apocalyptic aquarium
15 years ago New World underground supermarket, in Bangkok, was forced to close. A few buildings in the area were demolished and, since then, the whole area’s been abandoned. That is, abandoned by humans. Recently it’s been found that the area’s covered in water and somebody’s introduced koi fish there. And, thanks to other species brought by the currents, a spectacular and sustainable ecosystem has arisen there.
expogrow 12th to 14th september
Following the success of previous years, Expogrow is returning to Ficoba. This year is going to be the third cannabis forum and there, amongst others, and almost straight from prison, will be the well-known activist Marc Emery. There will be a giant tent outside for a load of activities (a circus, sport s, music...) As far as music is concerned, the mythical group Macka B & The Roots Band will be playing. Other groups playing at the festival, which attracts visitors from all over the world, include Naâman, Lenacay, UGE and Eskorzo Afrobeat Experience .
zinemaldi 62
Another year has come round. Once more, film fever will fill up the cinemas in the city which are normally half empty. Film buffs will be able to see work from Eastern Europe and the work of Dorothy Arzner (see the special section in this magazine) and, like every year, autograph hunters will have their opportunities. 19th to 27th September.
book canvas
From time to time libraries get cleaned out and many books have to be got rid of. Mike Stilkey has got hold of some of those unwanted books and used them as the canvas for his work. The result? It's amazing…
Violaine & Jeremy
It´s a graphic design and illustration studio based in Paris formed by Violaine Orsoni and Jeremy Schneider. Among their best work are these astounding graphite drawings of quirky animals adorned with beards of wildlife and other unexpected characters.
pathé's new headquarters
Pathé is one of the mythical names connected with the history of the cinema. As well as having an incredible archive of films dating from the birth of cinema to the present day, Pathé is also a producer, distributor and owner of cinemas. They called architect Renzo Piano to build their new headquarters, and these are the results. A worth example of architecture placed in context.
paper birds
We have brought Diana Beltran Herrera's paper bird to the balde from time to time. Recently, however, we have realised that her technique is evolving and she is putting together a collection of birds with incredible details. We couldn't help showing you her paper feathery friends here.
pylons as art
We came across Ail Hwang, Hae-Ryan Jeong and Chung-Ki Park far from home at Germany's Klasse Löbbert art school. The three students saw some pylons near the school and decided to add a little colour to the boring structures. Using crystal acrylic colours to achieve church window type effects, they're built an electric temple.
getxophoto
Once more, September's going to be the month for photography in the Getxo-Algorta area. This year's guests at Getxophoto are going to be basing their work around the concept of struggle. As well as taking their photos out to the street, as they do every year, there will be workshops, conferences and many other activities throughout September. As we say, this year the struggle is the way forward.
thee silver mt zion
Following in the steps of the mythical group Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and after four years of silence, this music collective has brought out the amazing "Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything". We'll be able to hear the Montreal group's hedonist, punk, desperate music at Biarritz's L'Atabal on 26th August.