Monday, November 27, 2017

A Blast From The Past: Episode 15

The Grass Roofs of Norway

Norwegians direct keep their ain fashion of going greenish , too quite literally. For hundreds of years houses inward Kingdom of Norway direct keep been covered amongst turf. And they come upward inward unlike varieties. Some are vivid greenish too well-nigh velvety. Others are golden too await similar they’re growing wheat or oats. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 publish of turf roofs direct keep flowers mixed inward amongst the grass , too a few direct keep pocket-sized trees.

green-roof-norway (1)45 Vintage Sexist Ads That Wouldn’t Go Down Well Today

Of course of report , promotion is yet sexist exactly early on impress advertisements were to a greater extent than blatant , unopen to of them downright offensive. Could you lot imagine what the reaction would move if whatever of these advertisements were seat upward today?

vintage-sexist-ads (17)The Living Root Bridges of Cherrapunjee , India

The ancient War-Khasi people of Meghalaya sliced betel nut tree trunks one-half inward the heart for their entire length , hollowed them out too passed the sparse too long tender roots of Indian Rubber trees through them. The roots root growing towards other cease of the current too when they are reached they are allowed to accept root inward the soil. Given plenty fourth dimension , a sturdy , living yoke is produced. Some of these root bridges are over 100 feet long too over 500 years old.

root-bridges (1)Jim Denevan’s Giant Artwork on Frozen Lake Baikal

These incredibly huge concentric forms were created past times American creative somebody Jim Denevan past times carving out H2O ice from the frozen lake of Baikal inward Siberia. Denevan is known for creating expansive , meditative industrial plant amongst repetitive patterns too endless scale. The Baikal artwork spans an expanse of nine foursquare miles!

lake-baikal-art (2)The Impossible Stone Balancing Art of Adrian Gray

Adrian Gray has been developing his fine art of rock balancing for many years. His mightiness to practise well-nigh impossible to believe compositions has created wonder too left witnesses inward awe too mesmerized.

stone-balancing (2)China’s Overloaded Cycle Carriers

French lensman Alain Delorme became fascinated past times the piles of stacked products migrant Chinese workers loaded into their bicycles. The precariously overloaded packages oft assume odd forms. His documentation of the packed bicycles forms a serial of photographs entitled Totems , which are both aesthetically glorious too astoundingly indicative of daily life inward China.

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