Saturday, July 6, 2013

"Palette of bubblegum pink film"

Stills from making 'The Enclave' for the Irish Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale by Richard Mosse. Mosse employs 16mm colour infrared film to render the invisible visible; his subject matter: footage shot in the Congo centered around the 'invisible war' / ongoing humanitarian crisis. Watch the video at the end of this post.

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Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image from Frieze on Vimeo.

Artist and photographer Richard Mosse reveals the stories behind the making of his latest film, 'The Enclave' (2013), in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which will be shown in the Irish Pavilion at this year’s 55th Venice Biennale.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2014

Empire line, sweetheart necklines, dipped back gowns of heavy damask silk and spiderweb lace. Bubbling pearl sea foam and encrusted beaded arterial coral, embroidered full length bed jackets spliced with applique, fur and gold foil. Brocade, ermine, velvet, boiled wool, tweed, latticework lace. Conté sketches and seemingly heavy upholstery brocades rendered entirely in miniature beads.
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Yet another achingly beautiful, angelic, princess fairy tale collection from Valentino. 

Images from the wonderful vogue.it.