Day 4409: Rescue Blankets, and Unicorns?.

 

"Communications": junk collage.

  

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Hundreds of Metallic Rescue Blankets Installed by the artist, "SpY" in a Former Arms Factory

In Oviedo, Spain, a 6,000-square-meter installation of metallic emergency blankets transformed a former arms factory this month. “Blankets 2” extends from Spanish artist SpY’s ongoing series of monumental kinetic works.

The natural light from the building’s first-floor windows and giant clerestory bounce off the folds of hundreds of blankets, glinting gold on one side and silver on the other. Documented with water on the floor, the reflection mirrors the suspended array, creating a sense of depth and further openness.

The artist centers the dialogue between location and theme in “Blankets 2” and calls attention to the building’s history as a weapon manufacturer by filling it with objects intended conversely for medical treatment and care.

SpY is fascinated by sensory perception and the way simple objects can be transformed through repetition, light, scale, and contrast. Air flow through the space adds delicate motion to the panels, generating a gentle rustling noise that accompanies viewers through the exhibition.

Beautiful 1+ minute video, here.

 Find more on SpY’s website and Instagram

Unicorns?

Oryxes are probably the closest thing to a real-life unicorn. (Their name makes a killer Scrabble play, too.) The Arabian oryx, with its glossy white coat that keeps things cool in the desert heat, is especially magical. The antelope species once roamed from Egypt to Yemen, but in the 1970s, it was classified as extinct in the wild due to overhunting. This kickstarted conservation efforts, which involved breeding the species in captivity and reintroducing it into the wild. Today, there are an estimated 1,220 Arabian oryxes in the wild and 6,000 to 7,000 in captivity. Just a reminder that there is always, always hope!   Read the whole story here.

 

  

 A 1 minute video,  Mona Potato, here

 

 

 

  

 

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