15 de abril de 2011

The King and the Minotaur

A mid-spring night’s dream. Cliché as it may be, that is the only way I can describe “The King and The Minotaur”. Located in an 1850’s barn near King’s Cross, the pop-up gallery features video installations, sculptures, illustrations, performance and live music – all scattered throughout a maze-like structure.
The project is the brainchild of architects James Wignall and Bradley Moore, whose studio is right next door (part of Babel Studios complex, where the barn is located). 



When asked by the owner if they were interested in the unused space, the two jumped at the opportunity to bring the beautiful architecture of the stable to life. According to Bradley, apart from the screens, everything else was pretty much already there – they just had to rearrange it.






The structure invites you to explore the scenery at your own will, bringing a factor of awe and adventure to the experience. The see-through screens allow visitors to view each other and interact as they try to figure out how to go from one chamber to the next, making each time around unique - you never know who you will bump into along the way.
The shadows of passersby are cast and multiplied on the screens and voiles, forming a sort of ongoing spontaneous “projection” that sometimes overlaps the videos.




As if this weren’t enough, some very peculiar “inhabitants” make the whole thing even more surreal. The entrance is guarded by a doll-faced pixie that opens the gate at the sound of a knock and greets the newcomers. Next to her, sits the minotaur, knitting away. Finally, a group of female “fauns” wonder around all night, occasionally stopping to deliver beautiful performances combining theatre and contemporary dance.





Music of the heavens: every night guest composers take their place on the hanging wooden platform where they perform the evening’s live score.

After making your way through the maze, you can grab a drink in the beautifully assembled “Liquid Room”, make yourself comfy on a hay block stool and chill out while watching other visitors try to figure out how to get there. The fact is, 5 minutes inside and you forget all about London – I felt like I was in someone’s cottage, ready to see meadows and lakes when the exit door opened. This was by far one of the most interesting, original and pleasurable experiences I’ve ever had here in London. Or anywhere else, for that matter…




Because of the theme, all the works displayed have a sort of mythical, storytelling quality. To learn more about them, use the mouse to explore the virtual maze on their website. More pictures here. 



“The King and the Minotaur” is open from 7pm to 12am, Thursdays to Saturdays, until April 30th (it will be closed over the royal wedding weekend). Tickets cost £7.00 and can be bought here.

10 de abril de 2011

projeto stills/stills project #3 - amelié poulain (jeunet)

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
diretor / director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
fotografia / cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
sinopse aqui / sinopsis here




























6 de abril de 2011

Fettuccine à londrina

Nunca fui muito fã de massa com molho branco - acabo sempre indo pro tomate, pesto verde ou algo mais oriental. Mas dia desses me bateu um desejo incontrolável de mudar de cor...
I was never a big fan of white sauce pasta dishes - usually I go for tomato, green pesto or more oriental sauces. But lately I was taken by this desire to change colours...

Lembrando de um prato que eu sempre comia quando criança (nos tempos de Marina Barra Clube), cheguei na receita abaixo - minha versão veggie do Talharim à Parisense (alias, alguém me explica esse nome?!)
A childhood memory inspired me to come up with this recipe - a veggie version of a brazilian dish called "Parisian Spaguetti" (I have no idea why...)

Ingredientes (Ingredients): 
- tofu defumado (smoked tofu)
- cebola roxa (red onion)
- alho (garlic)
- abobrinha (courgette)
- molho branco (white sauce)
- feijões-da-china germinados (sprouting mung beans)- veja como germinar aqui (sprouting tips here)
- noz moscada (nutmeg)
- queijo parmesão (parmesan cheese)
- manteiga (butter)
- sal e pimenta (salt and pepper)

*obs: como na maioria das vezes cozinho só pra mim, faço tudo sem medida certa, to tato mesmo. Fora que gosto não se discute, então se alguém gosta de mais queijo, menos cebola, fique à vontade pra inventar as quantidades que quiser ;)
Since I usually cook for one, I don't bother with exact quantities. Its all a matter of taste anyway, so if someone likes more cheese or less onion, feel free to try out different approaches to the recipe ;)


