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Mont Sainte Victoire Diagram (Liliane Lijn)
Illustration done way back when, in the dusty past of 2010. Twas for The Solar Hills' project proposal created by artist Liliane Lijn and astrophysicist John Vellerga :
The coloured points atop t'mountain 'represent' spectroheliostats. These contain prisms calibrated to refract sun light at different positions across the landscape or the Mont Sainte Victoire skyline. The colours change as the relative positions of these prisms move with respect to an observer. Ahh the illusive nature of light!
http://www.lilianelijn.com/solar-hills-video.html
Illustration done by Natural Thatch is here:
http://nataliekaythatcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/mont-sainte-victoire-diagram.html
Solar Hills are large-scale solar installations in the landscape that define the horizon with light. With Solar Hills, we are creating a new awareness of the beauty and poetry of our star.
The coloured points atop t'mountain 'represent' spectroheliostats. These contain prisms calibrated to refract sun light at different positions across the landscape or the Mont Sainte Victoire skyline. The colours change as the relative positions of these prisms move with respect to an observer. Ahh the illusive nature of light!
http://www.lilianelijn.com/solar-hills-video.html
Illustration done by Natural Thatch is here:
http://nataliekaythatcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/mont-sainte-victoire-diagram.html
EGAKU!
DRAW FOR JAPAN! Chie Miyazaki is helping to organise a fund raising art fair at Jaguar Shoes called EGAKU, on TODAY. Works have been donated by many a wizard, many a doozy whale.
Natalie Kay-Thatcher and myself have donated some work. Additionally, 'Rob Ryan, Nobrow, Okido, Anorak Magazine, Jean Jullien, Laura Carlin, Frinton Press, Peepshow, Hato Press, Lazy Oaf, Winged Chariot & many many more'. Wilikers!
Natalie Kay-Thatcher and myself have donated some work. Additionally, 'Rob Ryan, Nobrow, Okido, Anorak Magazine, Jean Jullien, Laura Carlin, Frinton Press, Peepshow, Hato Press, Lazy Oaf, Winged Chariot & many many more'. Wilikers!
What else are you going to find on an asteroid?
Their is heaving pile of un-done dones. One project, which began in Janurary (and although it was supposed to be done in March, it will take a long long time to deal with) is about anatomy. Its the first in a series of projects intent on encouraging people to dedicate a proportion of their attention to science.
The second is a book about asteroids. Although its not really ABOUT asteroids it merely relates to them in an irrelevant and ridiculous (possible un-necessary) way. Its a nice break- Im getting a lot out of doing something for no reason.
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| Variation on a Theme? |
Tuesday the 8th of March 2011: The W Project
Come hitheroo! To this tomorroo: THE W PROJECT, curated (most competently) by the delicious Teo Connor & Loren Platt . The W Project celebrates women working across the creative industries.
Private view
8 March 2011
6.30 pm – 9pm
Exhibition continues
9 — 11 March 201110.00 am – 6pm
The Russian Club GalleryLondon E8 4DA
Flatland (the 1885 tale of) by Edwin Abbott Abbott; interesting satyr of Victorian society and fascinating treatment of geometry in fiction is a trove of many things symbolic, representative, wrong and true. More read needs be dones to get my head into. Anyway, come hitheroo to theese shoo! IT will be wonderful!
Private view
8 March 2011
6.30 pm – 9pm
Exhibition continues
9 — 11 March 201110.00 am – 6pm
The Russian Club GalleryLondon E8 4DA
Flatland (the 1885 tale of) by Edwin Abbott Abbott; interesting satyr of Victorian society and fascinating treatment of geometry in fiction is a trove of many things symbolic, representative, wrong and true. More read needs be dones to get my head into. Anyway, come hitheroo to theese shoo! IT will be wonderful!
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| Ahh, escaping flatland! 'Be Patient for the world is broad and wide' |
OLIVER BYRNE: The Elements of Euclid
I purchased a wonderful book published by TASCHEN called THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID, by OLIVER BYRNE. Its an extremely well presented facsimile of the 1847 publication which was -as Werner Oechclin points out in the remarkable essay accompanying the book, accepted as a curiosity in the 19th century and (undeservedly) treated likewise. It is fabulously clear, Euclidian geometry being consigned to a plane, is a type of geometry you will be familiar with (or would have been at some point- possibly in school). Bertrand Russell, in his elaborate and attentive skepticism, kindly informs us that Euclid is not the master of logic (of course he proposes a proof to support this allegation) and in fact even in the time of Byrne, euclidian ideology was 'demoded'. I love Bertrand Russell and indeed, it is dangerous to place the minds of ancient philosophers on a type of pedestal. Considering non-euclidian geometry, topology, abstract mathematics, how these are used in contemporary sciences, our 21st century world and view of OUTER SPACE, it does not always make sense to do so. However, in agreement with Oechclin, it is in fact a useful thing that 'Euclid' compiled these geometric proofs (even if they may be some what skewed in their clarity in comparison to our definitions of 'proof') so that they were tidily and conveniently stacked and bound in one object for people to read. 'Euclid', who like Homer, may have been a number of contributors.
