Cymoblog (Yes! my first expo ) and Catwyze expo’s were a pleasure for our eyes.
 (Thank you Emmie) . I ll be back very soon with more pictures.

Thank you for all the support!  Anddd Be there, on the next SupAfly party, june 19th…

I also want to thank the SupAfly ladies. We did it again! I love you all

Our friend Lefto catched this SupAfly moment with this little video.

Thank you Lefto

IT’S MY TIME is a worldwide search for fresh faces and new styles for Benetton’s 2010 campaign.

I v noticed this competion today and I tought why not…  I want to see what will happen during these 21 days left.  Day 1 and I already met nice and beautifull people, each hunting after votes.  This competition has definatly another approach. A worldwide happening.  Interesting and worthed to participate.  So I did.

Some instructions to vote, for me yes, I hope you do.  Thank you Thank you Thank you :

Sign up as a voter by clicking here.  You will receive a confirmation link in your mailbox.  Follow the link.  Back at the page you will see right above a search button.  Fill in my name ‘Nadia O’ and vote. 
Or follow http://casting.benetton.com/users/310770-nadia-o 

Thank you very much!

Nadia O

Well here some answers in a short film made by Johnny Kelly.  Johnny lives and works in London, UK.

Procrastination is An investigative and exploratory hands-on gloves-off study into the practice of putting things ‘off”. Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.

Check Johnny’s website, were you find more interesting animations.

Enjoy this moment…

Procrastination from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Story, Animation, Direction: Johnny Kelly
Voice Over: Bryan Quinn
Sound Supervision: Mike Wyeld
Foley Artist: Sue Harding
Foley Engineer: John Mark
Foley recorded at Fonic Studios, London

Who is Patrik Jandak?  A friend photographer, an artist, …

This is what he wrote about himself:

Born in Malacky, Slovak part of former Czechoslovakia in 1977.
Year after I finished my studies in London UK, I have became official photographer to President of Slovakia for more than 3.5 years and worked for President Rudolf Schuster and Ivan Gasparovic.
In 2002 I had my first solo Exhibition “Memories of London” in MM Gallery Piestany in Slovakia. In 2003 my photos took part in collective exhibition in Vatican “The Holy Father in Slovakia, three visits of John Paul II”. In 2004 my first photographic book “Focused on President” have been published in Slovakia. In 2005 my second book ” Pictures from England” was published in Bratislava. In 2006 my work took part in collective exhibition during The Contact Month of Photography in Toronto.I am specializing in B&W analog photography and colored B&W prints.

Enjoy this moment with me …

Don’t forget to check his website…

Check Wired and notice the wireless wonders.

I choose 3 of my favourites concept gadgets:

Melting Chocolate Phone:

There are more crazy concepts, this time a melting “chocolate” phone from NTT Docomo. We don’t expect to find this in stores, at least not outside of Japan, but these scrumptious cells take LG’s chocolate concept and give it a rather literal twist.

 

 

The Lego Robot:

This Lego robot, unofficially named Johnny Five, is remote-controlled over Bluetooth from a BlackBerry. I spotted the little fellow in the aisles and crouched down to get a shot. He rolled over towards me to pose. The weirdest part was trying to find the owner, as every person around me was twiddling their phone and could have been in control. It was impossible, until a guy from BlackBerry caved and started to grin.

 

Odball:

 

Is this a) a soccer ball, b) a robotic eyeball, or c) a USB 3G modem? The answer is all three, and sends us into a shuddering nightmare of themed, novelty gifts for “the man who has everything.” This particular oddball comes from Chinese manufacturer Huawei, and works on HSPA, EDGE and GPRS networks. The ball cracks open to reveal a USB connector within, and it works with Macs, Linux and Windows machines.

 

United Underground is a unique collaborative project with Cutting-edge street culture, film, live music, DJs, artwork and new-school activism – on Saturday 20^th February,  hosted by the Southbank Centre, British Underground and Riz MC .

After a series of sell-out summer shows, for one night only, experimental youth movement Ctrl.Alt.Shift is bringing together the artists who are shaping London’s dynamic underground scene. The event has been created to promote exceptional new talent and activism, positioning music as a potential catalyst for change and highlighting the issue of conflict.

It promises to be an explosive evening, with performances from the likes of Trembling Bells and Aruba Red running alongside political speeches by journalist Ben White and former mayor Ken Livingston, uniting activists and performers from across the cultural and political spectrum.  Meanwhile, an interactive digital installation will allow people to add their own personal messages to a collective call for peace.

The night will also boast DJ sets and live music from the city’s best club nights, including Wiley’s Eskimo dance, Urban Nerds and the infamous Dirty Canvas, as well as acoustic performances from prolific cellist Laura Moody and Olivia Cheney, who is fresh from her tour with Zero 7.

 From 12 noon onwards, Writings On The Wall is a free warm-up event, featuring a screen printing workshop led by Print Club London, and a live showcase of unsigned music acts and spoken word.

Since 2008, Ctrl.Alt.Shift has been working to politicise a new generation of activists for social justice using creativity, photography, film, stories, illustrations and music. (Tekst by Krista Booker)

Catch this gig and enjoy your moment!

