Mood of the day : Ed Paschke, Migraine, 1996

Because like a hammer in my head…

Ed Paschke, Migraine, 1996

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The technological mandalas of Leonardo Ulian

The last few days have been intense at work and no time to write anything! This is impressive how a PA/EA role can be diverse: I never thought I would have to work so much with IT and with a lot of setup/repair of ipads and phones ! (and the geek inside me actually enjoyed it..!)

So as this is Friday, still working, but on the way to the calm weekend, let’s share today the technological Mandalas from Leonardo Ulian.

A mandala is a spiritual symbol for the Universe that we find in both Hinduism and Buddhism, a sort of cosmic diagram, usually square with a circle in the middle and full of geometric pattern. But this is not just a pretty drawing, it is also a guidance tool for meditation, and the notion of wholeness and space.

Of course, not every contemporary mandala have such deep notions, and the ones from Leonardo Ulian may seems far from it with all its little transistor, wiring, capacitors,… but it is as hypnotic, colourful, and maybe an interpretation of our 21st c. universe, where technology reigns.

Leonardo Ulian, Technological mandala 62 – Elio, 2015

Leonardo Ulian, Technological mandala # 38, 2014

Leonardo Ulian, Technological mandala 19, 2014

He also explored in a more interactive way our relation with technology in the installation made few years ago at the Zabludovwicz collection in London, for the group show “A Sense of Things”. There, the mandala is connected to 3 radios, which then generate a sound according to the place where the spectator stand in the room.

To have a better overview on this, please have a look on this video he made for the occasion:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/85597089 Technological mandala 42 – random relay from Leonardo Ulian on Vimeo.

Pictures from Artsy

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus!

I had another article in mind for today, but as this is St. David’s Day, let’s share the stunning photographs of Wales from the self-taught photographer Jon Wyatt.

Like many of his works, his pictures magnify the nature, often wild and strong, with a clever game of black and white contrasts, pushed at its extreme, becoming then very similar to an ink painting. His landscapes shots are majestic, cold, almost scary sometimes and inaccessible, but always beautiful.

Jon Wyatt, Landslide, Llantwit Major, South Wales (From the series The Sixth Extinction), 2013

Jon Wyatt, Kenfig Sands, South Wales, 2011

Jon Wyatt, Nash Point, South Wales, 2011

Jon Wyatt, Cliff footpath, South Wales, 2011

Jon Wyatt, Flooded fields, Porthkerry, South Wales, 2011

However, as Wales is also full of colours, with a divine language, here is a poem of Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370), one of the greatest medieval author of the country.

Nid ydyw Duw mor greulon Ag y dywaid hen ddynion. Ni chyll Duw enaid gŵr mwyn, Er caru gwraig na morwyn. Tripheth a gerir drwy’r byd: Gwraig a hinon ac iechyd. Merch sydd decaf blodeuyn Yn y nef ond Duw ei hun. God is not so cruel as old men tell us: nor will God cut off the gentle soul of a man for loving a woman or a girl. Three things are loved by the whole world: women, fine weather, and good health, and girls are the fairest flower in Heaven next to God Himself.

So… Fancy a trip to Wales now ? 🙂

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