nice to see you again.

river viiperi

'interiors'

arthur daniyarov, jacob coupe & nicolas ripoll

by jonathan frantini for gq style italia march '10

the simple joys of efficient, minimal design.

productive insomnia.

rodarte x maggie cheung

a short film by wing shya

"

Rodarte designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, have handmade four one-of-a-kind creations specifically for this charitable initiative. Each piece is inspired by Maggie Cheung and references one of her films: In the Mood for Love, Hero, Clean, and Heroic Trio. The four stunning pieces have been captured in a short film by Wing Shya with music by Peter Kam. For every click of the short film on YouTube from now to 31 March 2010, JOYCE will donate HK$1 to UNICEF.

"

"no time like the present."

some wise words from my father.

09 / 04 / 10

'the edge of the world'

cole & jethro by chad pitman for gq style ss10

escaping to a long-needed state of total post-dissertation abandon.

'revolution'

du juan & co. by quentin shih for vogue china april '10

desperately trying to write this in to my dissertation.

mel.  imogen.  trentmoller.

movin' and shakin' on yet another dissertation break


status:  full steam ahead.

raf simons + gattaca = YES

another welcome break from my dissertation.

no  //

"...is an important part of Orientalism."

yes  //

"...forms a significant component of the Orientalist strategy."

seriously where would i be without a thesaurus?

thank you Fantastic Man

dissertation fuel.

"...fantastic exoticism."

(Steele 1999: 71)

my new favourite phrase

the third & the seventh

a film by alex roman

light // space // sound // solitude

//

nice film.  could do without the knocked-off michael nyman soundtrack and cheesy nature shots.  but good easy meditation on space.

mary pritchard

'rooted in time'

a welcome break from my dissertation

"different skin; same suffering."

- Le Ly, from Heaven & Earth (1993) directed by Oliver Stone

based on the memoirs of Le Ly Hayslip

7.24 - 9.25

from 'M Butterfly' (1993) directed by David Cronenberg

based on the play by David Henry Hwang

//

i remember watching this film as a child, but not really taking it in.  M. Song reveals and represents Gallimard's Orientalism as pure fantasy; ideological and gendered.


"i am a man who loved a woman, created by man."

trace

('trās)

n.

evidence or a sign that remains to show the former presence of somebody or something that is no longer there

beck.

grooming  ::  sunanda mesquita

"The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated...You expect Oriental countries to submit to your guns, and you expect Oriental women to be submissive to your men."

- Song Liling, from M. Butterfly Act III by David Henry Hwang

POP magazine ss10 //

C.R.E.A.M. by Tina Barney

directed by Thomas Nakasone

travelling light.

rosella dimichina / the weak in wonderland