Better still (I think) is that Oliver Byrne went out of his way to visualy represent these proofs in a marvelously clear and visual way. Aesthetically, it appears quite beyond the scope of his century and exists as a prolific and effective approach to explanation. The intention being to assist learning, the book dis-ambiguates the abstract language of mathematics, rendering these observations of geometry more readily and visually tangible, translating geometric and arithmetic languages which you can SEE! As in see 'happening'- while you read. In terms of the presentation of formal logic, how (if it is even possible?) could this visual language be used in literary arguments and proofs? Similarly, how indeed can it relate to semiotics and logic? And in how many ways! Some reading must be done. Here are some images from the TASCHEN website.
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| This image from: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/byrne.html |
Things to come apparently
For now, lets remain ambiguous. Many thanks to Saint Georges University for their immense knowledge and wisdom!
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| Teeth and Salivary Glands |
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| section of small intestine and ascending colon |
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| Stomach lining |
WORKING ON IT
ON this it will take a while before I will consider it to be some thing 'complete', or worth promoting but apparently its already on line so here you (?) go. I did not realise.
http://jennifercrouch.com/
http://jennifercrouch.com/
The Unperturbed Kilogram
So who is this KILOGRAM anyway?http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/44445
IT DOES NOT ONLY TAKE A MINUTE!
The un-rewards of animating are intriguing. One can spend countless hours on a project to receive very little in return until the date of its completion, which in my case is hard to determine. Progress is slow. Granted that I am dribbling through this repetitious and exacting task, the obsessive behaviorisms involved in this production, are in no way dampened. Quite the contrary.
I will warn you now, that it does NOT only take a minute girl! It takes about 7 months for a mere minute and surprisingly this disproportionate time expense remains one which can provide great satisfaction. To be continued....
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| Another frame |
BACK TO THE SPACE SUIT!
Vincent Fournier's spectacular photography in SPACE PROJECT: http://www.vincentfournier.co.uk/main.html
GAH! THIS PLACE. Next time I am in Norway, I am going here: http://kho.unis.no/. The Kjell Henriksen Observatory. The only reasonable way of accessing Svalbard is by airplane.
OBSERVATORY POSITION:
- 78o 8' 52.8'' N, 16o 2' 34.8'' E
- GEO: 78.148 N, 16.043 E
- ALTITUDE: 520 m
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| All these images are from the KHO website: http://kho.unis.no/ |
Tyngs seldom thought: Briefly, Kelvin on Kant (1897)
Kant pointed out in the middle of last century, what had not previously been discovered by mathematicians or physical astronomers, that the frictional resistance against tidal currents on the earth's surface must cause a diminution of the earth's rotational speed. This immense discovery in Natural Philosophy seems to have attracted little attention,--indeed to have passed quite unnoticed, --among mathematicians, and astronomers, and naturalists, until about 1840, when the doctrine of energy began to be taken to heart.
—Lord Kelvin, physicist, 1897
FUUUUCCCKKK! Is this not wonderful? How intuitive of Kant....Is this fact obvious? Worth communicating?.....Next time I am in the sea this will pre-occupy me.
Lakeviews and Animation
So, Im reading thys RAD booke callyed LAKE VIEWS by Steven Weinberg. Mmmmm.
Here is another still from the animation I am working on. It is taking aeons....
Here is another still from the animation I am working on. It is taking aeons....
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| Acetate/acrylic/ink via rotring/ |
HAND MADE AND BOUND!
HAYND MADE AND BOUND! SUNDAY NOVEMBER THE TWENTY FIRST!
