‘A Million Times’ project by Humans Since 1982
If in case you have missed the exclusive installation by Humans Since 1982 at Design Days Dubai this year, then here is a video of this amazing 3,44 meter long kinetic clock. The installation is based on almost 300 interconnected analogue clocks, each synchronized to drive the minute and hour-hand independently to create beautifully choreographed movements is set to enthrall visitors at Design Days Dubai 2013.
ERWIN OLAF | EMOTIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS 10 YEARS OF WORK
A few days ago was the opening of the first major solo exhibition in France of renowned Dutch photographer ERWIN OLAF at La Sucrière, in Lyon. The exhibition “Emotions – Installations till 2012 by Erwin Olaf” depicts ten years of his work, both in photography and film.
Known for his 60s influence photographs, Olaf creates through his work an extremely rich world, working with both installations and film. Not only a photographer but a real stage director, each photograph is carefully composed like a movie shot, with a real precision in the choice of the set, the furniture, light as well as the models and clothes.
Mixing photojournalism with studio photography, Olaf won recognition in 1988 when awarded the first prize in the Young European Photographer competition and since then has exhibited nationally and internationally. Through his work Olaf intends to raise awareness and explore issues of class, race, sexual taste, beliefs, habits and grace. Although depicting a beautiful appearance Olaf’s work shows how culture can become repression – the unexpressed and imperceptible at first sight.
His work is featured in our current Soura issue 35.
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Manfred Mohr’s Youtube Channel
A collection of videos featuring works by pioneering computer artist Manfred Mohr, many dating back to the early 70’s. Also includes interviews and lectures:
Manfred Mohr is considered a pioneer of digital art. After discovering Prof. Max Bense’s information aesthetics in the early 1960’s, Mohr’s artistic thinking was radically changed. Within a few years, his art transformed from abstract expressionism to computer generated algorithmic geometry. Encouraged by the computer music composer Pierre Barbaud whom he met in 1967, Mohr programmed his first computer drawings in 1969.
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PICLET.ORG prize for contemporary African photography. The competition is open until May 1 to all photographers whose art practices deal with African themes, and applicants can submit their work via www.piclet.org. Winners will be notified on May 12.
Storytelling Photography | Issue 35
There is nothing like a great love story born out of a passion for art. That is the case with the legendary tale of Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef. Over a century since their union in 1895, Van Cleef & Arpels still represents beauty, love, and passion to this day. The daughter of a precious stone merchant, and the son of a lapidary and diamond broker have forever enshrined their love, and managed to give it immortality through the outstanding craftsmanship of the French jewellery maison Van Cleef & Arpels.
What better issue to feature this love story in than the Storytelling Photography issue?
This year, to commemorate their innovation, quality and style, Van Cleef & Arpels are for the second consecutive year, participating in Design Days Dubai as luxury partner and sponsor.
Design Days Dubai is the first design fair of its kind in the Middle East, bringing the most exclusive selection of purchasable, limited edition design to the region. It is a showcase of rare or unique furniture, objects d’arts and design works, held from March 18-21, 2013, to coincide with Art Week, the city’s premier art event.
We at Soura Magazine are quite proud to be partnering with Design Days Dubai and Van Cleef & Arpels as a media partner. In this issue, you will find a complimentary supplement that highlights Van Cleef & Arpels singular craftsmanship of the ZIP Necklace, a truly elegant and exclusive work of art that is bound to transform any woman, and elevate her to new heights of beauty.
We are also proud to be partaking in Design Days Dubai, a true meeting of fine art and exclusive luxury design, the first and only of its kind in the region.
This issue is not only about storytelling photography, but it’s also about the timeless and magical story of precious jewellery born out of true love.
Enjoy the stories, and enjoy the magic!
But you’ll have to be ready at a moment’s notice if you want to catch the ethereal beauty. ”There is no published schedule for its appearance, no artist’s statement released, no museum statement beyond this brief context, no public profile or image issued,” MoMa stated in a memo. “Those who find it chance upon it for themselves, live and in real-shared-time: now we see it, now we don’t.”
The actress spoke at the Victoria & Albert Museum last week to introduce the David Bowie Is exhibition, which she said celebrated the “freaks” and “pretty things” who were shaped by the rock legend.
Kusama to Zwirner
It has been rumored for a while that Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama may leave Gagosian for David Zwirner Gallery, and now its been made official.
Kusama posted a statement on her website saying that she and the Gagosian Gallery had “reached an amicable decision to end their partnership.”
Be prepared for an exhibition of her new work at Zwirner’s 19th Street gallery in Chelsea this fall!
Soura Magazine Turns 5 - The book (2005-2010)
This special issue of Soura Magazine marks our 5th year anniversary, and in order to celebrate our present, and plan for our future, we had to take a long and hard look at our past. And that is exactly what this issue is. It is a journey back of sorts, a retrospective appraisal of what we’ve accomplished and how far we’ve come. it was when we took the time to review our past accomplishments did we really come to realize our present standing, who we were, and who we’ve become.
Issue 34 | Creative Art and Photography
Art in all its forms is inspirational. An old cliche that rings true. After all, aren’t all cliches based on some form of truth? But no form of visual art is more multifarious in its complexities than photography. Showing a conceptualized version of a world captured from within the “real” world, only to become an imagined realm where the laws of nature, physics, and everything we know, dont apply. That is when photography has gone far and beyond, taking our everyday objects and subjects, and turning them into the unexpected… nay, the inconceivable. From intricately fashioned world, to the most subtle and simple ideas about where to point the lens. Creative photography takes everything we think we know about photography, turns it upside down and inside out, and then returns it back to us. And we are left in awe, wonderment, and utter inspiration.
“REFLEXIONS” | Soura Magazine - Issue 34 | Pages 64 - 73
Read about the award winning campaign for Novartis’ Exelon Patch by Tom Hussey (Dallas, USA).
Subject: A prescription medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia. The highly conceptual photographs depicted an older person looking at the reflection of their younger self in a mirror. Very emotional.
