The 2012 New Year’s Eve pyrotechnics display at the Melbourne Docklands shot by filmmaker Julian Tay, in reverse.
Mesmeric. Also, ciremsem.
The 2012 New Year’s Eve pyrotechnics display at the Melbourne Docklands shot by filmmaker Julian Tay, in reverse.
Mesmeric. Also, ciremsem.
The shoes, called Scary Beautiful, are a collaboration between artist Leanie van der Vyver and Dutch shoe designer RenĂ© van den Berg. Like Alexander McQueen’s infamous Armadillo heels, Lady Gaga is said to be very taken with them.
Apparently, they’re a commentary on ‘impossible standards of beauty’. To wit:
Humans are playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves. Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection. Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard.
*whiplash*
Cinematographer James Miller filmed the demolition of the British United Shoe Machinery factory in Leicester and presents it here in reverse slow motion.
Mesmeric. Full screen, audio up.
Music: ‘Moon – Welcome To Lunar Industries’ by Clint Mansell