signals in the visual cortex. […]
I recently discovered Todd Wemmer’s encyclopedic blog sites about vernacular photography. In a time when a lot of attention is focused on so-called “high art” photography, Wemmer has been collecting, bookmarking, blogging, and linking to sites about photography in everyday use–the snapshot, the photo album, the photo booth, the disposable camera, etc. On […]
The Brooklyn Museum’s submission period for photographs that demonstrate “The Changing Faces of Brooklyn” is now open.
This is a great opportunity for amateurs and professionals to submit photographs, not so much for exposure or professional gain, but to participate in a larger experiment about the nature of photographic taste and “expertise.” Think of it […]
