the world of ollie palmer

Summertime

Hands

I needed some photos of hands a while ago, so took these:

Which reminded me of my favourite instructional video:

Which reminded me of an awesome safety video instructional mashup:

Which uses footage from archive.org - which is where I first came across Cab Calloway (animated by the incredible Fleischer Brothers):

Who also appeared in the Muppets:

As did Buddy Rich:

Playing beside Animal, who was reputedly based on Keith Moon:

Who featured on Jeff Beck's song Beck's Bolero:

Who shares a section on my iPod with this Beck:

Who recorded a song about hands.

Fire

Bartlett Summer Show 2010

This just seen on BD. CJ Lim, Neil Spiller and Bob Sheil explain what makes the Bartlett the Bartlett.

Reactive vertebrae is a biomimetic series of mehanical sculptures which react to the atmospheric conditions around them. A series of dangling, spine-like forms inhabit an area, and, like a flower, position themselves to follow the sun’s movements over the course of a day. Prototypes mimic a variety of animal mechanisms, such as woodlice and snakes.

Design + video: Ollie Palmer

Music: Mirror Fun by Lucky Dragon

Nuclear Bombs 1945-98

Artwork by Isao Hashimoto via Wired UK

Godot Machine

Godot Machine is a device to hold an ant in one place for as long as possible. It is the first in a series of investigations and installations by Ollie Palmer as part of the Physical Virus project. See more at the Physical Virus website.

www.physicalvirus.com
art | architecture | biology

Music: FB-01 #2 by Christian Bjoerklund, available from http://j.mp/9VRWTN

NB – This video is currently being exhibited at the Bartlett School of Architecture Summer Show (until 3 July 2010).

Bartlett Summer Show

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, do come along to the Bartlett Summer Show this year. Colloquially known as Bartfest, it's a huge celebration of the work that Bartlett students do, with over 450 students showing innovative drawings, models, devices, texts, animations and installations. I've seen the Unit 14 work up-close and can verify that there's a cracking selection this year.

My sister is an amazing cook

   

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Trolleybike

via flickr.com

Yeah, that's a bike welded to a trolley. Eff your little trivialities such as comfort – this guy gets things where he wants them then worries about the hernias later.