incandescent installation

Jim Campbell's

'Scattered Light'

At first sight, the hundreds of dangling lightbulbs that make up Jim Campbell’s enormous, 3-D, Madison Square Park installation Scattered Light seem to float in mid-air and flicker at random. But, if you take a closer look you'll soon be able to make out what seems like human shadows dancing across the suspended star-like lights.

 "Most of these works -- if you pause them -- you can't tell what you're looking at," says artist Jim Campbell. 'Scattered Light' is a 50-foot-long array on an 80-foot wide, 16-foot-high and 16-foot-deep structure supporting over 1,600 lightbulbs fitted with LEDs, which are programmed to display a low-resolution, moving image as individual pixels. 

Using footage he shot at Grand Central Station, Campbell's 'Scattered Light' displays edgeless, shadowy figures seemingly walking through space. Up close, the images displayed on 'Scattered Light' look like nothing more than a series of oscillating bulbs, but the images come into focus as the viewer moves further away from the installation.

images via switched.com & madisonsquarepark.org

For 'Scattered Light', Campbell's studio sawed the tops off of 1,800 lightbulbs and replaced all of the coils with LED's in a process that took weeks.

This marvelous, three-dimensional field of light also known as 'Scattered Light' is on view at Madison Square Park from now until February 2011.

caped crusader

superheroes aren't the only ones who get to look good while saving the world and wearing capes. well, at least they aren't the only ones who get to look good while wearing capes....



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image via Rag & Bone Fall 2010 RTW nymag.com





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image via zara.com

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...at first it may feel kind of strange to not have your arms inside of a sleeve (re: a normal jacket), but i urge you to give this sleeveless garment another try and appreciate how sophisticated and polished it makes you look.

DIY: frame an everyday object

i'm always looking for creative, inexpensive, and beautiful ways to decorate my apartment. since i don't really have too much extra money lying around for anything other than the essentials (i.e.- food and alcohol) i've found that one of the easiest things to do to spruce up an otherwise boring white wall is to scrounge up items you have laying around your house and use your imagination. something as simple as taking an everyday object (i.e.- a candle, an old record, a book, a bouquet of dried flowers, leftover swatches of fabric, etc.) and framing it is a fantastic way to add a unique touch to your home without spending a lot of money or a lot of time...



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currently...

Currently listening to The Rain by Calvin Harris

Currently looking at Little People: A tiny street art project by Slinkachu
Currently eating candy corn and sour patch kids

Currently brainstorming last minute additions to my halloween costume

Currently feeling very very tired 

 



all images via little-people.blogspot.com



 

 

 

 

....what are you doing right now?

the scalloped edge.

there is something irresistable and infinitely charming about anything with a scalloped edge.



image via coolspotters.com

i am constantly drawn to pieces with this understated embellishment 

ANNA SUI tulle sequin embellished dress via net-a-porter.com

and this fall there is no shortage of items with this ladylike little something extra.

MADEWELL lace market shorts via shopbop.com

 

 it makes anything from shorts to boots to dresses seem dainty

CHLOE Scalloped over the knee flat boot via neimanmarcus.com

and whimsical,

SEE by Chloe scallop edged shorts via net-a-porter.com

and you can find it on many of the staples

VALENTINO Fall 2010 longsleeve scalloped dress via coolspotters.com

you will want to have in your closet this autumn.

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent scallop edged brown clutch bag via asos.com



blood manor

since i can't even make it through the movie Scream, today's post is in the hopes that someone else will go to one of nyc's most infamous haunted houses and tell me how terrifying it actually is...



image via bloodmanor.com



BLOOD MANOR

524 w. 27th st. (btwn 10th and 11th ave.)

new york, new york 10001

(take the C or E train to 23rd st. and 8th ave stop)

tickets are $25



image via vvoice.vo



cheers to whoever is crazy enough to pay to be scared...

blackboard eats

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i get/delete so much junk email everyday, but when i see an email in my inbox from blackboardeats.com i ALWAYS open it. it's free and when you sign up this amazing site will send you incredibly delicious deals (30% off your meal, free appetizers, free bottle of wine etc.) from some of your city's best restaurants every week. if you live in NY, LA , or San Francisco and like a deal you have 24 hours or less to click on the “get this special” button and receive your personal BlackboardEats passcode:

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 once you click "get this special" a passcode that is good for one-time use will be emailed to you immediately and can be applied to your entire bill or purchase at unbelievable restaurants around your city (i've used my codes to receive 30% off at NYC restaurants such as Boqueria, Five Points, and Tia Pol)...so, just mention your passcode to the host at the restaurant when you make a reservation OR to your waiter/waitress when you arrive.

all you need to do now is sign up, click on the deal, and enjoy your meal!