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Off the shores of Crosby Beach in northwest England, a series of life-size figurative sculptures stand in the shallows staring at the sea. The cast-iron figures are part of Another Place, an installation by British artist Antony Gormley. Now, the keen eyes at Colossal alert us to these striking photos of the installation by Paul Sutton, who spent the past few months capturing the sculptures amid......read more
In his 1919 essay 'The Uncanny,' Sigmund Freud described the uncanny as belonging to "two sets of ideas, which, without being contradictory, are yet very different: on the one hand it means what is familiar and agreeable, and on the other, what is concealed and kept out of sight."Cut to present day, where across urban landscapes young and old, a new kind of explorer is emerging - crawling through......read more
Tokyo artist/animator Hiraoka Masanobu has a busy commercial practice that includes directing music videos and illustrating Uniqlo ads, but it's his personal animation projects that we can't get enough of. The latest, "Land," features the woozy, colorful style that has become Hiraoka's signature. With equally excellent sound design and music from Barcelona's Aimar Molero, you'll want to put on......read more
After the short film stunner "Altered Route," the prolific partnership of Brett Novak and Kilian Martin continues with "India Within," filmed on their travels in South Asia. Martin's freestyle skating, harkening a young Rodney Mullen, is something to behold. The Spanish Powell-Peralta pro pulls off flat ground, ledge, and wall tricks that seem scientifically impossible. Set against the ancient......read more
It's been a while since we checked in with Eric Power, one of our favorite animators whose work we've featured multiple times here on SHFT. What better way to mark his return than with another truly awesome animation, this time for the Northern Bells track, "Animal Kingdom." Eric applies his signature paper animation style to the video, telling the tale of three strange creatures caught headed......read more
LA-based collaborators Commune and Valerie Confections have added a third item to a partnership forged in deliciousness and good design. With Commune handling the branding and packaging reigns, Valerie delivers the flavor. The latest is Goodmix, a mouthwatering, gluten-free snack, featuring a slow roasted blend of almonds, pumpkin seeds, light brown sugar, and dark chocolate. The bittersweet......read more
Ho-hum, you say, another time-lapse vid. Well, mark our words, you will eat those words, because the overused photo technique has never been better employed than in "Tokyo Living 2012," a video portrait of Tokyo by Masaya Sugimura. Masaya's subtle time-lapse shots perfectly portray the megacity's frenetic pace. And for those of us who have yet to travel there, this is as close as......read more
Whoa. Colin Rich's second time-lapse portrait of Los Angeles is pure visual joy. Following on the heels of Rich's hugely popular "L.A. Light" video, "NightFall" manages to surpass it and then some. "I wanted this to be a tour de force," he told the LA Times. "I wanted the camera to feel like it’s pulling you through the city, and channeling that energy transfer of day......read more
If you happened to see any of Brett Novak's videos of Kilian Martin skating (like this one shot in Barcelona), then you've probably already pressed play on this clip and you don't need to read the following text. If not, well, let us be the first to tell you that every second spent watching Martin do his thing is time well wasted. In "Altered Route," Novak follows the creative skater to an......read more
The monarch butterfly appears to be experiencing a massive population crash, the likes of which hasn't been seen before. The butterflies, which migrate to Mexico in the fall, have been appearing there in shockingly low numbers. Last year there were 60 million, a record low that that seems enormous compared with the fewer than three million that have shown up so far this year. From the New York......read more
