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One Million Bones in Washington DC
April 23, 2013 by Danny Porter
On June 8-10, one million handmade bones will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC The one million bones is part of a social arts practice of the same name that uses education and hands-on art making to raise awareness of ongoing genocide and mass atrocities taking place in areas such as Sudan, [...] Read More
Fourth Estate Summit cover photo contest // the details
April 17, 2013 by Juan Frausto
This August we’ll be hosting the second-annual Fourth Estate Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, CA where young activists will meet, learn, and gain the experiences that will help them make a difference in their own communities and around the world. With the event quickly approaching, we want to involve our supporters in all the fun. How? [...] Read More
East Side Gallery of remaining Berlin Wall dismantled
April 1, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Amid protests, a section of the Berlin Wall was removed from what is now referred to as the East Side Gallery memorial on Wednesday in part of plans to build a road to a high-rise luxury construction project. At 1.3km (3/4 of a mile) long, the East Side Gallery is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. Protests began earlier [...] Read More
Photographing the call of adventure
March 28, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Adventure is around every corner and for those who seek it, a clash of beauty and complication awaits. Exhibit A: Mike Broadie. After getting his hands on a Polaroid camera as a teenager, Mike’s passion for exploration led him on an adventure that changed his life. Fascinated by train-hopping communities, in 2002, 17-year-old Mike hopped on [...] Read More
The art of recycling
March 27, 2013 by Danny Porter
Pakistani sculptor Khalil Chishtee uses a unique medium for his work. Rather than clay, marble, or wood, Chishtee creates his life-like images using the remains of used trash bags, grocery bags, and even sheets. The result of this rare, but thought-provoking art form is a collection of stunningly realistic, three-dimensional images. Each unique sculpture shows a beautifully crafted and [...] Read More
Imposition | an audiovisual experience
March 22, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Concerts are usually experienced in the masses but even in the largest of crowds, every audience member has a unique experience– the true beauty behind live music. In their second project together, musician Edisonnoside and visual artist Daniel Schwartz have clashed music and light projection together to recreate the concert experience in Imposition. What began as [...] Read More
Bajau Laut: the nomads of the sea
March 20, 2013 by Juan Frausto
A few weeks back, I ventured to Slab City with two other IC comm/art interns to explore the desert and see what life off the grid actually means. Slab City is a community who has decided to live differently. Named after the concrete slabs that were left after the deconstruction of a former army base, a [...] Read More
SoundTracking your way through life
February 28, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Early on in college, becoming a music journalist was my ultimate goal. So, finding new music wasn’t just a hobby, it was a way of deconstructing and analyzing the music industry. This may or may not have led me on a journey of attending 100 concerts in various countries in 2010. Fast forward to present [...] Read More
Organically digital
February 25, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Disusing the blurring line between organic and digital may be one of my favorite conversational topics (no, really.) See, in college I took a class titled Politics of the Future and in a nutshell, it ruined my life. In a good way. Five books and five papers later, I was left fascinated with the relationship [...] Read More
To This Day: inspiration at its best
February 21, 2013 by Juan Frausto
This is a story about beauty – the beauty of strength, of empowerment, of hope. It’s a story of not allowing your circumstances define where you will end up in life. It’s not about dwelling in your past, but of being free to create a future of positivity no matter what your story holds. But [...] Read More
