René Magritte, ‘The empty picture frame’ (1934)
Tag Archives: life
Nail houses
A nail house is a Chinese neologism for homes belonging to people (sometimes called “stubborn nails”) who refuse to make room for real estate development. The term, a pun coined by developers, refers to nails that are stuck in wood, and cannot be pounded down with a hammer.
Micah Lexier
‘Password (In Chronological Alphabetical Order)’ (2004), a personalized handout by Micah Lexier.
Jan Huijben
Flyer made by Jan Huijben, inspired by the xeroxed ads for African witch doctors that he often found in his mailbox. (2005)
Henry Wessel
‘Incidents 001’ (2012)
‘Incidents 002’ & ‘Incidents 003’ (2012)
‘Incidents 005’ (2012)
All works from the ‘Incidents’ series, by Henry Wessel.
Riley Harmon
Riley Harmon, ‘What it is without the hand that wields it’ (2008)
As gamers die in a public video game server of a modified version of Counter-strike, a popular online first person shooter, the electronic solenoid valves dispense a small amount of fake blood. The trails left down the wall create a physical manifestation of virtual kills, bridging the two realities. The title is inspired by the Telefon Tel Aviv song of the same name.
