Brooke Shaden photography

A friend of mine introduced me to this really innovative, unique photography by artist Brooke Shaden. It's so difficult to describe, but this extract from her bio on her website seems to do it justice:

"Brooke works to create new worlds within her photographic frame. By using painterly techniques as well as the square format, traditional photographic properties are replaced by otherworldly elements. Brooke's photography questions the definition of what it means to be alive."

Check out more of her work here: http://brookeshaden.com/
And her blog here: http://shadenproductions.com/blog/

Incredible contemporary dance: Georgian National Ballet and Flying Lotus

I've been stumbling across quite a few breathtaking contemporary dance videos on YouTube and thought I'd share a couple of gems.

Check out this physics-defying performance by the Georgian National Ballet group (HOW DO THEY KEEP SPINNING LIKE THAT?!) -



And this eerie short-film-cum-music-video from downtempo/wonky/experimental hip-hop legend Flying Lotus' new album, starring incredible slow-mo dancer Solomon Gibbs -