Wasteland

Until last week there were only 2 movies that have made me cry - The Green Mile (who doesn't?) and P.S. I Love You (ok, don't tell me Gerard only being in the first 10 minutes doesn't tear you up inside).

So a third has been added.  Wasteland. Maybe it was the full moon, maybe it was the stress of finals week a-comin. But I don't think so. This is a powerful documentary. Vik Muniz is an incredible artist and through this project, an anthropologist, philanthropist, and social activist.

His idea was to change the lives of a group of people with the same materials they use in their lives everyday.

You need to see the full thing (instant view on Netflix!) - the trailer doesn't do it justice. But here it is .


WASTE LAND Official Trailer from Almega Projects on Vimeo.

"The moment when one thing turns into another thing is a beautiful moment. A combination of sounds transforms into music." - Vik Muniz

Here's the poster I made for a class in response to the film.  I arranged our glass bottles into a mosaic in my driveway and stood on the roof to take a picture. Can anyone guess what it's supposed to be? It's a bird in mid flight (inspired by this image).

Holi, Festival of Colors

Largest celebration in the Western Hemisphere? I did not realize the Indian Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah held such a title!

This is a beautifully edited video and captures the joy of this festival. I was there, we were smeared in rose-scented colors, and everyone was just so happy. Hari Krishna!

Here are some of my photos from the party.

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Expensive Hobbies + Poor College Student = Wish List

I'm picking up some expensive hobbies. Dang it. Here's a list of them and the things they recquire. This is really just a list for me to flesh out priorities and decide what to get and when.

Also, if anyone has tips on where to find these things cheap, speak up.

1. Photography + Design Work
• MacBook: my PC is seeing its last days and with graduation soon approaching, I'll no longer have free use of the University's library... :(
• Photoshop/Illustrator
• Studio Light Set up (for dance photog): a strobe, backdrop + stands and crossbar, strobe stand, umbrella, 2 pocketwizards
• awesome lenses
2. Travelling cool places to have great adventures
• a car that's not broken + good tires: I like driving.
• gas $$
• flexible job + free time
3. Music
• $$: concerts, festivals
4. Skiing
• skis + poles: duh
• boots
• goggles
• helmet
• season pass
5. Pretty shoes
• Yea, I'm a girl.

So, uh, that'll about do it. Sheesh. Donations to the Chelsea Having Fun Fund are accepted.

Went up Millcreek Canyon with my best friend, Ashley, this weekend. These pictures were inspired by my recent interest in portraits, the artwork displayed at the SLC Gallery Stroll on Friday, and a dance piece I was recently in that explored backs. Let me know what you think.

 

 

The Search for Two Photographers

Ok, number 2 in my list of awesome things found in the span of a couple days. I am constantly amazed and inspired by the creativity that lies within people.

Take this guy, for example. He came across a roll of film in the middle of an NYC park and, having made it a resolution to add more adventure to his life, decided to find the owners. So he made this video.

Since posting the video, several news organizations have written stories on his quest and he's received countless emails from people all over the world; some offering clues, and others simply offering a place to stay if ever he finds himself in their neck of the woods. People were going so far as to study the jaw structure of the men, suggesting they may be from Poland. Or to zoom in on these pictures to determine the backpack brands - one claimed to only be available in France (a fact negated by yet another viewer).

Talk about the power of the collective conscious.

No luck yet, however. He's still in search of the owners of these pictures.