Aesthetics and Wind Power

Photographer and author Yvon Borque has taken a couple of stellar photographies of wind mills residing in beautiful Palm Springs, California. I am reminded of an article I read written by Lefteris Pavlides, Ph.D., AIA, a professor of architecture at Roger Williams University, as part of a research when writing an article of my own of the perceived lack of aesthetics of wind power.

Coal and oil is not a pretty concept. Especially if we look at the entire process of mining, drilling, transportation etcetera. Yet there are few proponents who choose to attack wind power who also target fossil fuels on the same aesthetical and moral grounds.

Back to Yvon Borque, I was given the permission to repost some of his images on my blog. I think they deserve a wide audience. I agree with him when he writes that "In my view, there is a certain beauty to these giant wind mills.".

All images (c) Yvon Borque. Visit his blog here.

Promotional Karate Video on Vimeo

I was asked if I could write a track to go with a promotional video for a youth karate cup that is held later this year. A lot of edits later the above video is what the finished result looks like. You can even spot my name at the end of the video. This is the first time I've done anything like this and probably not the last.

Featured on Kahvi once more

One of my photographies can once again be found on one of Kahvi Collective Audio Sculptors releases. This time it is Jim Black's new six track EP Yoctosecond which has one of my photographies taken early 2007 featured. Earlier contributions by me is found on Polaski's Bendii Syndrome and Acrilic Colors Yves Klein Blue.

Yoctosecond can be downloaded here.

The Snow Abides

We have had so much snow lately. And with days such as these: when the sun paints everything in colors upon a brilliant and yet cloud free sky, I see little reasons to complain. Yet, many are longing for spring to make haste and travel to this part of Scandinavia.

I am starting to feel this longing too. I cannot say that it has yet resulted in what the author of the blog The Word Cellar describes: namely the want for clementines and exotic fruit. But this is perhaps not far off. Even in my winter loving world, I am starting to long for the next phase of the cyclic seasonal evolution.

Moving light, captured 2010 in Gaperud.

While I am writing this I am happy to announce that I am working now. Full time. I landed the job as a writer about things concerning social psychiatry and have just written a contract that lasts six months from now to august. Although I am hoping to be able to work an extended period of time, I try to remain in the 'here and now', which is always easier said then done.