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Pra Gente Acordar – O Filme
*TURN CC ON FOR ENGLISH SUBTITLES ____________ Branded “The Land of All Saints”, Salvador, Bahia is a place where sports, religion and love are intertwined on a daily basis. During the World Cup 2002, two friends spend their last moments … Continue reading
Phenomenal Skies and Animals in Action Top This Year’s Nature TTL Photography Contest | Colossal
AUGUST 11, 2022. GRACE EBERT “The Astonishing,” Godafoss, Iceland, Mauro Tronto annual Nature TTL Photographer of the Year contest garnered more than 8,000 submissions this round, with some of the most impressive images focusing on fauna in the wild and … Continue reading
Painted with Mesmerizing Precision, Innumerable Dots Cloak Stones in Hypnotic Patterns | Colossal
AUGUST 8, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Elspeth McLean Concentric circles in bold gradients, spiraling lines, and bright radial motifs by Australian-Canadian artist Elspeth McLean transform stones into endlessly hypnotic designs. Impeccably arranged on the flat, round objects, the … Continue reading
Double-Exposure Photos by Christoffer Relander Superimpose Everyday Scenes onto Human Silhouettes | Colossal
AUGUST 8, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Christoffer Relander, Spontaneity, honesty, and a desire for experimentation are at the heart of an ongoing project by Christoffer Relander, whose dreamy compositions masterfully blend portraiture and nature. 365 Days of Double Exposure … Continue reading
In ‘Colonial Ruptures,’ Artist Sharif Bey Defies the Constraints of Time through Fragmented Figures | Colossal
AUGUST 3, 2022. GRACE EBERT “The Oviary I,” earthenware, mixed media. All images © Sharif Bey Artist Sharif Bey centers his practice around recontextualizing, a process he undertakes by fracturing long-held perspectives through fragments. His figurative sculptures unify disparate materials … Continue reading
A New Book Plunges into the Vast Diversity of the World’s Oceans Across 3,000 Years | Colossal
JULY 28, 2022. GRACE EBERT Carl Chun, Polypus levis, from Die Cephalopoden (1910–15), color lithograph, 35 × 25 centimeters. Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library/Contributed by MBLWHOI Library, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library, Massachusetts. All images © … Continue reading