Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Extraordinary Ordinary - Tube Lighting at VCUQ...
A few images of temporary, quite Dan Flavin-esque, tube lighting used in one of the corridors connecting VCUQ's old and new wings...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Inverted Dunes - Exhibited at the Sultan Gallery's 50/20 Exhibition, Kuwait...
Tomorrow the second half of the 50/20 Exhibition at Kuwait's Sultan Gallery opens. The exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Kuwait's independence.
You can read more about it on the smArchitecture blog...
The opening takes place from 7-9 PM...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
MFA.DESIGN. Open Day at VCUQ...
Our program is in many ways quite unique, as not only is it the only accredited Masters degree in design of the Gulf region, it is also structured to push boundaries in regards to what the practice of 'design' entails in the region as well as establishing a program that introduces something unique on a more pervasive, world-wide, scale... The facilities here are also in line with some of the other top schools around the world - we have the only 'Material Library' (and Materials Curator) of the MENA region, a large Green Room for filming/ video production, a decent Digital Fabrication Lab, as well as a great (uncensored) library. The program is also unprecedented in that the faculty to student ratio is about 1:2 (one faculty to each two students), as we only accept six (6!) students into each year of this two year program...
The whole MFA.DESIGN. faculty will also be present on Wednesday to present the program and answer any questions visitors might have...
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Extraordinary Ordinary - Snow-Swings, Finland...
Current temperature in Doha +21 C...
Current temperature in Helsinki -04 C...
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Drizzling Day in Doha...
It's been raining here in Doha for now almost two days (?!) - a truly unique occurrence - and we're relishing every minute of it... Well, except when we're driving and have to deal with the foot-deep puddles (mini-lakes) aligning and dividing the drainless roads. But here in SUV country this remains only a minor annoyance...
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Extraordinary Ordinary - Wintry Muffin-Tops, Finland...
It's interesting how both snow and sand can, when present in quantity, 'buffer' - even out - their settings, providing an almost Pompeian dilution of details and features of the objects on which they lay. Granted, snow is usually seasonal whilst sand often occupies a bit more permanent, and thus perhaps more permeating, presence.
The included photos are probably a first submission of pictures from a series, all taken during a recent trip to Finland... As different as the context - in regards to their climate, nature vernacular and culture is - it's inviting to look for and speculate about the similarities between a country in northern Europe and a nation in the Gulf...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Small Bizarres No. 15 - A Leisurely Walk at the Cultural Village in Doha...
A short video, filmed by one of my daughters, taken during a relaxed afternoon stroll with the family one weekend at the Cultural Village in Doha...
Hippo, hippo, hippopotamus - I like the contrast between the casual discussion between the strollers and the somewhat, call it, 'active' and agitated camera motion...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Extraordinary Ordinary - Figure Skating in Seoul...
A short moment of a video of figure-skaters in Seoul...
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