Disciples, a series by James Mollison - the photographer behind Where Children Sleep - features portraits of music fans outside various concerts (below, from top to bottom: Madonna, Rod Stewart, Missy Elliott, The Casualties, and Kiss). Writes Mollison, "As I photographed the project I began to see how the concerts became events for people to come together with surrogate 'families,' a chance to relive their youth or try and be part of a scene that happened before they were born." I love it.
And for the weekend, three links, just because:
-Heartbreaking or hilarious? A Chinese man claims to have stolen over 800 books in an attempt to solve an existential crisis, admitting, ultimately, "I couldn't comprehend the meaning of life...I was hoping to find the answer by reading those books."
-Jay-Z's 99 Problems, illustrated.
-And lastly, speaking of writerly wisdom, this tidbit from Hunter S. Thompson: "Walk tall. Kick ass. Learn to speak Arabic. Love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth-seekers, lovers, and warriors."
Have a wonderful weekend!
What an interesting observation. They sure look like surrogate family members. Never thought of that.
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ReplyDeletethis is very cool.
ReplyDeleteahh! i love the madonna ones!
ReplyDeleteSherry, I love that, too :)
ReplyDeletethe Jay-Z illustrations are priceless. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletethanks for introducing me to james mollison! went to his site, love his work!!
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing series! love it.
ReplyDeleteMini fans are pretty cute, too: http://www.jamesmollison.com/project.php?project_id=3&p=5
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