Write A House: Detroit

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

As a ray of light in a city often focused on because of its turmoil, Detroit’s Write A House literary campaign hopes to draw a new generation of writers to the city with recently renovated homes. By employing the Young Detroit Builders organization, the program aims to teach youth the skill of carpentry while revitalizing a rough neighborhood at the same time, with the end …

Virtual Reality Gender Swap

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

An art installation aptly titled, “The Machine to be Another” uses virtual reality technology to allow people to experience the first person perspective of another human—in this instance a man and a woman. Participants synchronize their movements to enhance the idea of an identity change. For example, a normally barrel chested man runs his hands down his hairy chest while a svelte woman across the …

The Sun at Night

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Artists David Henckel and Dan Wilkinson’s latest project has taken the UK by storm. Their 30-minute film and visual art installation “The Sun at Night” uses NASA imagery to portray a year in the life of the sun. A spherical projection of the rotating star set to ambient, foreboding music is equal parts science and art, and the film (shown exclusively at night) manages to …