Way Out West: Old Grooves for New Streets
This was another cover I noticed while doing updates to the ARIA awards site. It’s one that appeals to me as a designer but also as a photographer. The montage of seemingly thousands of photos is both beautiful and disturbing at the same time.
Here’s a slightly tighter crop of the photos.
If you crop it right down to just a few photos you still get a nice montage.
The photos come from Melbourne photographer Nicola Loder who created this imagery as a series called “Wild Thing Part 1″ back in 2003. You can check out this series and more here.
The reverse side is another image from the “Wild Things” series. The format is wider crops of the photos which gives a different feel to the texture created.
The series reminded me of Chris Jordan’s “Running the Numbers” series.
The music’s certainly easy to listen to and I’d hazard a good gift for the jazz or world music loving friend or relative. You can preview a large sample of the tunes on their Myspace page. (Does any band have a real site these days!?!) YOu can also find more info out on Jazz Head’s page for the group.
Tom Froese:
The pile of cell phones reminds me of Edward Burtynsky’s manufactured landscapes.
http://www.mongrelmedia.com/films/ManufacturedLandscapes.html
# 15 Jan 08 at 9:21 am