Dilston Grove, formerly the Clare College Mission Church in Southwark Park in London, is a listed building and one of the earliest examples of poured concrete construction. No longer consecrated ground, it is now the city's only permanent large-scale space available for artists.

The installation pictured here is Bridge, London artist Michael Cross' installation for the 2006 London Design Festival. "The installation allows any member of the flock to walk on water inside a former church. Cross achieved the effect by half-filling the century-old church with water and installing steps that seemed to magically appear as visitors walked across the water. Purely mechanical, the weight of a person activates each step, which rises just above the surface of the water as they walk forward. There are some 30 steps in all, ending in the middle of the church—isolation that may be peaceful for some and terrifying for others."

(via coolhunting)

A brilliant space and a fine example of re-using abandoned city space.

"Jo Coupe studied at Newcastle University and Goldsmiths College. She lives and works in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her work tackles the complex relationship between life, death, growth and decay and invades the spheres of the Victorian enthusiast, amateur scientist and jeweller. She works in materials as diverse as chalk, vinegar, fruit and bronze."

I came across her work through a friend who will exhibit her soon hopefully. She is influenced especially by nature and organic processes and recreates such processes in a seemingly inappropriate environment. Her work actually "lives", it does something, which probably doesn't help if you want to display it in your home, but adds a quality that I find remarkable. Where Damion Hirst displayed organic art for the sake of sometimes gruesome attraction and sensation, Jo Coupe is more interested in reactions and cycles derived from natural processes. My favourite one is the fruit on a table, where the decaying fruit triggers little saws which again eventually saw off the legs of the table. A self-destructive piece...

Have a look at her work at the workplacegallery.co.uk

Somewhere in Seattle, outside the Market Theatre, a tradition has evolved over the years to stick your piece of gum on the wall.

The result "is a photographers dream. Bright colors, tons of textures and interesting photo ops abound. You would think it's we're talking about the theater but the art is outside."

have a look...

I can't get enough of this site:

here's a collection of strange (and sometimes REALLY strange) statues from around the world. It's brilliant when you think about the ideas that people come up with and the cities that actually put them up.

have a look... (the link takes you to the main site, so you have to browse a bit)

Mark Jenkins is an artists who with combining and juxtaposing seemingly inadequate objects and lets the resulting story speak for itself.

Filip posted about this artist before, but I felt like drawing your attention again, especially to the nature-based projects, like the parking meter in the middle of the forest. It's kind of related to our current competition, so here you go.

have a look...

Here are two solutions to your wake up problems. One is about saving money :) ..and the other about shooting the damn thing ! ..hehe

Alarm Clock That Saves you Money

These pretty cube-shaped alarm clocks are not your average clock. These little suckers, called BanClock, have no snooze button. To shut them up, you gotta feed them coins.
Via: hiptechblog  

and

Gun-Operated Alarm Clock

Ibars modified an old gaming light gun by adding some tilt sensors and attaching it to an alarm clock. Squeeze off a few rounds for a little snooze action and you can also set the alarm and time with the gun. It is only a conceptual design, so until it is made a reality just imagine shooting someone when you pound on that alarm clock every morning. –Travis Hudson
Via: Gizmodo

A friend wrote this to me last night:
"forget T-shirts made out of cotton. A person today paints his own shirt on his chest..."
He is referring to Phil Hansen, who paints layer upon layer on his own chest with images of people who influenced him throughout his life. I find the technique really impressive, especially if you think about the difficulties to paint on yourself. Weird angle for the arms, weird perspective...maybe he is using a mirror, but I'm still sure it requires a lot of practice.

You can watch the video and the images on his site here...

A few years ago in Berlin, some guys from the Chaos Computer Club used the facade of a building on Alexanderplatz for their purposes: using changing illumination of the windows you could play various games, create pictures and even call them up and interact.

This clip reminds me of that, although these guys are graffiti artists. The idea of a building as a canvas remains the same...

Have a look...

24 November 2006 - 28 January 2007

The V&A and PlayStation present Volume, LondonCreated by United Visual Artists and one point sixA luminous interactive installation has transformed the V&A’s John Madejski Garden this winter. Volume is a sculpture of light and sound - an array of light columns positioned dramatically in the centre of the garden.Volume responds spectacularly to human movement, creating a series of audio-visual experiences. Step inside and see your actions at play with the energy fields throughout the space, triggering a brilliant display of light and sound.The piece is a collaboration between design collective United Visual Artists (UVA) and Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) of Massive Attack and his long-term co-writer Neil Davidge (as part of their music production company, one point six).