This beauty is the brainchild of Dutch artist Olaf Mooij. Braincar is a mobile sculpture that consists (quite normally) of a 3D fibre-glass brain bulging from the back of vintage car. At night projectors housed inside the brain project video imagery which has been collected via hidden cameras during the vehicles daytime journey. So, like humans go to sleep at night and illuminate their mind with what they have experienced that day, so does the Braincar.... [Read more]

Geoffrey Canada is a social activist and educator from the Bronx, New York that has worked with urban poverty in Harlem for years. Suffering the daily frustration of helping one teen whilst losing ten to unemployment, drugs, incarceration or worse - Geoffrey set about rethinking the entire structure and 'going big' with a plan to turn the tide for his whole community. Author of 'Whatever it takes', Paul Tough reports the whole story... [Read more]

This short video was conceived and shot by Anderson M Studio, a sibling run art direction company based in Bethnal Green, London. Although there were a small number of paperbacks harmed in the process, the project was actually commissioned by the New Zealand book council to promote reading. The tactile cuts are reminesent of the work of Peter Callesen but the camera movement and dramatic lighting build to a beautiful cinematic atmosphere.... [Read more]

BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a series of one-night-exhibitions hosting artists and their projectors. You bring your own projector and laptop, the organisers provide the power sockets. Rafaël Rozendaal who came up with the concept strongly encourages anyone to set up their own exhibition and even helps promote the events on his BYOB website. Anyone in the London area should check out a very special BYOB event... [Read more]

Resident Advisor have started a beautifully shot series mapping electronic music scenes from around the world. It's no secret that Detroit has long been an epicenter of electronic music innovation. The above video sweeps through the rubble of the past and presents the positivity that came from it. The united force of Bristol features in the previous episode. We here at SE eagerly look forward to hearing more. ... [Read more]

Working with the Dazed & Confused team in London, Satellite Voices is a new collaborative project by independent city editors from Paris, Moscow, Rome, Munich, Dubai, Shanghai and Santiago. It highlights exciting projects from these cities within the worlds of fashion, music, art, film, photography and culture.... [Read more]

Last October Offset invited us to get involved at their creative conference in Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre. We devised a project called "Lost In Translation" that aimed to test the way people retain and communicate visual information. We spent 3 days filming speakers and delegates in a specially designed isolation booth created by ABGC Architects. Alongside a wealth of ... [Read more]

Bike Fixtation is an all purpose vending machine that supplies you the parts, tools and station for mending your bike at anytime of the day or night. Various energy foods are also offered for hungry peddlers. Up and running in Minneapolis (recently voted No. 1 US City for cycling) it's hard to see why this sort of project couldn't catch on closer to home. With the recent success of the Dublin and London bike schemes, it's clear that cycling is destined to play a more central role in a modern city.... [Read more]

Today we give a long overdue mention to Beats In Space, one of our favourite podcast shows. BIS is broadcasted weekly by DFA record's Tim Sweeney on WNYU New York. Every show Tim invites different guests into the studio and his latest features Horse Meat Disco and fresh from SE Minimix 11, Shit Robot (who kindly mentioned us in the interview too!). You can listen to the show here. If you're not already familiar... [Read more]

Jacob Dahlgren is a Swedish artist that creates great works from abstracting the colours and forms he encounters in everyday life. Recently his work with plastic coat hangers caught my eye and led me to his approach with dartboards, food cans and more. Hats off.... [Read more]