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Urban Carousel: Merry-Go-Round Made of Shopping Cars

21 Dec

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Subverting the shopping cart, this urban installation is a play on consumer culture and its cyclical nature. Of course, it is also a lot of fun to play with, too.

carousel riders

carousel carts

Set in a public plaza of Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, the piece aims to subconsciously attract people to playfully interact in the unlikely desert of a cobblestone square, all around a lone lamppost no less. Modular and assembled on-site, the installation could conceivably be deployed just about anywhere.

carousel steel

carousel dusk

“By counteracting the freedom of movement that normally characterizes these carts (ironically moving in circles) we are reminded that consumerism does not take us anywhere… or [at best back to our] starting point.” says Nuno Pimenta.

carousel push

carousel lamppost

carousel context

Whether or not the message is clear to the passerby, the function, at least, is self-explanatory. People readily realize they can push the carts, ride in them and go around in a circle just like a miniature park carousel or its classic carnival-ride equivalent.

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Urban Carousel: Merry-Go-Round Made of Shopping Cars

18 Dec

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carousel shopping

Subverting the shopping cart, this urban installation is a play on consumer culture and its cyclical nature. Of course, it is also a lot of fun to play with, too.

carousel riders

carousel carts

carousel steel

carousel dusk

carousel push

carousel lamppost

carousel context

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Wonderful Photo Project Showcase: Kim Leuenberger’s “Traveling Cars Adventures”

09 Nov

As I previously posted, we have launched a series of articles where amazing photo projects from around the globe will be featured. Today, I’m dying to share with you the photo project called “Traveling Cars Adventures” by Swiss photographer Kim Leuenberger. She is an avid traveler. While traveling the world, she takes her favorite toy cars to capture them in Continue Reading

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Transits Of Venus: 8 Women-Only Subway & Train Cars

08 Sep

[ By Steve in Global & Travel & Places. ]

women-only subway train cars
Subway sandwich: good if you’re hungry, bad if you’re a female commuter. These 8 women-only transit cars offer groups of gals a grope-free rail road trip.

Japanese Rail & Subways

Tokyo Metro women-only subway train car (image via: Wikipedia)

Japan first introduced women-only subway cars in 1912, though their usage was sporadic and isolated. Modern usage of train and subways carriages specifically restricted to women dates from the year 2000 with the Tokyo Metro succumbing to popular demand for such cars in 2005.

Japan subway women-only cars (images via: Apple Daily, The Japan Times and The Grid)

They may have been late to the dance but the Tokyo Metro now serves as a model for other city’s and nation’s transit systems on how to do women-only transit right. Designated cars are consistently color-coded (pink, naturally) to avoid confusion by the visually-impaired, signage on the trains in in the stations is profuse, and transit police are on hand to enforce the rules.

Rio de Janeiro Metro, Brazil

women-only car Rio de Janeiro Metro Brazil subway (image via: RAYRAY IN RIO!)

Brazil’s first gender-specific subway cars first appeared on São Paulo Metro in October 1995, but the scheme was discontinued in September 1997 after the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) received complaints from married couples. There was also the possibility that Article 5 of the Brazilian Constitution, which guarantees equality among citizens, might be inadvertently flouted giving rise to an expensive legal challenge. Curiously, the Rio de Janeiro Metro was untroubled by these sticking points and introduced women-only subway passenger carriages in April of 2006.

women-only cars Rio de janeiro Metro Brazil subway (images via: NBC News and Andén 2)

The official policy regarding women-only carriages dictates that for trains with six passenger cars, one car must exhibit predominantly pink colors and signage denoted the car to be for the exclusive use of women. It should be noted that pinkness notwithstanding, the women-only restriction only applies on weekdays during the morning and afternoon rush hours (3 hours each). Metro police enforcement is provided to ensure non-women (also known as men) stay out of the cars and station platforms have signs in pink, white and yellow on their floors indicating where women should assemble for boarding.

women-only car Rio de Janeiro Metro Brazil subway (image via: Wikipedia/Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)

The recent introduction of Rio de Janeiro’s “Women’s Exclusive Cars” has allowed the system to borrow from other successful subway networks around the world: note the “Mind The Gap” warning on the platform, lifted from the London Underground circa 1969.

