A few years ago, an unusual map of Africa began gaining traction throughout the internet. It showed that the continent is, in fact, larger than the United States, China, Japan, India and all of Europe combined. This realization surprised the many people who had grown up using the popular Mercator projection (a variant of which is also used by Google Maps), which depicts Africa’s size …
Tag: Interdisciplinary
Fashion X Technology: Ying Gao
The experimental fashion designer creates technology-driven clothing that responds to sounds, voices and human presence
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao merges a poetry in craftsmanship with technological curiosity. After attending university at the Haute cole d’arts Appliqus in Geneva, Switzerland and pursuing a Master’s Degree in Multimedia at L’Universit du Qubecwhere she currently holds a professor positionGao has grown to focus her technically-charged efforts on merging clothing with technology. All in the hopes of capturing the elusive elements of nature. …
Cool Hunting Rough Cut: DJ Spooky at the Met
A look at the inaugural performer in the museum's new artist residency program
This year the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York developed its first artist residency program, kicking it off with DJ Spooky‘s live string quartet and video composition exploring the elements in its title, “Of Water and Ice.” We jumped at the chance to interview Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky on the occasion of the live performance. Combining areas such as architecture, live music, …