Frozen Blue.

The idea of Holography is something that always amazed me. And I really hope that one day we will have the technology to produce hole holographic worlds – like in Star Trek – The Next Generation, where you can enter a room called the Holo-Deck in which you can create any visual-, audio- and touch-sensation you want. You can ride a dinosaur or fly on an eagle, become part of any historic event or fictional story. Everything feels and looks so authentic that you couldnt differ betwen reality and holography.

Now when I saw this video here, I thought humans might have come a little step closer to achieving this Sci-Fi dream. 

The Shinoda Lab at the University of Tokyo developed a system that combines a holographic projection which reacts to your hand movements. By adding multiple thin “rays” of highly compressed ultrasonic air you can then feel for example the virtual raindrops falling onto your hands.

Or you can bounce a virtual ball and feel the sensation it creates when it “touches” your palm.

I am truly amazed.

The Past is in your hand: I discovered a blog yesterday with these brilliant photos. Unfortunately it didn’t say who took them. So sadly I can’t credit anyone for them. But I love the idea! I found a group on flickr that dedicated itself to taking photos in the same style. It is called “Looking into the Past”. If you like it go check them out here>>

Seriously, if I m fascinated by one thing in this country then it is the hen-night culture.

No one even seemed to have noticed the meter long pink blow-up penis between her legs – and I ve got a feeling it’s because she also wears that “funny” pink hair thingy at the same time. Which clearly translates as “It’s ok, it’s a hen night, we’re just being silly, I wouldn’t normally run around with a 3ft willy – not in public at least”. Class act!

Didn’t know that Monks are such attention-seekers when they are driving!

Drivers, be careful! This doesn’t mean the kids in this area play in slowmotion speed.

It means they are so thick they might not even know what a car is and run right into you.

A Tent Door Face.

London has by far too many of them: Council Estates. Built in the midst of the 20th Century when it was regarded as futuristic to squeeze as many people as possible into small concrete boxes without life and soul. (In my opinion those architects and planners who built them should be put into prison for bodily harm).

Yesterday I went into one of the infamous council “boxes” – to be more precise: into a flat of an disused estate in Southwark near Elephant and Castle. BUT what I found was everything else but gritty, grey or grim.

Instead of faded ugly wallpaper and worn down carpets I found a magic blue Crystal Dungeon that looked like the home of a Wizzard.

The whole flat was covered in razor sharp, deep blue stones hanging from the walls and the ceilings. I have never seen anything like it. Absolutely magnicficent. Even the bathtub was almost completely covered in it.

This alien world was created by Artist Roger Hiorns who was nominated for the this year’s Turner Prize for this ambitious project.

He poured 87.000 litres of high concentrated boiling copper sulfate into the flat – so that it was filled from bottom to top – waited two months – pumped out the liquid and what he was left with was the blue crystals.

What a wicked way to decorate your room! Bit expensive maybe. Not sure if buying 90 tons of cupper sulfate to cover your walls is in many people’s budget.

If you’re around near Elephant & Castle – have a look for yourself.

Entrance is free. And the project was extended to January 2010

Address: 157 Harper Road, SE1

Check out the video as well, to see how he did it.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7184407&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1