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BURAK ARIKAN

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"MYPOCKET discloses the artist's personal financial records to the world by exploring and revealing essential patterns in the daily transactions of his bank account. These are the records that we usually keep secret, whereas financial institutions intensively analyze them to score our credibility. Archived on the site, the artist's two years of spending history is analyzed by the custom software to predict future spending; these predictions sometimes determine his future choices, creating a system in which both the software and the artist adapt to one another. Influenced by today's techno-cultural milieu, MYPOCKET presents a hybrid interface to a living physical/digital process."

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on April 21, 2008 at 09:12 AM in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hieronymus Bosch Action Figures

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This helmeted bird monster is carrying a pencil box and an ink pot in its beak, in which the nun, decaying into a pig, is dipping her pen. A severed foot is swinging from the bird's helmet referring to the horrible corporal punishments which could be expected in hell. The pig, indeed an indictment against the decay of clergy life, is tempting the man who is sitting beside him and it appears that he is drawing up a contract. Is the man possibly selling his soul?

Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 3.25 in. x 4.75 in. x 2.5 in. PN# JB11, $42

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on December 24, 2007 at 10:54 AM in Art, Sculpture, Shopping | Permalink | Comments (1)

Seitz 6x17 - 160 megapixels

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We are only at the beginnings of digital photography - Most cameras are only now approaching the resolving power of film.  What will be really interesting is when imaging devices become readily available that far surpass what traditional cameras have been able to capture.  Take this one for example.  It takes panoramas which are 21,500 pixels wide.  I'm guessing this will be inside my cellphone one day - maybe not too far from now...

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on September 24, 2006 at 10:58 PM in Photography, Shopping, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Graniph

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Occasionally someone asks me where I get my T-Shirts from... I'm lucky enough to have a job where I don't have to wear a suit and tie, or pants.  I normally tell these people to bog off.  But to you, dear readers, I will happily reveal that I buy them from Graniph in Tokyo when I pop through on the way to Seoul.

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on August 22, 2006 at 06:38 PM in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0)

Bonfire of the Brands

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Neil Boorman will burn all his branded possessions in a London warehouse on the 26th of August.  Here's what he has to say about it:

On 26.08.06, I am going to gather every branded possession of mine into a warehouse, douse them with petrol and burn the lot. Jacobson chairs, Christian Dior shirts, a Louis Vuitton bag; I'm too frightened to calculate the financial cost of this action, but I know
it's a lot. Far more unsettling than the money is the emotional cost I'm going to suffer. You see, It's not simply a pile of expensive clothes and accessories going on the bonfire, Neil Boorman is being destroyed too.

Until recently, I thought I knew who Neil Boorman was. I felt sure how the outside world regarded me because I had spent a fair amount of time engineering an image. I found the best way to understand and articulate 'me' was through the owning and displaying of things made by brands. They provided a source of comfort, a reassurance of my own self worth, they project my identity to others around me.

Frustratingly, this attempt at branded self-identity has been accompanied with a numbed sense of dissatisfaction. Attempting to cure myself, I have sought comfort and reassurance by buying yet more branded goods, treating myself 'because I'm worth it'. I now understand that this behavior only made matters worse. For all the time and money I have devoted to collecting these brands, these symbols of self, I have absolutely no idea who I am. For every new material extension of my character, I become more distant from the person than I really am.

The reality however is only just becoming clear; with every new emblem of identity I add to my collection, I lose a piece of myself to the brands. They cannot reciprocate the love I give. They cannot transport me to the places I'm promised exist. I am not, nor will I ever be remotely similar to the people that appear in their ads. It is a lie, a lie I have believed in for too long.

I had a similar kind of feeling after reading this as I did when I watched Xmen 3.  In the case of Xmen 3 I was thinking "why didn't Wolverine stab Storm with some of the same stuff he stabbed Magneto with?" whereas in the case of Neil Boorman's Brand Bonfire I wonder why he doesn't find a new home for each of his branded items with someone who really needs them rather than burning them in a London warehouse - which surely isn't good for the environment for one thing?

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on May 28, 2006 at 03:57 AM in Impenetrable Philosophy, Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0)

Chameleon Weaponry

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This is a real company that actually custom camoflages guns and knives.  A great gift idea - it's never too early to start thinking of christmas.  Seriously though, if the special someone in your life needs a camoflaged AK47, I'd be a little concerned.  But that's just me.

This is a link that I found while searching through Google Images for Barbie by the way...

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on April 18, 2006 at 11:49 PM in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (1)

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The Hairy Monster: A Guide
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A concertina folded book outlining the anatomy and habits of The Hairy Monster. Signed and numbered in an edition of 500 copies by Cabanon Press. 4 x 5.75 in. 7 pp.

$12

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on April 07, 2006 at 12:29 PM in Art, Books, Comics, Shopping | Permalink | Comments (3)

Andy Warhol endorses TDK

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on February 22, 2006 at 01:54 PM in Advertising, Art, Film, Humour, People, Shopping, technology | Permalink | Comments (0)

カバジャージー篇

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Japanese tv advertisements for something edible

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Posted by Barnaby Bretton on May 27, 2005 at 09:03 PM in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Frisch - oh how fresh!

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Possibly the coolest store in Berlin. These young and fresh (frisch is German for fresh) fashion designers have got it... eldorado for people who are looking for cool stuff combined with high quality. The shop owner sits in front of a woodfire oven in an old east german shop and takes your measures and makes the piece for you.... friendly and creative.... check their website for more info and their collections.

Look out for an upcoming Berlin Photo Album on neverhappened!

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Posted by AT . on February 21, 2005 at 09:47 PM in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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