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A Massive Mural by Ella & Pitr Depicts a Refugee Seeking Passage in France | Colossal

French duo Ella & Pitr (previously) tackle the gravity of the global refugee crisis in their latest mural, Le Naufrage de Bienvenu/The Shipwreck of Bienvenu. The massive outdoor work reaches over 47 meters (154 feet), scaling the surface of Piney’s Dam … Continue reading →

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Manga Illustrations by Ilustrata Design

Hand illustrations combining retro Japanese culture and modern technology by Brazil-based design studio Ilustrata Design. Source: Manga Illustrations by Ilustrata Design

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Crystalline Artworks Grow from Cracks in Urban Walls by Paige Smith | Colossal

Artist Paige Smith A.K.A. A Common Name (previously here and here) has been filling the gaps, cracks, and corners of LA with hand folded paper crystals since 2012. Her Urban Geodes are painted in bright purple, pink, and other jewel … Continue reading →

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Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree – BBC News

The order prevents the government from exploiting a protected area bigger than Denmark. Source: Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree – BBC News

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Footage of Over 30 Hummingbirds Splashing in a Birdbath | Colossal

Youtuber WildWingsLA has a special birdbath setup specifically for hummingbirds outside their Beverly Hills home. Known for being territorial, it’s rare to see so many birds at once, but at times the frame fills with dozens of them. Fun fact: … Continue reading →

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Angular Geometry: Colorful Daily GIFs from the Mind of Tyler Haywood | Colossal

Over four years ago, designer Tyler Haywood started posting GIFs on Tumblr under the name Angular Geometry. Haywood liked the process so much, he’s never stopped posting, creating a new custom GIF for his blog every single day. The GIFs … Continue reading →

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MIT Developed a Fabric That Can Fold Into Origami-Like Shapes When Inflated | Colossal

MIT Media Lab’s Tangible Media Group has created a system to fold materials into various origami shapes when inflated, turning specifically designed paper, plastic, and fabric into representations of swans, helixes, or other 3D figures with minimal human interaction. The project, … Continue reading →

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Visual Sounds of the Amazon: Digital Lifeforms that Respond to Audio Recorded in the Amazon Rainforest | Colossal

Australian artist Andy Thomas (previously here and here) presents his first installment of Visual Sounds of the Amazon, a responsive artwork that alters its visual shape based on audio Thomas collected from the Amazon rainforest. The animation sequence is one that … Continue reading →

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How stone poses became a surreal project – BBC News

What started as a whim seven years ago has become a major project for a London-based photographer. Source: How stone poses became a surreal project – BBC News

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A Secret Work Studio Suspended Below a Highway Overpass by Fernando Abellanas | Colossal

Spanish furniture designer Fernando Abellanas has carved out a new creative home in a section of Valencia that isn’t the typical artist neighborhood: he’s built a studio affixed to a highway underpass. The workspace is complete with a desk and chair, as … Continue reading →

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Origami Animals Bound Across Walls in Murals by ‘Annatomix’ | Colossal

Annatomix, a self-taught painter from Birmingham UK, creates geometric, origami-inspired animals on everyday materials of all sizes. Bumblebees and rabbits take shape on small surfaces like discarded paper bags and wood scraps, while foxes and peregrine falcons scale the sides … Continue reading →

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Islands Digitally Composed From Images of Abandoned Sites by Fabio Araujo | Colossal

Brazilian designer Fabio Araujo digitally composes images of abandoned sites to create undesirable islands, small patches of earth ripped up from long neglected corners of civilization. The series, Abandoned Places, exists both as image and video as Araujo animates discrete … Continue reading →

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