the little lies we tell ourselves

to make it through the day.

a personal collection of small things
which inspire me to remain alive in a cruel world.
works of art and artifice; little lies.

Friday 24 May 2013
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“What is done in the darkness, will be brought to the light” (2012), part of the Daré alla Lucé series of vintage photographs modified by Canadian artist Amy Friend.

“What is done in the darkness, will be brought to the light” (2012), part of the Daré alla Lucé series of vintage photographs modified by Canadian artist Amy Friend.

Monday 25 February 2013
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Installation view of “Crossfades” (2012) by Swedish artist Michael Johansson, who describes his own work as “Tetris in real life.”

Installation view of “Crossfades” (2012) by Swedish artist Michael Johansson, who describes his own work as “Tetris in real life.”

Monday 10 December 2012
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“Peel” wall lamp by Japanese design duo YOY (Naoki Ono and Yuuki Yamamoto).

I want this in my home.

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Sunday 9 December 2012
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Another personal message from michael dumontier and neil farber.
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Another personal message from michael dumontier and neil farber.

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Tuesday 6 November 2012
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U.S. photographer and installation artist Spencer Tunick, whose primary medium is large groups of naked people, arranged this installation at Los Senderos Villages in San Miguel de Allende municipality, Guanajuato State, Mexico to mark the Day of the Dead.

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(Source: hi-speed-thrill)

Monday 5 November 2012
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Jenny Holzer, projection from Truisms.

Jenny Holzer, projection from Truisms.

Monday 29 October 2012
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The kiss of death.

This astonishing sculpture forms part of Barcelona’s Poblenou Cemetery.  The Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mort in Catalan and El beso de la muerte in Spanish) dates back to 1930. A winged skeleton bestows a kiss on the lips of a handsome young man: is it ecstasy on his face or resignation? Little wonder the sculpture elicits strong and varying responses from whoever gazes upon it.

See also, the statue’s wikipedia entry.

Happy Hallowe’en, y’all.

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Thursday 6 September 2012
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NYC-based artist Paul Villinski’s “Fable” (2011).

The butterflies are each made from beer cans found around New York City, crushed, cut, and scorched.

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Thursday 30 August 2012
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“Black Cloud,” a series of paper installations by Mexican artist Carlos Amorales.

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Sunday 12 August 2012
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Wednesday 18 July 2012
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Self portraits from Chicago photographer Kyle Thompson.

(h/t hermeticlibrary)

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Wednesday 23 May 2012
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“I still remember,” by South Korean artist Lee Jung.
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“I still remember,” by South Korean artist Lee Jung.

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