La Planète sauvage (Fantastic Planet) is a classic of surreal animation. But it’s far more than just dazzlingly beautiful and disturbing, it holds thought-provoking ideas to contemplate on.
Alexis R.
Embroidery of Autonomy
A few hours ago I found this woman sitting on the floor near the marketplace of a small town in Southern France.
Jonathan Zawada
Metamathemagical
On these grounds, all perception is a gamble. A meta-level is always just around the corner, and Zawada’s hyperreal imagery is a vivid glimpse into an expanded perceptual bandwidth.
R. Gordon Wasson
Seeking the Magic Mushroom
Robert Gordon Wasson was an international banker, amateur mycologist, and author. It was him who reintroduced the ‘divine mushrooms’ to the West.
Islamic architecture
Kaleidoscopes of adoration
Gazing up into the kaleidoscopic worlds of these Iranian mosque ceilings invokes a feeling of transcendental glory.
Hans-Christian Schink
One Hour
I don’t wanna spoil it for you. First look at the pictures and wonder what you see. Then read below.
Auroville
A city in the making
Auroville is the dream of a better world. It doesn’t matter on how many levels such projects struggle or fail.…
Armin Copp
Broken worlds without end
Fractals are a wonderful way of seeing infinity. Their beauty is only secondary after that lesson in perception.
Paul Stamets
The Future is Fungi
Paul Stamets is a mycologist and a true renaissance visionary with a pathbreaking message.
Bryan Haynes
Above the Beyond
Bryan Haynes’ ability to portray trees in an otherworldly light speaks to me in the most visceral way. It awakens a memory I carry within, of another kind of seeing.
Stanislav Grof
The Cosmic Game
My appreciation for this lecture is beyond words. Grof’s thoughts basically touch all the areas that I want to explore right now.
Hasui Kawase
The Quality of Light
Especially the persistent interest in depicting light characterizes the dreamlike atmosphere in the woodblock prints of Hasui Kawase
Ernesto Neto
The body that carries me
I would describe the work of Ernesto Neto as ‘body art’. It’s a supreme example of art that communicates by bodily sensations.
Isamu Noguchi
Playscapes
Noguchi fought for the reintegration of the arts toward some purposeful and social end, and nowhere was this more apparent than in its playground designs.
Raffaello Ossola
Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea
The subject of Swiss painter Raffaello Ossola is consistent. He paints gateways into an ethereal realm.
Jon Rafman
New Age Demanded
Jon Rafman explores the impact of technology on contemporary consciousness, modern social interactions, communities and virtual realities.
Jonathan McCabe
Generative Flow
I never liked generative art. Until I found Jonathan McCabe. He changed that in an instant.
Paul Noble
Welcome to Nobson
For 15 years Paul Noble is building his imaginary city called Nobson. He presents this world in isometric projection only and I would love to pay this place a visit.
Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Body Land
For more than forty years, Arno Rafael Minkkinen has been photographing his body immersed in nature. What you see happening in the image happened in front of the lens.
Viktor Schauberger
Comprehend and copy nature
Viktor Schauberger (1885 — 1958) was an exceptional inventor and scientist. His body of work revolves around water and it’s natural behavior and inherent energy.
Dying to Know
The Mystical World
This book is leading you on travels in a mysterious and visionary world.
