Author Archives: Eleanor Weber

Matthew Houck aka Phosphorescent

I came across Matthew Houck in Doingbird magazine. They published one of his poems along with some photographs by Rachael Cassells. I was immediately taken by the poem Falling (Christmas in LA). It contains some beautiful passages, “Every day and every night / no breaks love / you just gotta push / straight on through / [...]

Lomography

Lomography is the cute cousin of photography who yells “just shoot!” when the photographer is deliberating over the perfect angle. For Lomo, it’s not about aperture or shutter speed or depth of field or composition; it’s not about thinking. It’s about, well, shooting. The official Lomo motto is “don’t think, just shoot.” As you can [...]

Adaptation

This movie is great. I remember it coming out and my thinking I should watch it but I just never got around to it. Anyway, yesterday I watched it. Meryl Streep (with whom I am not ashamed to admit I am more-than-slightly obsessed) is fantastic as writer Susan Orlean, Nick Cage carries the role of [...]

Midnight Cowboy

I was put onto this clip of director John Schlesinger’s 1969 film, Midnight Cowboy, by a friend who is an avid fan of all things psychedelic, and particularly light art. The images in Midnight Cowboy’s infamous ‘party scene,’ are fantastic references for anyone interested in live projection or light shows - particularly those inspired by [...]

Suffragette City

Pinpoint by Kate Terry
Suffragette City is actually in Bow, East London. On the same street where Sylvia Pankhurst set up her Suffragette Shop in 1912, Bow Road. It is no coincidence that the newest show from artist-led initiative The Spare Room Project is an exhibition of the work of six female artists. Not one for [...]