The Door of Perception
Ben Tolman’s ink drawings reflect the fact that there is a subtle world we only perceive in non-ordinary states of consciousness. But it’s a reality ever-present, waiting to turn the mundane into the sublime.
Life lived in the absence of the psychedelic experience is life trivialized, life denied, life enslaved to the ego.
Terence McKenna
Simon G. Powell had no real budget or crew, but he did have a Hi-8 video camera, some music equipment, a computer and lots of inspiration.
a documentary about refreshingly open-minded scientists, growing old but staying curious and a beautiful love story. ah wait… and psychoactive substances.
Surrealism based on studies of psychology, religion, the Bible, astrology, antiquity, magic, witchcraft, mythology and occultism.
Roger Dean is best known for his work on posters and album covers for musicians, which he began painting in…
Robert Gordon Wasson was an international banker, amateur mycologist, and author. It was him who reintroduced the ‘divine mushrooms’ to the West.
Her vibrant nature scenes convey a sense of the divine in nature and are reminiscent of the Transcendental Painting Group.
Kirlian believed that images created by Kirlian Photography might depict a conjectural energy field or aura, that surrounds all living things.
La Planète sauvage is a classic of surreal animation. But it’s far more than just dazzlingly beautiful, it holds many thought-provoking ideas to contemplate on.
The publication uses AI to mash up ages, geographies and traditions, creating virtual artifacts indistinguishable from historical records.
Renzo Martens’ Enjoy Poverty is one of the most provocative films that have been circulating the art world since its release in 2009.
Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak is a daredevil with a good eye and the guts to go beyond what meets the eye.
This is as fashion as it gets on DOP. But Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen‘s work is extraordinary and transcends the common.
There are contemporary “back to the land” communities practicing a hunter-gatherer way of life. Projects like this will serve as a touchstone to those interested in living differently.
This book is a must for all future parents. Besides that they don’t need to learn much.
Every time I return to Terence McKenna I am amazed once more. Hours of listening just fly by.
In 1912, the pitface miner Augustin Lesage heard a voice telling him that he was going to become a painter…
When the substance revealed itself to Albert Hofmann in 1943 he took on the responsibility and changed the world.
My kind of art is showing something that exists. The fractal exists. I didn’t create it, I didn’t come up with it, I found it.
Why is it that looking at an open body causes such revulsion?
A cloud atlas is a visual representation of various cloud types, including their classification and naming conventions.
