So today I had another bash at a bit of a Libraryhack image remix from SLQ’s copyright free image collection. (You can see the first one here.) This time I had the idea first and found images to match it. I first searched for ‘boat’ in the SLQ Flickr collection, then grabbed a couple of [...]
Within days of the floods hitting the heart of Brisbane, several of the city’s hip hop artists donated their time to a mammoth fundraiser event spearheaded by two artists turned organisers Tom Thum and DJ Butcher.The event, dubbed River City Revenge, featured a massive line up including heavyweights The Optimen, Sydney’s The Tongue & Joyride [...]
check out Ben and Nathan’s attempt at Library Hack. Love some feedback as we’ll probably do more.
We all feel it, that pang of jealousy when we see the laneways of Melbourne dripping with creativity & colour. The laneways themselves are a testament to the culture & energy of the city which, unlike here in Brisbane, doesn’t hide just beneath the surface. While our cultural sterilization has its roots in a well documented difficult [...]
So for Libraryhack Amanda and myself had a bash at ‘remixing’ an image from The State Library of Queensland’s copyright-free database of images. On the 2nd page of images I got inspired by the flower on the jacket of this gentleman. I came up with some text, threw it into Photoshop on one of The [...]
I have been going through the library hack data set for Real Estate Maps and am amazed at how affordable it seems to own your own home back in the day. Most of them require a initial deposit term of between 2-5 pounds and then you have to make repayments every 6 months for the [...]
Next week Red Bull Music Academy will host a free CDR and info session with STEVE SPACEK of SPACE INVADAS. Producers are encouraged to bring original productions on CDR which will be played and given feedback on the night. I’ve been along to a couple of these before, one with Blu & Exile and another [...]
My mother is is a columnist, my great Aunty was a poet, my Grandad is a champion cross-worder and I am a song-writer. My family loves language and in our household words have always been a constant souce of joy and excitement. Language seems to be changing though. With the invention of the internet and [...]
Fghta Fsh is an alter ego who has an alter ego. It see’s a different reality and opens a window to society challenging our epistemology. Fghta Fsh is the creation of Theo, a Kiwi born visual artist who utilises The Edge to create amazing photographic works and slam poetry exhibitions. Debuting last month at the [...]
While all the kids seem to be jumping on & off of wagons at alarming speeds these days, I prefer to ride upfront, taking the helm of terrible social trends and riding them right off the cliff hoping they never resurface to see the light of day again. So while the online world and the [...]
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