"...the crystals measured up to 12 meters long (over 36 feet) with a single crystal weighing approximately 55 tons....Millions of years ago, volcanic activity filled the mountain with anhydrite, a waterless form of gypsum. As magma eventually cooled, the anhydrite began dissolving, enriching cave waters and allowing gigantic crystals to form. Amazingly enough, the size of the crystals has no limit and given enough time will grow to even larger proportions."
Giant Crystals of Naica, Mexico
31.12.09
CUEVA DE LOS CRISTALES
30.12.09
GREY/GOLD
You can download the whole patten album, There Were Horizons, on their site. And listen to their subsequent other singles there too.
25.12.09
24.12.09
XMAS EVES
Look at all these cool photographs called Moonmilk by Ryan McGinley. Merry Christmas, everyone.
16.12.09
15.12.09
14.12.09
ICE BURIAL
“Keeper of the faith, Jörmundur Ingi, leader of Iceland’s pagans, stands in their Reykjavík burial ground. The old religion faded as the Vikings adopted Christianity. But change came slowly. Some became not-so-peaceful missionaries, seeking converts by the sword. Viking times are ancient history, yet something, Jörmundur thinks, lives on. ‘Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal,’ states an Icelandic poem. ‘One thing that never dies: the glory of the great deed.’”
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Photograph by Steve Raymer Sisse Brimberg
Source: National Geographic
Ásatrúarfélagið is an Icelandic neopagan religious organization with the purpose of promoting and continuing a revived form of Norse paganism.
11.12.09
9.12.09
SALT
Seek out this movie- Salt by Bradley Rust Gray. Seals, humans, beer, magic, iceland. Red tents on the green grass. Really beautiful. soandbrad.com
8.12.09
A CRIMSON GRAIL
A Crimson Grail is 3 recordings by Rhys Chatham of a 400 guitar ensemble outside and inside France's largest church, the Sacré-Cœur, in Paris. The entire live performance lasted 12 hours, so this recording is only a small piece. But the sound of these live documents is absolutely monumental. Maximum volume yields maximum results.
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28.11.09
ECHO QUIET
destroying just for no reason
but to wake me up again heartbroken and tall
wind revealing
the dust that the body becomes
the spaces where we stood echo quiet
rubbing eyes
we fill up the empty days
clinging with our things to a windy rock
I reveal myself to you and let the wind take me
obliterated
you know me by my shadow
"flaming home" by mount eerie
SCAN PROCESSOR
Scan Processor Studies (excerpts pt.1) from Brian O'Reilly on Vimeo.
Full screen this and zone out.
24.11.09
23.11.09
19.11.09
ALLE MEINE FILZSTIFTE
Alle Meine Filzstifte (All my markers)
and the beautiful mess of the artist Andrea Übelacker's website.
AOKIGAHARA
The strange Japanese forest of Aokigahara. "Japanese spiritualists believe that the suicides committed in the forest have permeated Aokigahara's trees, generating paranormal activity and preventing many who enter from escaping the forest's depths. Complicating matters further is the common experience of compasses being rendered useless by the rich deposits of magnetic iron in the area's volcanic soil."
14.11.09
11.11.09
TIMEKEEPER AT SECESSION
Pierre Huyghe at Secession in Vienna. He sanded down layers of paint on the walls, revealing all the previous coats. The Secession is an incredible art museum. One of the highlights of Vienna for me. 
7.11.09
2.11.09
1.11.09
EVERYDAY REPETITION
Tara Donovan takes everyday objects and multiplies and manipulates them to create massive, mesmerizing installations. Her work is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
22.10.09
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16.10.09
AXOLOTL
This is you.
Axolotl lives and rocks in Mexico. They are near extinction due to urbanization and polluted waters. Axolotl possesses mystical healing abilities. They can restore lost body parts, limbs etc. even parts of the brain.
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