I just saw Spring Breakers. I was half expecting it to be an awful waste of money (though I used SCENE points), and half thought it would be interesting but not great. The verdict? I thought it was amazing. Here’s why: 1. My opinion was likely swayed by Lena Dunham tweeting that it was “the only art film to star a teen wizard” a few weeks ago. As such, I walked into the theatre expecting it to be more than just the sum of its parts. It was. Spring Breakers is definitely not a film that everyone will like, and depending how you decide to watch the movie, it could [...]
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London, Part 2.
19/03/13 – 10:34 AM
Europe is breath-taking. I expected to love it, but the architecture and the overall atmosphere managed to exceed my already high expectations. This is the result of being shutter happy, deciding to bring long-expired film along, and London being a very photogenic city. To my surprise, the entirety of the city looked like this; I can’t wait to go back. Photos of Somerset House, Buckingham Palace, The River Thames, and more.
Deus Ex Machina
16/03/13 – 10:17 AM
By definition, “deus ex machina” is a literary device in which divine intervention is used to resolve a problem, sometimes unexpectedly. Quite literally it is “god from the machine.” For my grad show a couple years ago, it was suggested as an overall theme, pointing to moments of inspiration to solve design problems. While that didn’t go over too well, I like the idea of bursts of inspiration and mechanical serendipity. It’s possibly why I enjoy shooting analogue — light leaks and accidental double exposures are sometimes the best parts of looking through freshly developed photos for the first time.
London, Part 1: The Eye
14/03/13 – 9:44 AM
Travelling to London (and Paris for a day) this past October marked my first time in Europe. Obviously, it was everything I expected and more. Lovely culture, beautiful architecture, and great shopping. Photos are of The Eye, but mostly taken while on it. It’s essentially a gigantic ferris wheel (443 feet tall!) situated on the banks of the River Thames. It overlooks London, offering tourists (and maybe locals?) a fantastic view, especially of Big Ben and parliament. From seeing photos in the past, I didn’t expect much of the giant clock attraction, but I found it absolutely stunning in person.
BFF: Rachel Antonoff x Lena Dunham
12/03/13 – 1:26 AM
Instead of participating in any fashion weeks this season, Rachel Anotonoff chose to present her Fall 2013 Ready-to-wear collection in the form of a short fashion film entitled “BFF“. Of course, she chose to collaborate with her friend Lena Dunham, thereby leading to this very moment of my gushing over the endeavor. Dunham (who I’ve mentioned is dating Jack Antonoff, Rachel’s brother) directed the short film which exhibits behaviour of best friends in their natural habitat, National Geographic style. Not only does the film star Dunham’s sister Grace (who is recognizable from her role in Dunham’s SXSW-winning film Tiny Furniture), but the voiceover is done by Adam Driver of Girls, [...]