St Aloysius Social Club
20 Phoenix Road
London NW1
Sunday 21 November 2010
12am - 6pm
Free entry
Come find our table.....http://www.handmadeandbound.com/
Fellow exhibitors: http://www.handmadeandbound.com/?page_id=2216
St Aloysius Social Club
20 Phoenix Road
London NW1
Sunday 21 November 2010
12am - 6pm
Free entry
Come find our table.....http://www.handmadeandbound.com/
Fellow exhibitors: http://www.handmadeandbound.com/?page_id=2216
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| A segment of old and new prints for sale at HAND MADE AND BOUND |
GLANDS
Which are made up of cells: Around each cell, cell membranes hold in the organelles, they do it well.SLIDES Source: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Fankhauser/Labs/Anatomy_&_Physiology/A&P202/Endocrine_System/Endocrine_Histology.htm
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| IV. Adrenal Gland, 100x: Slide 16, Adrenal gland, cortex (& medulla?) |
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| labeled 40x view of the adrenal gland. |
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| labeled 40x view of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). Hypophysis, 40x: Slide 14, Hypophysis, pars distalis, intermedia & nervosa, cat, H&E, |
THE SPACE SUIT AND THE TOILET (mild appreciation of)
I will be brave (or ignorant) enough to assume the following: People think about space suits.
I am not keen on assumptions, but being idealistic and a human that often thinks about space, I LIKE (enjoy or take pleasure in) assuming that most people develop or at least consider developing an intrigue in the unknown. I hope that this statement is not too ambitious or too idealistic. Amongst the many things being unknown to our kind, SPACE is one of them. I am quite sure that many people think about space - as in the space what is intergalactic etc.
I would like to assume, for now, that perhaps people also contemplate space suits. Ill even be so bold as saying that people consider the practical feasibility of 'dressing-up' as in 'fancy dressing-up', as an astronaut.
Following a discussion about space suits with a friend of mine, I decided it was worth more consideration. It is not just a costume, although a mighty costume it be. With barely over half a century of scientific prelude and development, on July 20 in the year 1969 AD, NASA's Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on to the surface of our Moon.
About being naked in Space:
- One does not explode,
- One's blood does not boil- the containing effect of your skin and circulatory system keep your tissues together,
- Nor does one instantly freeze, even though Space is typically very cold, less than 3 degrees above absolout zero (+/-3K on the Kelvin scale or −270.15°C ).
- One will however quickly become unconscious after the body's dangerously depleted oxygen supply in the blood reaches the brain and unprotected skin is likely to suffer burns once exposed to the intense ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight. Humans are not inhabitants of the vacuum, outer space is most inhospitable. You would die quickly, and funnily enough holding your breath before entering a vacuum will do you great damage (think pressure difference).
Barely over half a century of relevant technology and research lead to its production. How fawn-like it will look to the future! Compare this to how long it took for people to accept that the world was round. It took far too long! This does not inspire me with confidence, although in reality, largely to blame in this retardation of understanding are those who obliged people to follow and not question moral/educational authority.
If it were flat, then all the shadows on the whole surface of the entire world would always be the same length at the same times throughout the year. And such is NOT the case (Carl Sagan illustrates this beautifully in one of the episodes of the COSMOS tv series first broadcasted in 1980). Humans have been writing and traveling for thousands of years, many thousands enough to have shared and compared calendars and have initiative to inscribe observations of the natural world and compare these also. Seeing as it IS observable in many ways, I'm sure more people KNEW the earth was round, but were not allowed to talk about that. That is a terrible thought.
If it were flat, then all the shadows on the whole surface of the entire world would always be the same length at the same times throughout the year. And such is NOT the case (Carl Sagan illustrates this beautifully in one of the episodes of the COSMOS tv series first broadcasted in 1980). Humans have been writing and traveling for thousands of years, many thousands enough to have shared and compared calendars and have initiative to inscribe observations of the natural world and compare these also. Seeing as it IS observable in many ways, I'm sure more people KNEW the earth was round, but were not allowed to talk about that. That is a terrible thought.
What else is amazing? SEWAGE! Here is another assumption: Which assumes (stupidly and ignorantly perhaps, I do know any facts) that the vast majority of people living in large cities across the world have seen, or at least heard of a toilet. Baring in mind that there are, both in existence and in use a vast variety of effective toilet and irrigation designs.
Where ever it was, who ever, which ever organisation or collective and when ever they lived who were among the first toilet/sewage designers and builders, well done! Very handy development. More sewage systems please! Unfortunately I can not digress into environmental issues, another time maybe, when I know more and feel like vomiting again, this here merely be 'bigging up' the concept of water sanitation, it is wonderful. May sewage systems become more efficient and safe for all!
Sewage Systems and Space Suits! And Space Suits with Integrated Sewage Systems!
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