“Kereta Khusus Wanita”, Indonesia

Kereta Khusus Wanita Indonesia women-only commuter trains (images via: CharlesKKB, The Jakarta Post and Tempo.co)

If the Indonesian commuter train you’re about to board is trimmed in pink & purple and bears the legend “Kereta Khusus Wanita”, back off Jack… unless you’re a Jill.

Kereta Khusus Wanita Indonesia women-only train (image via: Korean Lecture Heeya)

Indonesian women have taken to the women-only services provided by the nation’s commuter train lines, and if such service is withdrawn they don’t take the loss lying down. Such was the case in May of 2013 when PT KAI Jabodetabek Commuter decided to discontinue the exclusive cars on its women-only Electric Railway Train (KRL) line running the Bogor to Jakarta route. “”

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Curved Skyscraper Melts Cars, Starts Fires with Heat of Sun

06 Sep

[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ]

reflected light london skyscraper

A nearly-complete London tower is being investigated thanks to reflected daylight that is dazzling (and sizzling) the neighborhood in extreme, surprising and undesirable ways. The structure is suspected as the source of myriad problems, from cooked car parts in adjacent vehicles (parked in its bright glare) to spontaneous fires in a nearby businesses (with carpets catching fire from the focused light).

reflective skyscraper daylight

On the vehicular front, per Mirror News in the UK (images via [Duncan]): warped side panels, melting mirror casings and a burning smell in some cars all point to the proverbial finger at glare caused by the uniquely-shaped, 37-story structure known as the Walkie Talkie building still under construction. While the matter is studied, usage of parking spots that fall under the building’s reflected spots of sunlight has been suspended.

reflective architecture under construction

Meanwhile, local businesses report peeling and puckered paint and other forms of heat damage to their exteriors and interiors, including a carpet that spontaneously ignited, presumably due to the light rays reflected from above and focused through the facade glass storefront.

reflective tower building

As a temporary measure, the building developers are apparently doling out cash for repairs and preventative measures to affected individuals and businesses until a lasting solution can be found.

reflecive building shape curved

This almost-finished work of urban architecture has a 300 million dollar price tags, yet it remains unclear how this fundamentally problematic design issues can be addressed now that the skin has been installed. Thankfully, the damage should be nearly done for this year. As the sun drops in the sky over the next few weeks of fall, the phenomena should disappear … at least until next summer, that is, but at least it buys the developers a bit more time.

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Vertical Garage: Hide Cars Below or Lift Your Ride to the Sky

11 Jul

[ By WebUrbanist in Technology & Vehicles & Mods. ]

japanese car lift stack

There are all kinds of houses designed to showcase your prized luxury vehicle or custom cruiser, but few can boast so blatant a mechanism to quite literally put your sports car on a pedestal.

car lift japanese house

Tucked into a hillside, the main house sits below the street level at which you drive up and enter, leaving only a driveway, walkway and deck visible from above … until, that is, you jack up your car collection two more levels into the air.

japanese top entry level

To be fair, this unusual architectural solution was designed by Atelier K (images by Kazushi Hirano) not to showcase the vehicles as such, but to simply make room for the owner’s Porsche, Ferrari and Honda on a narrow lot where a three-car garage or driveway was simply never going to work.

japanese vehicle centric home

Inside, modern simplicity and regional minimalism influence the interiors within the house, which hugs and runs along the steep hill behind it. The result is a series of cozy, house-scaled rooms more practical and conventional.

japanese wood minimalist view deck

japanese house top entry deck

Still, back up above, one has to imagine that at least from time to time it is tempting to hop in the top-stacked vehicle, push the button and ride up a few more meters for an even more amazing view of the Japanese city sprawled out below.

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Buchrezension: The Silence of Dogs in Cars

11 Mar

Es ist immer wieder erfreulich, wenn man mitbekommt, wie ein erfolgreich finanziertes Crowdfunding-Projekt auch in ein überaus ansprechendes Ergebnis umgesetzt wird.

Martin Usbornes „The Silence of Dogs in Cars“ ist ein Beispiel dafür. Das 2012 im Kehrer Verlag erschienene Buch wirkt in seinem gut hälftig mit grauem Stoff bespannten Hardcover klassisch schön.

Wie es der Titel des Buches bereits verrät, sind die Hauptdarsteller Hunde, genauer gesagt in Autos allein gelassene Hunde. Durchweg im Dunkeln und in der Dämmerung aufgenommen, haftet den Bildern eine traumgleiche, etwas bange Stimmung an.

