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Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia

Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia:
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees: Digitally Projected Deities and Sprits on the Streets of Cambodia trees projection digital Cambodia
Cambodian Trees is a digital projection work by French artist Clement Briend who traveled to Cambodia to photograph these sculptural representations of deities and spirits from Cambodian culture overlaid on trees in several urban areas. Of the series Briend says:

It’s a beautiful surprise when the projected spirits awaken and reveal themselves at night as though they are made of the towering trees themselves. The photographic light installations echo the spirituality of the few sprouts of nature in the predominantly urban landscapes. It is a visual imagining of the divine figures that inhabit the world, as seen through an environmentally aware spiritual eye.

Though I’m generally not a fan of digital projection, I really enjoy Briend’s utilization of tree branches to lend volume to the photographs of sculptures, in essence giving them life. To see several more images from this series, head over to his website. All images courtesy the artist. (via empty kingdom)

Competition to design a hydrophilic, self-filling water-bottle

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Competition to design a hydrophilic, self-filling water-bottle

A Slashdot post from Samzenpus rounds up links to a series of projects to make self-filling water-bottles inspired by the hydrophilic nodules on the Namib Desert Beetle. After a successful prototype, MIT has launched a competition to improve on the design.

Water Bottle Fills Itself From the Air