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Total Strangers
Land, Sea, Air
Field
antony gormley was born in London in 1950. throughout his career, he has used his own body as an archetype, the starting point from which to explore the relationships between bodies and the contexts which they inhabit, primarily through the medium of sculpture.
he was awarded the Turner Prize in 1994 and the South Bank prize in 1999.
singapore's exhibition:
antony gormley: asian field
fri 28 oct – Sun 11 dec
10.00am – 6.00pm daily, including public holidays
Earl Lu Gallery
Free

interviews:
'I am interested in the body because it is the place where emotions are most directly registered. When you feel frightened, when you feel excited, happy, depressed somehow the body registers it.'

'Our place is the consciousness of another. The sculpture's only real place is in the imagination of the viewer. Strange that something so physical can only find a real place within the mind.'

u should have already seen those 120 large original prints of photographs taken by france photographer yann arthus bertrand, lining up orchard rd from forum the shopping mall all the way to wheelock place.
they are not just pretty breathtaking photos, there are environmental messages beneath them. useful information like geographical coordinates and exact location names, provide other photographers to continue this ambitious undertaking of spreading the beauty of Earth around the world. The prints have been on exhibitions in places like birmingham.
http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/
http://www.earthfromtheair.com/yann.html

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's mission was to create a photographic record of the natural world at the start of a new millennium. The collection of 160 images takes viewers off the ground and into the air to witness a bird's eye view of the extraordinary patterns and colours created in landscapes all over the world. Some are the result of human activity - farming, industry or habitation. Others are entirely sculpted by nature itself.

went to wheelock's apple to get my ipod examined. the guy gave me a 'oh no' face then went into a room for some time, before emerging with a newly restored ipod. only gotta reload the songs, so unbelievable. dunno what he did to it. but the screw lose sound is still there. hope it will not die on me again anytime soon.
yeay!!! haha this is unbelievable.

my ipod was found lying on the floor beside my bed on 22 oct. there was a whizzing sound of disk-reading, and some noise like what you would hear when you shake your wrapped lego gift. display was on as usual, but the song kept skipping to the next instead of playing. somehow it managed to play as usual again for the afternoon. 回光返照.
yest nite 12.40am, display was gone, though there was still a di------- sound, like from those life-monitoring machine in hospitals when the heartbeat has stopped. i was hopeful that in the morning it would be ok.
morning came and display never came on. an apple logo appeared for a while and faded away.

goodbye popontipod. i caused your death.
life without you on my journeys and on bed needs some getting used to.
dampens my mood.

there s a new food haunt at orchard! finally finally, finally in orchard, one more choice for food court other than taka, scotts, lucky plaza(not again). the lift on wisma atria level 4 opens to a bustling place with good and cheap food, and so big there should not be any problem finding a seat. i like the 60’s and 70’s decor. pay attention to the kitchen doors, low walls and menu displays. wooden tables and chairs! the place is big but orderly such that it s quite hard to get lost.
breadtalk s boss has quite a vision. it s easy to copy breadtalk's bread, but to copy a food court this large scale, hmm, it takes some gut and thick skin.

statistics:
14 stalls serving hawker delights
8 mini restaurants offering International cuisine from Japan, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, China and USA

Watch out for:
Sergeant Hainanese Chicken Rice,original recipe from the famous Chatterbox;
Lau Di Fang Scissors – Cut Curry Rice;
Bi Feng Tang,the Cantonese roast specialties;
Granny’s Fine Soup,traditional herbal soups;
Fortunate Restaurant,the old time favourite for Hong Kong Dim Sum

fine art artist and illustrator ana bagayan.

www.anabagayan.com

recently discovered this wonderful interior magazine at borders. this mag reflects home trends and tastes of southern continents australia and new zealand. a little like the style of the scandinavian folks. this is by far the only interior mag that im growing in love with. look at the colours! u have to find out yourself.

soooo kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!!!!!

mechandise out in oct, japan.

a japanese biology graduate-turned-artist who illustrates picture books or book jackets, magazines, corporate books etc. he also opened a vintage collectable shop in Tokyo: Califor Collectibles.

http://www.theartworksinc.com/folio/kiuchi/kiuchi.htm

Vintage furniture & other collectibles
-Pop!icon Lifestyle. 76 Jalan Hitam Manis 64748215
-Lorgan’s the Retro Store. 100E Pasir Panjang Rd #01-03 Century Warehouse 62724988
-Mid Century Modern. 17 Blair Rd 62254890 european vintage-inspired
-Tong Mern Sern Antiques Arts & Crafts. 51 Craig Rd(off Neil Rd) 62231037
-Eclectic Attic. Plaza Singapura #05-10 68369736. Centrepoint #03-46A 67327356
-The Attic. Far East Plaza #04-146A 67323459
-Hunter & Gatherer. 28 Recreation Lane 94303139 By appointment only

Collectibles (Granny’s favourites)
-Homespun. 1 Old Parliament Lane(The Arts House) 63384393
-Grandfather’s Collection. 42 Bussorah St 62994530 double storey
-The Heritage Shop. 93 Jalan Sultan #01-01 62237982
-China Square Central 50-stall-strong flea market
-Viewpoint Trading & Collectibles. China Square Central #02-09 65365320
-Collector’s World. China Square Central #02-24 97555835
-Wing Antiques & Collectibles. #02-21 64380089
-Odds ‘N’ Collectibles. 128 Telok Ayer St 63231467
-Chinsince Electric Co. 400 Joo Chiat Rd 63454230
-CK Collection. 586 Serangoon Rd 62932301

Hip or quirky home accessories
-Erskine Rd (5min up the hill from Maxwell Market, right before Ann Siang Hill)
-- Piece of Mine #01-10/11
-- Egg3 #01-08
-- Flair #01-02

-Lailys. #02-02 The Furniture Mall 62919678 paintings

breakwater no.13

charlie waite. landscape. the story of 50 favourite photographs.
www.charliewaite.com www.lightandland.co.uk

have just finished reading this photography book by the famous english landscape photographer, charlie waite. this recently published landscape book is not just about pictures and techniques, but more of his personal stories about how that favourite photo of his came about.
one page photo, one page story about the birth of that photo, and exposure details captured by his Hasselblad. photos are in squarish or panoramic format.
and it is these stories that draws me in. usually a good memorable photo is one which is captured after long hours of patient waiting, or by the in-time reflex of the alert mind and finger.

he mentioned that lighting is very important, and plain blue skies are boring in photos, which is why his photos are usually of dark brooding clouds, with a spotlight effect on his desired subject, casted by sunlight piercing through the unexpected break in the clouds behind him.

an abstract from a photo of The Jura, France:
"The foreground was a blaze of light and yet the most remarkable thing was the lack of direct sunlight shining on the scene. The landscape was lit with relatively flat light, but it seemed to come from within the trees. ... There was complete union between me and the landscape that morning. I felt for a moment that all was understood, no questions needed to be asked about anything. For a moment I thought that only I had been privy to this wonderful revelation. Perhaps when it is at its best, this, for me, is what lies at the core of landscape photography: the extraordinarily intimate and intense contact between me and all that loveliness.
At the end of it all I was strangely exhausted, yet I had not moved a metre."

At times during my photography trips, I felt the same way as charlie, strangely exhausted after taking a picture. it must be the excitement and anxiety.
after reading the book, i wish i could get a year off and travel around europe at a leisure pace, taking in all that goodness, on film.

104 sqm
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