Mississippi River water (left) meets sea water and an oil slick that has
passed inside of the protective barrier formed by the Chandeleur
Islands, off the coast of Louisiana, on May 7, 2010. (MARK
RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
BP launches live webcam
Just a couple of weeks before what turned out to be my NY departure I met Ton. (an)TON(ius), a Dutch man who settled down in New York City for almost half his life, lived in a nursery home in Greenwich Village after he had a stroke.
As a result half of his body was paralized. Despite living among people 20 years older than himself, and losing almost all his belongings and savings due to the US it’s non-human health insurance policy; and despite stirring times he had faced so far, he kept his cheerful and warm spirit.
The day I met Ton he put on his orange t-shirt, containing number 14 on the back, so I would easily recognize him among the others. Every week I stopped by at his new home. Together we strolled through the nursery home– always giving me a vivid tour, and introducing me to many of its occupants and staff. His room was like coming home to the *cultural highlights* of our country. Being half paralized, and feeling so lonely, he missed his roots and his diseased lover. For hours we spoke about typical dutch products, and life and it’s beauty and challenges. On the wall of his room he kept a painting of our Queen. Ton is by far the proudest admirer of our Queen who I know. As a result I think of Ton every time her image comes across.
Today I received the tragic news that Ton recently passed away. Farewell my dear friend. I carry you inside me.
Poirier – Let them hate. Right click, ’save as’ to download
LET THEM HATE feat YT
A collaborative project with Simon Walvin, also studying Graphic Design at Northumbria University.
Brief / A Design Intervention — Create rules within an environment.
Solution / “Where does the limitations on rules end” or “how can we place rules into an environment where rules should not appear to exist.” We considered rules which have already been placed into an environment, developing an instantly recognisable theme, road markings. However, the location in which we placed these would be the interventions.
Zebra Crossing — a bold, clear pattern that could be easily applied to the surface. The location had to be based on what would deliver the most impact in a way where the viewer could not feasibly use the zebra crossing; overall creating questions. When looked at as a series, the message is clearly reflected. From right to left, scenery changes from a rural landscape to an urban / city scape. It could be seen as a change in time from when rules were very sparse in a day–to–day travel to now, where rules are seen around us and everyday we pass by or through them subconsciously acting upon them.
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La Meije (3987 m.) et la brèche de la Meije
Massif du Pelvoux – Glacier de la Pilatte et les Bans (3.654 m.)
Massif du Pelvoux – Le Pic des Agneaux (3660 m.)
