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Showing posts with label Futurism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Futurism. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Chirkeysk Hydro Dam on Sulak River in the Buinaksk district of Dagestan, Russia

Similar thoughts here as with the Super Kamiokande experiment; there's a whole lot of Akira going on at this site. Great example of an aesthetically fascinating industrial installation. Particularly look at the interior machinery design & coloration.








Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Visual Concept Dictionary: Nostalgia, Futurism

Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detection Experiment

Nostalgia
I wonder at the scale and and futurism and (guided by the Japaneseness of the thing) I remember Akira and then Blade Runner, 2001, and even, laughingly, Total Recall;  a culture that justified studios rendering epic machinations like this for its stories. Sure; it's entirely functional and built specifically to best do what it does, but it's almost cartoonish how dramatic it is in photographs. It's a great piece for the visual dictionary because it triggers so much with its visual presentation. I think I'm nostalgic for that time I've associated with celebrating impressionist futurism.