Zuerst, so Usborne, habe er auf Parkplätzen vor Supermärkten nach eingeschlossenen Hunden Ausschau gehalten. Als diese Herangehensweise jedoch keine Früchte trug, verabschiedete er sich schnell von dem dokumentarischen Anspruch an die Arbeit.

Um die Bilder zu bekommen, die er suchte, beschloss der Fotograf, die Szenen zu arrangieren und speziell auszuleuchten. Daher der zuweilen filmische Charakter der Bilder, die vielleicht entfernt auch an die Szenen eines Gregory Crewdson erinnern.

Martin Usborne sagt selbst, die Frage, die er sich nach einem Foto immer stelle, sei nicht: Sieht es gut aus?, sondern Fühlt es sich richtig an?

Auf bestimmte Hunderassen kann man Klischees über ihre Besitzer projizieren. Mitunter lässt sich dem Hund selbst im besten Sinne gar so etwas wie eine Persönlichkeit unterstellen. Die Gemeinsamkeit zu Autos besteht hierbei darin, dass auch sie sich mitunter als charakterliche Projektionsfläche eignen.

Das subtile Zusammenspiel dieser beiden Elemente – Hund und Auto – ist etwas, das beim Betrachten der Bilder immer wieder auffällt.

Wie humorvoll das zuweilen sein kann, zeigt das Bild mit Greyhound „Maus“, der seinen stromlinienförmigen Kopf aufmerksam in Fahrtrichtung streckt.

Oder auch die Dalmatinerhündin „Margaux“, die ob ihrer Körpergröße auf dem Rücksitz eines Citroen 2CV etwas eingeklemmt wirkt und in ihrem Profil eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit zu dem des Autos erkennen lässt.

So schön diese Harmonisierung zwischen Hund und Fahrzeug ist, dient sie doch bloß als ästhetisches Mittel für die künstlerische Auseinandersetzung mit einem übergeordneten Thema: Der Angst des Alleingelassenwerdens.

Der Fotograf thematisiert mit dieser Arbeit ein Gefühl, das ihn in sehr jungen Jahren einmal beschäftigte, auch wenn er selbst in einer sehr liebevollen Atmosphäre aufgewachsen sei, so Usborne.

Die Angst, ausgesetzt oder verlassen zu werden, ist etwas, das für ein von der Fürsorge seiner Eltern abhängiges Kind sehr präsent sein kann.

Durch die lange gemeinsame Geschichte von Mensch und Hund bis hin zu einer Form emotionaler Symbiose dienen diese Tiere seither natürlich als optimale Projektionsfläche für eine ganze Palette an menschlichen Gefühlsregungen.

Und wie gut das funktioniert, beweist einmal mehr dieses Buch.

„The Silence of Dogs in Cars“* ist im Kehrer Verlag erschienen, hat 120 Seiten und kostet neu 39,90 Euro.

* Das ist ein Affiliate-Link zu Amazon. Wenn Ihr darüber etwas bestellt, bekommen wir eine kleine Provision, Ihr bezahlt aber keinen Cent mehr.

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Retro Hover Cars: Editing Photos to Float Vintage Rides

19 Feb

[ By WebUrbanist in Technology & Vintage & Retro. ]

hover car

One of the most common concepts for the future has long been the wheel-free automobile, even before it was popularized in Back to the Future – but always, these looked almost shockingly familiar to our everyday rides.

hover floating retro cars

Renaud Marion is well established in the realm of realistic photo editing, splicing everything from architecture to wild animals into ordinary city street scenes and letting the strange juxtapositions speak for themselves.

hover vintage car photoshop

In this new series, he simply (albeit carefully) edits out all trace of wheels from various vintage vehicles, resulting in surreal portraits of apparently-flying cars. Even the dingiest rusting old 70′s-era auto seems somehow wonderfully otherworldly after he is done.

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Retro Hover Cars: Editing Photos to Float Vintage Rides

19 Feb

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hover floating retro cars

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Exotic Cars in Sydney – February 2010

22 Dec

Some of the photos I have taken of exotic cars in February 2010. All of the photos have been taken in Sydney and with my Nikon D300.
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Urban Carousel: Merry-Go-Round Made of Shopping Cars

Urban Carousel: Merry-Go-Round Made of Shopping Cars

Wonderful Photo Project Showcase: Kim Leuenberger’s “Traveling Cars Adventures”