October evening sky in Florence, where the exterior of the Duomo displays more heart than the chaotic interior of snapping tourists, over whose heads you hear an other-worldly voice calling out ‘Silencio! Silencio!’ No one is listening.
Images of nature
A selection of videos on YouTube from Natural History Museum First Fleet artworks shown with work by Daniel Boyd in the Images of Nature Gallery
Classic movie coming up in May
The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp – restored version showing at BFI, London in May. Here is a clip where British officer Clive Candy is snubbed by Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff then reunited. And follows on a hilarious meeting with a list of Colonels and Viceroys from across the Empire.
What are you actually thinking?
Asks Gillian Wearing at The Whitechapel Gallery in London. The huge white cube gallery has four high plain wood viewing rooms where you enter to see Wearing’s film works. A bench to sit on or a wall to prop against is needed when confronted by the reversed black & white film Sacha and Mum (1996)….
Yer cant just say Arrgh at the end of a sentence to make it alright
The filmmakers for The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists have given us a slick slapstick animation with a quaint English Pirate Captain and his motley crew, a furious Queen Victoria, and a loveless Charles Darwin. The terrific animation takes us on a visual high seas adventure before arriving in London where the chase continues…
Respect
A lot has been said in these last days about the inspiration and contribution Steve Jobs made to many of our lives. I saw this Mac Classic in a window display at Champagnotheque de Bruxelles in Galerie de Roi, Brussels a few days after the announcement of Steve Jobs’ death. It shows one person’s appreciation…
Digital Assistant Academy
Today I met the six women who started on their 8 week training under the Digital Assistant programme. The workshops are run by Sinead MacManus of 8fold and supported by 6 mentors, of which I am one. UnLtd is funding this pilot project.
Out and about
Seen at the Farm Shop in Dungog, NSW on a visit with Sally and Paul.
Shaun Tan, The Lost Thing
Here’s a trailer for The Lost Thing by Western Australian director Shaun Tan that I thought you’d enjoy. Shaun won the 83rd Academy Award for Short Animated Film for his charming animation.
Summer afternoon tea
Cake testing this afternoon in sunny Hackney. ClandesDine suppers made a Lemon Syrup Cake following Ruth’s recipe. My first experience of this cake was when Ruth baked a tier of three for a very special occasion. Sticky, sweet, sour, soft, light, and people came back for more.