WATCHING
Dead Pigs – a Chinese film about capitalism, watched when I was far too tired. Will try again though, as liked the half-hour I did see.
Space Jam: A New Legacy – ooof … Managed about half an hour
Summer of Soul <3
Midsommar – Like a demonic perfume ad.
The Talented Mr. Ripley – SO good. (rewatch)
Kathy Burke Money Talks Doc
Greys Anatomy (LOL What am I doing!? I can’t stop…)
It’s not been a great month for films…
READING
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata – I really loved this. I read it over a couple of days and would recommend it to everyone and anyone. It’s as strange as her first book (Convenience store woman) but heartbreaking and disturbing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/06/how-memes-become-money/619189/
LOOKING
Charlotte Keates IRL exhibition! A Constant Hum – NEARLY bought an actual painting, then remembered I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. Will be framing the flyer
Glarse - fun ‘pop’ paintings on glass
https://jono.fyi/ – Jono is a graphic designer/artist that uses computer programming to explore the expressive qualities of technology. The first thing I saw from him was ‘This Exquisite Forest’ and his website is full of lots of great stuff.
LISTENING
https://soundcloud.com/polo-pan/sets/cyclorama-1
Street photography from Japan that makes me so sad I still haven’t been (pandemic grumble grumble)
Green Tea Peng, Man-Made – My album of the month. Love
How to Funk in 2 minutes – Marc Rebillet. Made me smile a lot… Now a firm Insta fave
OTHER STUFF
This song plants trees – a smart way of raising money
https://typatone.com/ – From Jono (see above)
https://www.sudowrite.com/
https://lovetheworkmore.com/ – The Cannes award winners without the fee: (and the ones I looked at):
Printed by Parkinson's Case Film – Visualising the impact Parkinson’s has on patient’s lives and raising awareness of the disease for research, an art collection was produced created by the first machine affected by a human disease. The collection comprises distorted 3D prints of cherished objects belonging to Parkinson’s patients.
Code of Conscience by AKQA – A cyber shield around natural reserves. Code of Conscience uses open-source mapping data from the United Nations World Database on Protected Areas – updated monthly by NGOs, communities and governments – in conjunction with existing GPS tracking technology that’s installed in construction vehicles, to autonomously restrict deforestation crews from entering protected zones.
Cités from Amazon Prime – A series cast and created on TikTok. 12 episodes following the everyday lives of young people, who live in les banlieues
Shot on iPhone by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) — Vertical Cinema
