hers is a pale dress...

I have been captivated (yet again) by an amazingly talented (and local) photographer. My current art-crush is named Jessica Tremp and she does amazing things with a camera - really, these images sing to me - how do you like them? Maybe it's just my mood at the moment... but I feel they are so beautifully and poetically whimsical.

I will definitely be stalking Jessica (in a nice and complimentary way) at the upcoming 'Picture this 09' opening night next Friday at the Brunswick St Gallery.

Look at her website, it's amazing - but be careful, you may well get lost in there...

take my heart

go on - just eat it why don't you...

Strange and compelling photography.

That's all.

By Ione Rucquoi - check it out at Ione's website here. (via Collectiva)

love in a time of socialism

lately I have been reading a lot about Germany - particularlyBerlin - after WWII but prior to the wall coming down in 1989. I began this modern history exploration mainly because of my planned Berlin sabbatical next year, but have since been sucked in completely to this fascinating period in history, specifically to this city of contradictions (which I think may suit me quite well)...

These images are particularly fascinating to me, even though I had heard about a thriving underground arts scene during the GDR years, these images really bring the rawness and underground nature of the time to the fore!

The photographer - Olaf Martens (who does not like to be compared to Helmut Newton) says that "in regards to sexuality, the GDR was completely immoral, especially if judged by Western standards". I can believe it... There is a fantastic element of almost fatalism to these images.

I found these images as well as a fascinating interview with Olaf Martens on Der Spiegel

somtimes my mind feels a bit like this picture...

like today for example - henceforth to be known as the Friday of the nasty sake-fuelled hangover...

sometimes great news can = bad hangover.

(confusion image via FFFFOUND.com)

beautiful sexy polaroids by Marc Lagrange

perfect images to inspire my decadent Friday night... (thanks to colectiva.tv)