Author Archives: Niall Murphy
Giulia Baldini, 25, Italian graphic designer
Andrew Benedict, 32, US soldier
Yongki Hermawan, 30, Indonesian photographer
Amanda Hvidberg, 12, Danish student
The Burning House is a site dedicated to pictures of the personal items that various folk from around the world (but mainly photographers) consider too important to lose. More eye-candy than social commentary, it’s still strangely compelling.
If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question.
Not So Lucky
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Korean artist Park Chan-girl builds up human and animal topographical sculptures by welding thousands of metal nuts together and arranging thin metal layers which he describes as “sliced images”.
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq2T7jP7dpQ
Arturo Treja gives his son Jose Luis the third degree. Jose Luis responds with aplomb.
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The Paradox Bookstore in Wheeling, West Virginia which has ‘no phone’ and keeps ‘irregular hours’
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC5aGCOT6bs
Goodyear Polyglas tyres: because women have tiny brains and are easily confused by flashing lights and passing scenery.
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One of many photos of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the 1945 nuclear bomb now digitally stitched into extraordinary interactive panoramas by 360 Cities.