[louisegluckpdf]

labs that are also churches. to me

(1. annie dillard, teaching a stone to talk 2. the deep underground neutrino experiment, a.k.a. DUNE 3. the large hadron collider 4. the sudbury neutrino observatory)

[iviaggisulcomo]

Babel 2001 is a large-scale sculptural installation that takes the form of a circular tower made from hundreds of second-hand analogue radios that the artist has stacked in layers. The radios are tuned to a multitude of different stations and are adjusted to the minimum volume at which they are audible. (…)

The installation manifests, quite literally, a Tower of Babel, relating it to the biblical story of a tower tall enough to reach the heavens, which, offending God, caused him to make the builders speak in different tongues. Their inability to communicate with one another caused them to become divided and scatter across the earth and, moreover, became the source of all of mankind’s conflicts.

[vampira-carmilla]

Photography by Nona Limmen @nonalimmen

[creativehouses]

Spiral Staircase in Peles Castle, Romania

[placesandpalaces]

Wieliczka salt mine, Poland

In southern Poland, Lake Wessel lies inky and unmoving in the deep. Filling the bottom of an old salt mine, it’s just one component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site which has been a functioning mine since the 13th century. Featuring supreme carpentry, centuries-old brickwork and ornate salt-crystal chandeliers in cavernous dining rooms, this fantastical setting is a favorite for the Polish film industry. The mine’s attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners. The older sculptures have been supplemented with new carvings made by contemporary artists. About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually. 

(Source, source)

[curly-italian]

True Stories, dir. David Byrne, 1986

[agreattime99]

[gothiccharmschool]

Inspiration for the Eldergoth Retirement Haunted Mansion. 

[nevver]

Steel Town, Stephen Shore

[notvoid]

[utwo]

The Morgan Library & Museum

Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.

© A. Lay

[escapekit]

Red Lights : Vatican France-based photographer Aishy shares shots of The Basilica di San Pietro, in the heart of the Vatican, under a new glance, a new light. Wow.

[clownimages]

[weirdlandtv]

Animation backgrounds from Disney’s THE SWORD IN THE STONE (1963).

[cosmic-flavor]

This is Hundertwasser Haus. It is located in the 3rd district in the Löwengasse, Vienna.

[weirdlandtv]

Hidden mothers in 19th-century photographs.

[tchaikovskaya]

sometimes its just like *street lights reflecting off the wet asphalt at night* maybe life isnt so ugly after all

[miss-chicken]

[writing-system]

Theban and Celestial Alphabet De Occulta Philosophia, 1533 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

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