Archive
for November 12th, 2012
Jim Kazanjian’s dystopian world
Nov 12 2012Jim Kazanjian’s work occupies a state of material transience: None of the images qualify as photographs, yet each piece is entirely photographic. Built upon the persuasive testimonies of hundreds of anonymous snapshots, his landscapes are completely fictitious constructions. By recomposing photographs (rather than shooting them), Kazanjian liberates himself from the fastidious burdens of representation. This [...]
The rooms in Hi Matic hotel paris by Matali Crasset
Nov 12 2012‘HI MATIC hotel’, is Matali Crasset’s latest collaboration with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chapelet. Designed to offer visitors a new hotel typology, the project looks to establish new methods of interaction and an original experience for travelers. Distributed over five floors, the hotel houses 42 rooms of which there are numerous variations. Combining the aesthetics [...]