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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
airbus A380
Friday, March 12th, 2010
the largest passenger aircraft in use is the airbus A380. and we flew it. from new york to france.
the above photo was taken at Paris Charles Du Galle airport.
from wikipedia :
The A380’s upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, and its width is equivalent to that of a widebody aircraft. This allows for a cabin with 50% more floor space than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400, and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all-economy class configurations. The postponed freighter version, the A380-800F, is offered as one of the largest freight aircraft, with a payload capacity exceeded only by the Antonov An-225.[3] The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200 km (8,200 nmi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph at cruising altitude).
here is a view of the plane from the tail camera, as seen on my in-flight tv monitor.
i sat right over the wing on the lower level. it was huge! and i didn’t hear any excessively loud engine noise from those massive Rolls-Royce engines.
the largest passenger aircraft in use is the airbus A380. and we flew it. from new york to france.
the above photo was taken at Paris Charles Du Galle airport.
from wikipedia :
The A380’s upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, and its width is equivalent to that of a widebody aircraft. This allows for a cabin with 50% more floor space than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400, and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all-economy class configurations. The postponed freighter version, the A380-800F, is offered as one of the largest freight aircraft, with a payload capacity exceeded only by the Antonov An-225.[3] The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200 km (8,200 nmi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph at cruising altitude).
here is a view of the plane from the tail camera, as seen on my in-flight tv monitor.
i sat right over the wing on the lower level. it was huge! and i didn’t hear any excessively loud engine noise from those massive Rolls-Royce engines.
venice canals
Friday, March 12th, 2010
ok. so yes i am in france (nantes, to be exact) and i will be posting pictures of france soon. but i wanted to share with you a walk i took through the venice canals in venice beach, california.
i was just in Los Angeles with big dance theater to workshop a new piece at the getty villa (which was awesome). we stayed in marina del rey, which is right next to venice beach. i remember the first times i visited california when my cousin lived there, and how enchanted i was with venice beach. i was super psyched to see an actual street called “electric avenue” and swore, if i ever moved to california, i’d call venice my home.
now, walking along the venice beach waterfront, i feel a little grossed out. the dirty, hippy aesthetic that interested me so in my youth just seems passé to me now. the beachfront is like a combination of the jersey shore and the east village - two locations that i would prefer to have separate. but there’s still hope. set a bit back from the beach is a quiet canal community. the homes are stunning and a peaceful plot of land on a canal filled with ducks in the middle of a bustling metropolis sounds like just the ticket.
ok. so yes i am in france (nantes, to be exact) and i will be posting pictures of france soon. but i wanted to share with you a walk i took through the venice canals in venice beach, california.
i was just in Los Angeles with big dance theater to workshop a new piece at the getty villa (which was awesome). we stayed in marina del rey, which is right next to venice beach. i remember the first times i visited california when my cousin lived there, and how enchanted i was with venice beach. i was super psyched to see an actual street called “electric avenue” and swore, if i ever moved to california, i’d call venice my home.
now, walking along the venice beach waterfront, i feel a little grossed out. the dirty, hippy aesthetic that interested me so in my youth just seems passé to me now. the beachfront is like a combination of the jersey shore and the east village - two locations that i would prefer to have separate. but there’s still hope. set a bit back from the beach is a quiet canal community. the homes are stunning and a peaceful plot of land on a canal filled with ducks in the middle of a bustling metropolis sounds like just the ticket.
finds under the bridge
Monday, September 28th, 2009
on saturday i popped by the the art under the bridge festival presented by the DUMBO arts council. i exited the train station at york st. and immediately encountered people wearing full, face-covering bodysuits made of colorful knit yarn. the streets of DUMBO (which is the acronym for the neighborhood that exists Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) were filled with street vendors selling art, food and putting on public performances. i only got to partake in a minimal portion of this festival as i got there kind of late, but i was still able to catch some interesting stuff. my favorite part of the festival was the advent of the “open studio.”
DAC created a phenomenal guide (that can be viewed in its entirety here) that presented all events and artists participating in a stunningly designed fashion. an excerpt of the open studios chart is depicted below. the color, layout and typography are exquisite. i brought one home (it’s pretty big when unfolded - larger than a newspaper, and square) and i’m debating whether hanging it on my wall next to the owl print (pictured above) that i purchased from sesame letterpress, a design studio that prints and embosses on antique (sometimes foot-operated!) letterpresses.
i visited several open studios (mostly ones housed underneath the smack mellon gallery) and a few housed at 55 washington st (including sesame letterpress, mentioned above).
ari tabei creates these elaborate bags, blankets and dresses made of what appeared to be trash - recycled newspaper, plastic and rubber. “redress” pictured below.
lea bertucci had an interesting installation comprised of two motorized slide projectors with slides of naturally lit, industrial wasteland-like interiors. when the viewer’s body interrupted one of the projectors beams, it cast a shadow on the wall revealing hidden aspects of the other projector’s image.
