Wednesday 31 March 2010




nice to see you again.
river viiperi


Monday 29 March 2010




'interiors'
arthur daniyarov, jacob coupe & nicolas ripoll
by jonathan frantini for gq style italia march '10






the simple joys of efficient, minimal design.





Saturday 27 March 2010




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.
"

Tuesday 23 March 2010




"no time like the present."

some wise words from my father.


Monday 22 March 2010

Saturday 20 March 2010




'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.


Thursday 18 March 2010


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


desperately trying to write this in to my dissertation.

Tuesday 16 March 2010




mel.  imogen.  trentmoller.
movin' and shakin' on yet another dissertation break


status:  full steam ahead.



Monday 15 March 2010




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?

Sunday 14 March 2010




thank you Fantastic Man





dissertation fuel.


Saturday 13 March 2010



"...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



Friday 12 March 2010



"different skin; same suffering."



- Le Ly, from Heaven & Earth (1993) directed by Oliver Stone
based on the memoirs of Le Ly Hayslip






Thursday 11 March 2010





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


Tuesday 9 March 2010




beck.
grooming  ::  sunanda mesquita

Sunday 7 March 2010



"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








Friday 5 March 2010




travelling light.


Wednesday 3 March 2010

Monday 1 March 2010

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