Richard Mosse

Last few days to see Richard Mosse at the Photographers gallery. Obviously this image does not do the large scale works justice but its very worth the trip. The feeling in the darkroom seeing these images appear must have been exhilirating.
"Mosse documents a haunting landscape touched by appalling human tragedy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 5.4 million people have died of war related causes since 1998. Shot on discontinued military surveillance film, the resulting imagery registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, and renders the jungle warzone in disorienting psychedelic hues. At the project’s heart are the points of failure of documentary photography, and its inability to adequately communicate this complex and horrific cycle of violence."

Initial Idea....

.....for a recent brief.

Corbusiers' Maison Dom-ino at 100

To celebrate Corbusiers' Maison Dom-ino turning 100 this year, aaschool have built a 1:1 replica for the Venice Biennale. Its hard to think of this simple design with minimal supports being radical, but it was at the time. Originally proposed as a solution to housing crisis, Maison Dom-ino failed that brief (never being employed), but its impact was, and still is, indisputable. It's principles and ethos still inform every aspect of contemporary design, architecture, and life.
It has been constructed out of engineered wooden components to allow it to be transported and will be travelling to london at some point, so look out!