yoko inoue’s studio was filled with fascinating ceramic masks featuring the likeness of hello kitty and other pop japanese figures, but ceramic with hair pieces attached to them, giving them the impression of ritualistic idol versus kitsch object.
kwabena slaughter creates extremely long (up to 54′) lightboxes showcasing slide film he shot using a specially modified, motorized camera that slowly advances a roll of film through a camera to create one continuous, time-encapsulating image.
lovid creates interactive hubs, video installation and hi-techno-plasticine installation art and sculpture.
several of the above artists will be represented at art in odd places SIGN Festival from oct. 1 through 26. the festival (from what i can gather) features all types of site specific art, this year on 14th street in manhattan.
what really excited me about this festival was the positive impression of DUMBO it gave. from years of rehearsing in this wealthy, loft-y neighborhood peppered with overpriced design stores and organic markets, i had developed an idea of the neighborhood that alienated me from it. but seeing artists in their 20s and 30s working in this seemingly too-expensive hood made it all seem a bit more within reach. not to mention, the public projects that have occurred there are stunning. lights and benches under the manhattan bridge overpass (the namesake of the neighborhood) are stunning, and gave a location for video art projects at the DAC festival. the square filled with metal sculptures and cafe tables just north of the bridge makes the neighborhood reticent of a hip european art district.
as i was leaving i picked up the print featured below. two-octopuses in love. it was a beautiful contrast to the steel cold modernism of the neighborhoods usual representation and architecture. the artist, daria tessler, told me she silk screens her prints in her bedroom.
on saturday i popped by the the art under the bridge festival presented by the DUMBO arts council. i exited the train station at york st. and immediately encountered people wearing full, face-covering bodysuits made of colorful knit yarn. the streets of DUMBO (which is the acronym for the neighborhood that exists Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) were filled with street vendors selling art, food and putting on public performances. i only got to partake in a minimal portion of this festival as i got there kind of late, but i was still able to catch some interesting stuff. my favorite part of the festival was the advent of the “open studio.”
DAC created a phenomenal guide (that can be viewed in its entirety here) that presented all events and artists participating in a stunningly designed fashion. an excerpt of the open studios chart is depicted below. the color, layout and typography are exquisite. i brought one home (it’s pretty big when unfolded - larger than a newspaper, and square) and i’m debating whether hanging it on my wall next to the owl print (pictured above) that i purchased from sesame letterpress, a design studio that prints and embosses on antique (sometimes foot-operated!) letterpresses.
i visited several open studios (mostly ones housed underneath the smack mellon gallery) and a few housed at 55 washington st (including sesame letterpress, mentioned above).
ari tabei creates these elaborate bags, blankets and dresses made of what appeared to be trash - recycled newspaper, plastic and rubber. “redress” pictured below.
lea bertucci had an interesting installation comprised of two motorized slide projectors with slides of naturally lit, industrial wasteland-like interiors. when the viewer’s body interrupted one of the projectors beams, it cast a shadow on the wall revealing hidden aspects of the other projector’s image.
yoko inoue’s studio was filled with fascinating ceramic masks featuring the likeness of hello kitty and other pop japanese figures, but ceramic with hair pieces attached to them, giving them the impression of ritualistic idol versus kitsch object.
kwabena slaughter creates extremely long (up to 54′) lightboxes showcasing slide film he shot using a specially modified, motorized camera that slowly advances a roll of film through a camera to create one continuous, time-encapsulating image.
lovid creates interactive hubs, video installation and hi-techno-plasticine installation art and sculpture.
several of the above artists will be represented at art in odd places SIGN Festival from oct. 1 through 26. the festival (from what i can gather) features all types of site specific art, this year on 14th street in manhattan.
what really excited me about this festival was the positive impression of DUMBO it gave. from years of rehearsing in this wealthy, loft-y neighborhood peppered with overpriced design stores and organic markets, i had developed an idea of the neighborhood that alienated me from it. but seeing artists in their 20s and 30s working in this seemingly too-expensive hood made it all seem a bit more within reach. not to mention, the public projects that have occurred there are stunning. lights and benches under the manhattan bridge overpass (the namesake of the neighborhood) are stunning, and gave a location for video art projects at the DAC festival. the square filled with metal sculptures and cafe tables just north of the bridge makes the neighborhood reticent of a hip european art district.
as i was leaving i picked up the print featured below. two-octopuses in love. it was a beautiful contrast to the steel cold modernism of the neighborhoods usual representation and architecture. the artist, daria tessler, told me she silk screens her prints in her bedroom.
where’s chris? [goodbye europe...]
