Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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La setmana tràgica a Barcelona - The tragic week in Barcelona
Today, exactly 100 years ago, the events that became known as “the tragic week“ took place in Barcelona.
A colonial war in Morocco lead to a massive draft of – mostly working class – reservists.
This resulted in strong social discontent that, together with republican, anarchist and anticlerical convictions, lead to an outbreak of violence on the streets. The church’s involvement with the corrupt burgeoise was obvious, therefor convents and churches were burned. There were alsoreports that people danced with the corpses that had been taken out of graves and sepulchers.
After one tragic week the riots were violently surpressed by military forces. Several anarchist leaders were executed, among them was Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, the founder of the Escuela Moderna.
destructed magazine - out now!
A brandnew issue of the destructed magazine has been published – so if you are into experimental photography, illustration, and design… get your free pdf right now!
The Hooded Jesus from Abu Ghraib
W. J .T. Mitchell, the renown Author of “The Pictorial Turn” has written a brilliant semiotic review of the HBO documentary The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.
“The Hooded Man reminds us of Jesus. A new kind of Jesus, admittedly, one whose tormented face is concealed from us, and whose poise at that moment was transformed by photography into an indelible icon of what a Christian nation accomplished in its crusade to liberate the Middle East”
W. J. T. Mitchell, The fog of Abu Ghraib: Errol Morris and the “bad apples”, In: Harper’s Magazine May 2008
Miranda Stamatiadis - Booking
For the presentation of costa rican photographer Miranda Stamadiatis, I put together this tiny little animation.
Images of a Phantom
Flash Face is an interesting web-application that makes it possible to create good-looking photofits within minuts.
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analog-fetisch is back!
wer würde vermuten, dass in web 2.0-zeiten à la flickr und co die analogen und teuren polaroid-bilder weiter fortbestehen. polanoid tritt den beweis an und bietet eine plattform für alle analog gebliebenen.