July 23, 2006

Icons, Rituals

The role of faith, religious icons, rituals in everyday life, from Sao Paulo above, and Old Delhi below.

For everything I believe in there are more people who believe in something else. The same goes for the rest of you.

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Lateral Thinking Required

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Inverse Textures

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July 22, 2006

Context & Understanding

Sao Paulo is very much a city of flyovers and underpasses, that latter being the focus of yesterday's street research.

This refrigerator has been converted to a novel use. What is it currently used for?

Photos contain some clues but I don't reckon any of you will get it.

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July 21, 2006

Touching Bases

A few days in the Sao Paulo to wrap up this trip to Brazil. In a world of dense urban spaces it doesn't get much more dense-urban than this.

The city is going through a heat-wave of sorts - the violence between Police and local gangs has escalated with police stations and government buildings being attacked. I'm tempted to say that it there is an Escape from New York edge to the city, but for the locals its business as usual.

Tonight's driver has promised a Paulista's view of the city, lets see if he delivers.

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July 11, 2006

So New It's...

Still covered signs at the check-in counter of TAM Airlines - the moment between delivery, installation and use.

Varig appears to be cancelling a lot of flights out of Sao Paulo.

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