Monday, June 1st, 2009
see you soon, euro-land. thanks for the good times.
xo chris
see you soon, euro-land. thanks for the good times.
xo chris
where’s chris? [genève, switzerland]
Monday, June 1st, 2009
so i’m back in new york, actually, finally, but i decided to retro-post some more pics from my day in geneva, last thursday. above is a view of lake geneva from saint pierre, a big ole cathedral on a hill.
you know me. i like taking pictures of random industrial design in various places. like this wonderfully simple color combo of terrace shades on this apartment building.
so i’m back in new york, actually, finally, but i decided to retro-post some more pics from my day in geneva, last thursday. above is a view of lake geneva from saint pierre, a big ole cathedral on a hill.
you know me. i like taking pictures of random industrial design in various places. like this wonderfully simple color combo of terrace shades on this apartment building.
where’s chris? [CERN!!!!!!!!!!]
Friday, May 29th, 2009
i am a huge nerd. i love physics. specifically theoretical physics. specifically string theory and the quest to discover a T.O.E. (theory of everything). science today is extremely close to unlocking the secrets of the universe and the place on earth that is making the greatest contribution to this quest is CERN, the european center for nuclear research.
CERN is home to the brand new large hadron collider or LHC - the world’s largest particle accelerator. basically they shoot protons around this 27km long ring buried 100m underground until they reach 99.9% the speed of light (!). then they smash them into each other and observe the results. it was a total dork-dream come true to visit this place, and even though i didn’t get the tour that i had tried to book months in advance (seriously) i still had a great time visiting ‘microcosm’ - this exhibit that explains the history of CERN and what they’re trying to find.
and i got to play with things like this ! :
yep, that’s a geiger counter. this is what it reads when detecting radiation from a watch made with radium in the 1950s. that’s high, btw.
when particles smash together, the various detectors that are set up track the trails and energy emitted by the smaller particles that compose them. protons are made of quarks, for instance, so when two protons collide they emit quarks - and a whole bunch of other interesting things. above is picture of the methods they used to map particle paths in the 70s. basically using a big overhead projector.
here’s a photo of a photo of what that looks like printed. and a physicist (with awesome 70s hair) observing the results (in the 70s).
i am a huge nerd. i love physics. specifically theoretical physics. specifically string theory and the quest to discover a T.O.E. (theory of everything). science today is extremely close to unlocking the secrets of the universe and the place on earth that is making the greatest contribution to this quest is CERN, the european center for nuclear research.
CERN is home to the brand new large hadron collider or LHC - the world’s largest particle accelerator. basically they shoot protons around this 27km long ring buried 100m underground until they reach 99.9% the speed of light (!). then they smash them into each other and observe the results. it was a total dork-dream come true to visit this place, and even though i didn’t get the tour that i had tried to book months in advance (seriously) i still had a great time visiting ‘microcosm’ - this exhibit that explains the history of CERN and what they’re trying to find.
and i got to play with things like this ! :
yep, that’s a geiger counter. this is what it reads when detecting radiation from a watch made with radium in the 1950s. that’s high, btw.
when particles smash together, the various detectors that are set up track the trails and energy emitted by the smaller particles that compose them. protons are made of quarks, for instance, so when two protons collide they emit quarks - and a whole bunch of other interesting things. above is picture of the methods they used to map particle paths in the 70s. basically using a big overhead projector.
here’s a photo of a photo of what that looks like printed. and a physicist (with awesome 70s hair) observing the results (in the 70s).
where’s chris? [les nuits sonores, lyon]
Friday, May 29th, 2009
i came back to lyon just in time to partake in this crazy electro music festival called les nuits sonores. it basically takes over the whole city and turns everything into a techno party. above is a picture of the street in front of alexandre’s apartment.
here’s a shot from his window.
i came back to lyon just in time to partake in this crazy electro music festival called les nuits sonores. it basically takes over the whole city and turns everything into a techno party. above is a picture of the street in front of alexandre’s apartment.
here’s a shot from his window.
where’s chris? [dancing in lyon]
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
my friend cécile made some videos of her dancing crazily in her apartment in paris, so i decided to make this video for her in my friend alexandre’s apartment. we were sitting in the kitchen with some friends when someone put on a kim wilde vinyl and i decided at that moment that i would dance to this song the next day. and so it was…
my friend cécile made some videos of her dancing crazily in her apartment in paris, so i decided to make this video for her in my friend alexandre’s apartment. we were sitting in the kitchen with some friends when someone put on a kim wilde vinyl and i decided at that moment that i would dance to this song the next day. and so it was…
where’s chris? [two nights in paris]
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
i spent two nights in my friend cécile’s fabulous apartment in le marais (the super chic gay district of paris). here are some photos from the extremely limited amount of time i spent there. above : sacre coeur - church on montmartre.
view from sacre coeur.
graffiti in montmartre.
i spent two nights in my friend cécile’s fabulous apartment in le marais (the super chic gay district of paris). here are some photos from the extremely limited amount of time i spent there. above : sacre coeur - church on montmartre.
view from sacre coeur.
graffiti in montmartre.