Preparo (preparation) :
Acho que todo mundo consegue cozinhar o macarrão (no meu caso, fettuccine) sem problemas né? Então vamos direto ao molho: numa frigideira, derreta a manteiga e refogue a cebola picada. Quando a cebola estiver dourada, adicione o tofu bem picadinho. Deixe fritar bem. Adicione o alho e abobrinha picados, diminua o fogo e deixe refogando até que a abobrinha comece a murchar. Adicione sal e pimenta a gosto. Adicione o molho branco (eu apelei pro molho pronto, mas caso vc queira preparar o seu próprio molho branco, a receita está aqui) e misture bem. Adicione uma pitada de noz moscada moída e o queijo parmesão ralado e misture bem. Por último, com a frigideira já fora do fogo, adicione os feijões da china germinados (a razão para comê-los germinados é justamente potencializar o valor nutricional dos feijões - por isso eles não devem ser levados ao fogo). Despeje o macarrão cozido na frigideira com o molho e misture. Prontinho!
I believe the cooking of the pasta (in my case, fettuccine) is pretty much taken care of, right? So let's go straight to the sauce: in a frying pan, melt the butter and fry the chopped onions until golden. Add the finely chopped tofu and let it fry for a couple of minutes. Add the chopped garlic and courgette and stir them until golden. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the white sauce (I went for a ready made one, but if you want to make your own, here's the recipe) and stir. Add a pinch of ground nutmeg and grated parmesan cheese. Stir. Finally, with the heat already off, add the sprouted mung beans (using them sprouted potentializes their nutritional value. for that reason, they shouldn't be cooked). Add the drained pasta to the pan and stir in the sauce. Done!

31 de março de 2011

Marieke Verbiesen

Stop motion lo-fi da holandesa Marieke Verbiesen para a banda Baskerville. O que eu mais gosto nesse tipo de animação é a criatividade dos artistas na hora de escolher os materiais para representar determinados objetos - nesse caso, mísseis de tampax, tiros de pipoca e a já batida (mas não menos certeira) fumaça de algodão. Adoro!
Lo-fi stop motion from dutch artist Marieke Verbiesen for Baskerville. What I like about this type of animation is the artists' creativity when it comes to materials - in this case, tampon missiles, popcorn shots and the pretty common (but always effective) cotton yarn smoke. Love it!


Reloaded from marieke v on Vimeo.


via @Lost at E minor

16 de março de 2011

turn the world inside out


French artist and 2011 TED Prize winner JR talks about art's ability to change the world and invites everyone to "stand up for what they care about by participating in a global art project". I'm in, how about you?
O artista francês, e vencedor do prêmio TED 2011, JR fala sobre como a arte pode mudar o mundo e faz um convite a todos: participar de um projeto de arte global. Eu to dentro, e você?







Mathias' tip
dica do Mathias

8 de março de 2011

happy pancake day!

Como há um tempo atrás fui zuada por não fazer idéia do que era"pancake day", resolvi levar o troço a sério: panqueca de jantar e sobremesa!

Since a while ago I was picked on for not knowing what the hell "pancake day" was, I decided to take it seriously: pancakes for dinner and dessert! 

* eu estava sem ovos em casa então improvisei... (para uma receita perfeita de panqueca, da uma olhada aqui) // I was out of eggs so had to improvise... (for a perfect pancake recipe, click here)




1) Jantar:  Panqueca de cogumelos, espinafre, chutney e queijo de cabra
    Dinner: Mushroom, spinach, chutney and goat's cheese pancakes
*eu tava morrendo de fome então a foto não ficou das melhores... (I was starving so couldn't really get a great shot...)






Massa (Batter)
Ingredientes (everyone get this, right?):
- + ou - 2/3 xíc. farinha de trigo (about 2/3 cup flour)
- + ou - 1/2 xíc. leite (about 1/2 cup milk)
- nozes (1 ou 2, bem picadas) / walnuts (1 or 2, crushed)
- alecrim (uma pitada) / rosemary (pinch)
- sal e pimenta a gosto (salt and pepper to taste)

Preparo: 
numa tijela, despeje a farinha, o alecrim, as nozes picadas e sal e pimenta. misture. adicione o leite aos poucos, mexendo com um garfo sem parar até que a mistura fique homogenea. (obs: as medidas não são exatas então fique de olho ao adicionar o leite - o objetivo é uma consistência liquida grossa)
In a bowl, mix the flour, rosemary, crushed nuts, salt and pepper. Add the milk slowly, mixing constantly with a fork so the mix is homogeneous. (Obs: the quantities aren't exact so pay attention as you pour the milk - the goal is a think "liquidish" consistency)


aqueça uma frigideira untada com um pouquinho de manteiga ou azeite (bem pouquinho mesmo, só pra não grudar. eu normalmente esfrego a barra de manteiga direto na frigideira, tipo sabonete :p).
heat up a frying pan greased with a little butter or olive oil (very little, just so the batter won't stick. I usually just rub the butter bar straight onto the pan, like soap :p).


fogo médio. despeje a massa, mexendo a frigideira de um lado pro outro pra ela espalhar bem (a idéia é ficar fininha então, se sua frigideira for pequena, divida a massa entre mais de uma panqueca). depois de uns 3 minutos comece a descolar as bordas com a espátula. aí é feeling mesmo, comece devagarinho a passar a espátula na borda - se a massa for soltando facilmente é pq já pode virar. repita até que os dois lados fiquem dourados. retire do fogo e ponha de lado
medium heat. place the batter on the pan moving it around so it spreads evenly (they are supposed to be thin so if your frying pan is small, divide the batter into several smaller pancakes). After about 3 minutes start unsticking the pancake from the edges of the pan with a spatula - if it comes off easily it means its ready to turn. keep turning it until both sides are golden. put it aside.

