Public intimacy
In Asia these interventions probably wouldn’t work, you can see so many private preparations in the streets and on the subway. In Europe they stand out. From the ‘Public intimacy’ series by Mentalgassi. Also check their contributions to getxophoto 11. ‘El sireno’ from the show is featured below. Haha! Compare with the ‘autonomous mechanisms’ by Eltono and Momo. PLAF!
PLAF – Hallet’s Cove from MOMO on Vimeo.
Brecht Vandenbroucke
Hilarious! Check Brecht Vandenbroucke´s flickrstream and blog. More of interest at the gallery of his recent show ‘All work no play’: K+K Brussels.
Leopold Kessler
Subtle public interventions by Leopold Kessler / Austria. He installs door locks on the inside of public telephone booths, perforates middle European street signs to make them look as if they were shot and transforms public clocks into alarm clocks which can be set by remote control. More info at Lombard Freid. Get his book here.
Axel Beyer – Bebra curiosa
Here is a video how it is to live in Bebra. Hessian hardcore. Great scenic shots by Axel Beyer.
Hans Eijkelboom
A very special street photographer and urban sociologist, Hans Eijkelboom. From his ‘10 EURO outfits’ series (2005-2006): ”I bought 32 new outfits for myself, initially once a week, later once a fortnight. The only criterion for my choice was the price: it couldn’t be higher than ± 10 euros.” All outfits are documented in a photo book. Serious asphalt.
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Incredible urban topographics from Grrrr.net aka Ingo Giezendanner! More info and a fairly comprehensive book of his ”urban recordings” here.
Karin Geiger
Karin Geiger explores the tensions between public and private, childhood and adulthood, subject and artist, art and sociology. Her documentation of garage sales around Los ANgeles is so good.