Double-Sided Reverse Intaglio Goldfish Earrings. Made by William James Thomas in London, ca. 1870. Each earring is comprised of two crystal dome halves that have been etched/painted with matching goldfish and then mounted back to back with gold settings. From the British Museum collection, museum number: 1978,1002.148
(Source: britishmuseum.org)
Illuminate the Mundane: Werner Reiterer’s Street Chandelier (2006-12)
Seiryu Miharashi Station (The Ghost Station) is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has no entrances or exits, meant only to get fresh air and enjoy the scenery.
by Doug Bierend
"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."
Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]
[Image description: three art pieces by Choctaw/Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson. All three pieces are wall hangings, made of bead weaving, with long fringe. The first two also incorporate metal jingles. All have very vibrant and clashing colors. They have text woven into the beads, in all capital letters. The colors and patterns mean that reading the text may cause eye strain.
The first piece says “American history is longer, larger, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it. JB”.
The second piece says “I am Alive, You are Alive, They are Alive, We are Living! I am Alive, You are Alive, They are Alive, We are Living!”
The third piece says “Eye of the storm; like a hurricane.” End ID. /]
Now abandoned, La Petite Centure is a 19th century railway that loops over 30km around Paris