Modest Operandi » Art

. in loving memory .

June — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:17:43 +0000

A city worker laughs at an spontaneous art installation of wilting flowers and messages topped with a plaque reading ‘in loving memory of the boom economy’ in the City of London October 13, 2008. The piece is stamped with the monogram K.GUY and appeared overnight near the Bank of England. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN)

. priscilla ahn .

June — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:10:41 +0000

I don’t know why but listening to this almost made me cry. This is the intro text from La Blogotheque.

We took to the streets around Little Tokyo as darkness rolled in. The shopping district was buzzing with people walking and laughing and waving down the street to friends. Priscilla and I watched a man playing a Shamisen hoping to find some odd amalgam, but the sound was too discordant from her own. Only a few people seemed to notice Priscilla playing as we walked between the fluorescents lights and outdoor eateries. I stopped abruptly and asked her to sing an A cappella version of ‘The Moon’. After she began people started to gather behind the camera, drawn to her presence. A pair of security guards stood near us, deciding between each other if we were allowed to film. Maybe they once had dreams of being musicians themselves. On our way back to the apartment Priscilla was still singing, in her own harmonic world away from the all the other noises in the city. She sang her way right past us, as we stopped to cross the street.

Split Series Priscilla Ahn - The Moon
by lablogotheque

. paper cranes .

June — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:07:38 +0000

I remember being so proud of the miniature paper cranes I could make. They were itty bitty and I’d spend a full hour at church every Sunday making them as small as possible and lining them up on the bench in front of me.

I’d like to think that if my mom had let me focus more on folding and less on listening to sermons, I might’ve one day been able to hone my paper folding skills to the level of Zoe Bradley.

via Zoe Bradley

. made you look .

June — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:41:02 +0000

I love these photos from performance artist Li Wei (I’d link you to his site but for some reason, it’s not opening). I’m reading conflicting comments on whether or not the images are photoshopped, but either way, they’re pretty amazing.

The first image is my favorite — there’s something very innocent and dreamy about it. Doesn’t it remind you of Peter Pan? I can imagine them flying out their bedroom windows and having the time of their lives until she gets stuck in a tree and he has to come save her.

(Top 3 Images: Daily Mail)
(Bottom Images: Hemmy.net)

. women are heroes .

June — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:54:15 +0000

So cool. I haven’t found anything that clearly explains the story behind these, but from what I can gather, they’re from a French photographer named JR who creates large scale versions of his photos and pastes them in public spaces.

Women are Heroes is part of a project he started where he shoots women from post-conflict countries. The photos below are from a favela in Rio and they’re amazing. I’m so curious to know what the reception was from the community.

(Photo Credits: JR)