Flow is an art project that was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad Commission for the upcoming London 2012 Summer Olympics. The wooden house is basically a floating musical instrument. Its tones are created in a number of ways — the strength of the tides, the saltiness of the water and how murky it is. [Read more...]
For anyone obsessed with beautiful maps, these colorful and informative examples tracking the many paths of the lower Mississippi are a dream come true. The monumental collection was produced in 1944 by Harold N. Fisk, who drew in a rainbow of colors the path of past and current flows as the mighty river changed course and flooded over time. For a full size .zip file (197MB!) of the maps, head to the ERDC. It’s useful information, beautifully displayed. [Read more...]
