Bian Lian - The Ancient Chinese Art of Face Changing
"Bian Lian, or Face Changing, as it’s known in the western world, in an old dramatic art associated with Chinese opera from the Sichuan Province. It is considered a part of China’s cultural heritage and is the only art form to be ranked as a level two national secret."
via odditycentral.com
Beautiful Flooded Landscape Dioramas by Kim Keever
Small Mountains 03 from Kim Keever on Vimeo.
"KIM KEEVER's large-scale photographs are created by meticulously constructing miniature topographies in a 200-gallon tank, which is then filled with water. These dioramas of fictitious environments are brought to life with colored lights and the dispersal of pigment, producing ephemeral atmospheres that he must quickly capture with his large-format camera."
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The Invented Instruments of Bart Hopkin
INVENTED INSTRUMENTS
Click on any of the instrument names below to see and hear some of my instruments.
In addition to making and playing, my work with invented instruments includes an interest in unusual instruments worldwide. I’ve produced several books and CDs on instrument construction and who’s-doing-what in the world of creative instrument making. You can find these resources in the catalog pages of the Experimental Musical Instruments web site.
WINDS
LAMELLAPHONES
FREE BARS AND BELLS
LUTES
HARPS AND LYRES
ZITHERS
DRUMS
DIFFICULT TO CATEGORIZE
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NASA's Terra Spacecraft Sees Thailand Flooding
"Since July 2011, heavy monsoon rains in southeast Asia have resulted in catastrophic flooding. In Thailand, about one third of all provinces are affected. On Oct. 23, 2011, when this image from ASTER, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft was acquired, flood waters were approaching the capital city of Bangkok as the Ayutthaya River overflowed its banks. In this image, vegetation is displayed in red, and flooded areas are black and dark blue. Brighter blue shows sediment-laden water, and gray areas are houses, buildings and roads. The image covers an area of 35.2 by 66.3 miles (56.7 by 106.9 kilometers) and is located at 14.5 degrees north latitude, 100.5 degrees east longitude."
via nasa.gov
In, Through, and Beyond Saturn's Rings
"A fourth moon is visible on the above image if you look hard enough. First -- and farthest in the background -- is Titan, the largest moon of Saturn and one of the larger moons in the Solar System. The dark feature across the top of this perpetually cloudy world is the north polar hood. The next most obvious moon is bright Dione, visible in the foreground, complete with craters and long ice cliffs. Jutting in from the left are several of Saturn's expansive rings, including Saturn's A ring featuring the dark Encke Gap. On the far right, just outside the rings, is Pandora, a moon only 80-kilometers across that helps shepherd Saturn's F ring. The fourth moon? If you look closely in the Encke Gap you'll find a speck that is actually Pan. Although one of Saturn's smallest moons at 35-kilometers across, Pan is massive enough to help keep the Encke gap relatively free of ring particles."
via apod.nasa.gov