Source: Laci Green

Source: Laci Green

Stumped?

What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

A time lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. Beginning over the Pacific Ocean and continuing over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the Earth’s ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite and the stars of our galaxy.

Located at the Prince Street station on the N and R line, Carrying On, installed in 2004, is composed of almost two hundred 6-inch high silhouettes of people hauling “stuff” as they walk the city streets. Artists Janet Zweig and Edward Del Rosario worked from thousands of photographs they took of real-life New Yorkers moving in and around the city. According to the artists, the title Carrying On can be read in a variety of ways: “People on the streets of New York are almost always carrying something, sometimes something huge and outlandish… After tragedy, New Yorkers felt that they must carry on with their lives; they really do ‘carry on.’” The result is a narrative work spanning more than 200 linear feet on each side of the station, representing the diverse community that makes up our city and featuring miniature figures, each with their own quotidian story of hope and survival.  

Above:  Janet Zweig and Edward del Rosario, Carrying On. 2004.

STREET ART BY JULIEN MALLAND AKA ‘SETH’

The French artist Julien Malland aka “Seth” or Globepainter (facebook) as he calls himself, is on a mission to cover the world with his colourful street art. Originality in Globepainter’s street art is that his work incorporates local symbols and subjects from the surroundings.

With Gone, Broken Fingaz (Paris-FR 08/06/2012)

209 st (Phnom Penh, Cambodia 01/04/2012)

With Charquipunk (Paris-FR, 01/04/2012)

With Lima and Jok, ONOFF (Paris-FR, 28/07/2010)

Chongqing Boy (Chongqing, China, 28/07/2010)

Glorious Fast Food Boy (Hong Kong, China, 28/07/2010)

Mumbai, India 13/03/2010

“I’ll sneak into her garden after she falls asleep and plant jalapeños in her pepper patch!” Tom plotted.