INSIGHTSOUT
THE DYNAMIC SANCTUARY
Commissioned by Ford to create an installation inspired by the technology and design of the new 2015 Ford Edge,
Brooklyn-based design studio The Principals designed a new type of architectural space that 'de-contextualises users
from their standard environment', using a pulse sensor to link their biorhythms to the architecture they are inhabiting.
The exterior of the installation was constructed from corrugated plastic cut and formed into panels with gentle curves.
The interior was a surprise, heightened by each visitor being asked to wear protective coverings over their shoes. The
interior consisted of a rectangular space with mirrored panels on the ceiling and floor creating the illusion of a weightless
environment. For info click here.
THE SOUND OF SPACE
NASA has been able to convert electro-magnetic waves
that our celestial neighbours have been emitting into
sound. Simply put, they are eerie and beautiful. Here
are a few examples.
first BLESSED African
In January, Pope Francis announced that Benedict
Daswa, a Limpopo school principal who was stoned,
beaten and burnt to death for his Catholic beliefs,
would become the first South African to be beatified.
The ceremony took place recently in Tshitanini village,
not far from Daswa's house, where the Italian Cardinal
Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints, celebrated mass. Bishop Hugh
Slattery, who headed the campaign for the beatification
of Daswa, told newspapers that 'Daswa can't become
a saint for the universal church because he didn't
perform a miracle, but we managed to prove his death
was (that of) a martyr.'
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