Recheio (Filling)
Ingredientes:
- um punhado de espinafre (a handful of baby spinach leaves)
- 3 cogumelos médios (3 medium sized closed cup mushrooms)
- queijo de cabra a gosto (goat's cheese to taste)
- 3 colh. chá chutney de tomate (3 tea spoons of Harrod's tomato and date chutney - my new addiction!)
- 1/4 tomate (1/4 tomato)
- 1/4 cebola (1/4 onion)
- 1 dente de alho (1 clove of garlic)
- sal e pimenta a gosto (salt and pepper to taste)


Preparo: 
Aqueca a frigideira e adicione um pouco de azeite. Pique o quarto de cebola e doure. Adicione o alho. Adicione os cogumelos fatiados, sal e pimenta, e deixe fritarem um pouquinho. Acrescente o chutney. Misture por alguns minutos. Coloque o recheio no meio da panqueca e espalhe.
Heat up the frying pan and add a splash of olive oil. Chop the onion quarter and heat it until golden. Add the chopped garlic. Add the chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and let them fry for a bit. Add the chutney. Mix for a few minutes. Place the filling on the center of the pancake and spread evenly. 

Acrescente o espinafre, o tomate picado e o queijo de cabra despedaçado (se vc preferir derretido, pode adicionar o queijo à mistura ainda na frigideira ou levar a panqueca fechada de volta ao fogo por alguns minutos). Feche a panqueca (enrolada ou apenas dobrada).
Add the spinach leaves, chopped tomato quarter and the crumbled goat's cheese (if you like molten cheese, feel free to add it to the mix while still on the frying pan or to place the closed pancake back on the pan for a few minutes). Close the pancake (you can roll it or just fold it).


2) Sobremesa:  Panqueca de chocolate branco com geléia de framboesa
    Dessert: White chocolate and raspberry jam pancakes


Massa (Batter)




Ingredientes:
- + ou - 2/3 xíc. farinha de trigo (about 2/3 cup flour)
- + ou - 1/2 xíc. leite (about 1/2 cup milk)
- amêndoas em flocos (punhado) / flaked almonds (handful)
- raspas de limão siciliano / lemon zest

O preparo é o mesmo da receita salgada, apenas trocando as nozes pelas amêndoas e adicionando as raspas de limão siciliano.
The preparation is the same as the dinner recipe, just substitute the walnuts for the almonds and add the lemon zest.






Recheio (Filling)
Ingredientes:

- 50g chocolate branco (50g white chocolate)
- 4 colh. chá geléia de framboesa (4 teaspoons raspberry jam)

derreta o chocolate em banho maria, espalhe na panqueca. adicione a geleia. enrole ou dobre a panqueca.
melt the chocolate in a bain-marie (never heard of it? click here), spread over pancake. add the jam. fold or roll the pancake.

Bon appetit ;)




2 de março de 2011

macro kingdom

Fiquei encantada com essa série do Clemento! Os sujeitos são basicamente os mesmos da maioria dos trabalhos com macro: insetos, gotas d'água, etc, mas o cara soube dar um toque pessoal e transformou o trial de um equipamento novo em um projeto bem legal. No bullshit, apenas imagens lindas e, claro, detalhes que fazem toda a diferença ;)
I love this series of shorts by Clemento! His subjects are basically the same as every macro user: insects, water droplets, etc, but the guy made it his own and managed to develop an equipment trial into a very cool project. No bullshit, just beautiful images and, of course, details that make all the difference ;)


macro kingdom from clemento on Vimeo.
 

macro kingdom II from clemento on Vimeo.



macro kingdom III from clemento on Vimeo.

Da pra notar que o 3o filme já fica bem mais profissa. Como uma aluna que às vezes pensa demais antes de agir, achei bem inspirador ver essa evolução natural...
You can see how the 3rd film already looks much more pro. As a student who sometimes overthinks projects to death, I found it very inspiring to see this natural evolution...

1 de março de 2011

the creative process


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via The Blue Oblique