We looooooove Ctrl.Alt.Shift…

She takes part of the Gilles Peterson project Havana Cultura.

Havana Cultura is a collaboration between Gilles Peterson and cuban unknow talented artists.  The Havana Cultura CD is actually two CDs. The first disc contains the 12 original tracks Gilles recorded with his hand-picked “Havana Cultura Band,” led by pianist Roberto Fonseca. The CD features some outstanding guest appearances from Mayra Caridad Valdés, Ogguere, Danay, Francis Del Rio and Obsesión.

The second disc is a compilation of 16 previously released and unreleased tracks, drawing from more top Cuban talent: Los Aldéanos, Telmary, Yusa, Kelvis Ochoa, Doble Filo, Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona, Harold Lopez Nussa, Kumar, Free Hole Negro, Cubanito 20.02, Wichy de Vedado and Tony Rodriguez. The CD packaging was designed by Alexandre Arrechea, one of Cuba’s brightest art stars.

Watch this video and find out who Danay is…

Click here to read more about her.

Enjoy this moment!

DANAY / Danay’s interview

This is what Gilles say about her:
A remarkable new voice whom I met whilst interviewing artists for my BBC Radio 1 documentary. She played me some of her original songs and I immediately knew that she had to take part in this project. Lagrimas de
Soledad was the song from her demo’s that I loved the most and it is on this
where her work with Roberto is the most magical moment of the album.

CD 1 – Lagrimas de soledad (No existen palabras) / Lagrimas de soledad

Thanks to Krista

Finally he is coming.   I discovered Doom 8 years ago and really enjoy listening his music.  He catched my moment several times.

He s coming to Belgium too.  Alex Deforce from On Point Tv made the artwork for the show in Brussels.

Who is Alex Deforce? 

He is a friend , an artist, a blogger, a dj,  …

A description of himself , taken from his Myspace page:

a.k.a. =lloyd= pointdexter, holdin’ it down at www.on-point.be

Filling my days with drawing, interviewing, dj’ing, reading, promoting (co-organised Locoflows Festival in 2005) and perfectioning my coffeetechniques (mind you, there’s different methods to a style!)

An unhealthy coffee addiction resulting in periods of insomnia, which in time combined with an uncompromising just-let-me-do-my-thing attitude gave birth to a trademark style.

Faces marked by the tension of modern day life, balancing on the tipping point between the grime of the city and the frivolous facade of metropolis.
Warm in their darkness, refined in their dirtiness.

We looooove Alex and his art! And the ‘On Point’  moments …

Oh and don’t forget to check his artwork!

As I am Berber too, we have the same roots, her song touched my in different ways.

Born in Khouribgha (Morocco), Touareg and Berber origin, Hindi Zahra strikes a vote without borders. Her music sounds like ancient blues, original jazz with some vibration from the Middle East, where she speaks about love, self-assertion, the world and things that inspire her. Born into a family of Berber artists , the Oudaden group  is one of the most famous of them. Her mother and uncles introduced her the traditional Gnawa music, the folk of Dylan, Marley’s reggae and the ancient rhythms and melodies of the finest Egyptian Directory. Self-taught musician, songwriter, Hindi is reflected in the plurality. The Wire describes her as the brainchild of Django Reinhardt and Billie Holiday. she occurred in the first part of Anis at Olympia, Oxmo Puccino at La Cigale where she participated in Bose Blue Note Jazz festival …

 Her song “Beautiful Tango” is a revelation—simple yet sophisticated, sparse yet emotive. It’s fresh even while it reverberates with history.  This style continues in “Oursoul” and “Try.” A touch of hip-hop and soul influence, retaining the simple, downbeat understatement of her other songs while adding an almost ethereal quality.  Somewhere between her Moroccan roots and her life in Paris, singer-songwriter Hindi Zahra lost track of her many musical influences: the result is a mesmerizing elemental folk, a desert blues with african/american music.

Don’t forget to check her website or myspace.

We loooooove Hindi Zahra. 

Enjoy this moment!

Naniyi ourtla tafoukte
Nikin oufih ghayli rih
Hindi, Mosikan’m tga tafoutke

Hindi Zahra – Oursoul | Soul Kitchen Session from Soul Kitchen on Vimeo.

Nour El Ghoumari’s empathetic images are considered by many critics and enthusiasts to rank among the finest photography today. His work has been the discussed in leading photographic magazines and books, a selection of which were reproduced in The World’s Greatest Black and White Photographers, 2007. Since 1996 he has been exhibiting widely from London to Japan, from the Ukraine to Dubai – and every year in Morocco. He has won numerous international awards including the Gold Medal for Best Portrait in the Arab world for two consecutive years.

“Capturing the essence of a street scene is like trying to bottle lightning: an intuitive grasp of the moment has to be coupled with emotional poise and deft technique. The successful street photographer has to capture the tempo of the street, the spontaneous eruption of beauty and meaning glimpsed in a child’s eyes or an old man’s defiant gaze. Blink and it is gone – forever.” – Nour

His images speak for themselves: they are imbued both with pain and understanding. He extracts them at shutter speed from the flow of the mundane, the everyday. Blink and they are gone!

Enjoy this moment with me and one of my favourite photographers. 

Don’t forget to check Nour’s website.