I just discovered the best place to think and create and reflect and ultimately concentrate.
The T.
Trying not to get into trouble at MOMA in New York City last week. I didn’t realize she noticed me with the camera attached to my face.
John Hughes + baristas…..
I’ve been watching lot of John Hughes movies this past week. All of his films are huge favorites of mine and I always find something interesting at each watch. For example, how the camera zooms in and crops in close in the classroom scenes of Ferris Bueller. I feel like that style bled into my photo of Anthony making my soy cider latte at Espresso Royale.
Animae Dementia/Animal Madness plasters Berlin & Paris
Berlin and Paris have been invaded with huge paper creatures/animals devouring up their creators, French street artists duo Ro and l’Homme Pendu.
The massive pieces they’ve created are part of a collection titled ‘Animae Dementia’ aka. Animal Madness.
They use a ‘wheat-pasted’ paper technique to place the creatues into the landscape and then suspend themselves within the work, appearing to be gobbled up by the creatures.
I had a great time visiting the New England Aquarium with a friend from Jersey up for the weekend. Favorite part of the day for me was the jellyfish and getting to hold a starfish! The movement and the colors of the fish, coral, and sea urchins was also super inspiring.
One of my changes for 2012 is to take more photos, bring my camera everywhere everyday if possible and the aquarium gave me a huge opportunity to ‘dive’ back in. In my stress to get adjusted over the past few months, I cut back alot but now it’s time to pick up the camera again. The only way forward is to keep making stuff….keep showing stuff.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble
Ending 2011 with a bang by finishing my first video abstract for my first project for graduate school at MassArt’s Dynamic Media Institute. Thanks to all who helped me through it! Including Andrew Ellis who gave me the 6 Steps….mindblowing.
And oh hey, I’m learning to be an interactive designer! finally figured that one out.
Homeward Bound from Kim Maroon on Vimeo.
Leaving New York City on a train headed to Boston.
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Tower Auditorium
612 Huntington Ave.
Boston, Ma
The Dynamic Media Institute at MassArt takes a break from designing, coding, and building as they present A Celebration of Arrested Development, a three day festival featuring every episode of the soon-to-be resurrected television series. They will be showing all 53 episodes over three days.
Detailed schedule at http://celebrationofarresteddevelopment.tumblr.com
Jeff Bartell. Autochrome. Great Scott 11.12.11
Great show with Caspian. This place is around the corner from my apartment…quite an impressive variety of brews on tap. I enjoyed the Alagash White and spent some good times with MassArt friends.
Happy Halloween!
(I did not change the orientation of the photo, the camera took it that way….yes, I’m haunted, always)
My sister Kathryn got married last month. The day was really amazing and she looked gorgeous. I thought I’d post a photo I captured earlier that day on the limo ride. She was making sure Tom wasn’t there to see her. Superstition says that’s bad luck.
If you click my photo, you’ll get to the wedding photographer Kiersten’s blog for a few more photos of the day.
AP Tour for Alternative Press. House of Blues Boston 10.16. Hopped on this last minute. I had quite an evening capturing this show. I was examining my role within the space, the experience I create for myself, and the experience the music creates for others there. I spent a lot of time photographing the crowd and their reactions….sometimes moving, other times slightly frightening. I put reason aside and walked into a massive circle pit to follow the singer of Gallows. What was I thinking?
Explosions in the Sky played a phenomenal set at The Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA last week. The theatre was perfect for their sound, carrying every note to the far edges of the crowd. There’s something about listening to sound fill up a room, feeling music, breathing it in and out like air.