Jon Rafman is an artist from Canada who has compiled a fascinating collection of screen grabs taken from Google's street view. What makes the compositions so great is the fact they were randomly captured by a robot but are so rich in worldwide content, often appearing set up. Recurring themes are fine landscapes, wildlife, nudity, obscene-hand-jestures, road injuries and mooning. The selection is so addictive I could only manage get my edit down to 30. The last shot is proudly taken in Ireland.... [Read more]

Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre has hosted an exhibition in Montreal allowing the attendance to walk with the animals. A clever trick customising shoes with moulded rubber soles to transform the footprint of the wearer into a selection wild creatures. Terrifying to the unsuspecting passersby.... [Read more]

Beautifully simple idea from german photographer Menno Aden. These 'Room Portraits' offer a perspective rarely seen, the view that makes Google Earth so dazzling, now with an added intrigue of being inside people's living quarters and work spaces. Great stuff.... [Read more]

Alexander Kent is a London based photographer that sets up scenes and shoots them to perfection. His bread and butter comes from editorial photography but its his personal work that takes our fancy. He relishes the sight of a visual illusion and so do we. Top job.... [Read more]

This Friday July 13th sees the launch of an Irish Post Punk & New Wave compilation focusing on the period from 1980-1983. Presented by Finders Keepers Records/B-Music and put together by Darren McCreesh the collection features a selection of un-released and rare tracks from artists including The Virgin Prunes, Major Thinkers, Dogmatic Element, SM Corporation, The Threat, Chant! Chant! Chant! and Operating Theatre. The Project Arts Centre hosts the launch with... [Read more]

This lovely video shot and edited by Albert Hooi displays the fine craft on offer at Dublin's newest framing workshop, Hang Tough Framing. Owner Rubio (AKA Michael Hennigan) has been in business for almost two years but has only recently moved his operation to this new premises at 7B South Richmond Street, Dublin. Anyone interested in bespoke contemporary framing check out his website here or call in and say hello. Top bloke.... [Read more]

Beautiful images from Brighton photography student Dan Mountford. The series are entitled The World Inside Us and with the use of a double exposure technique and a small bit of photoshoppery he creates a lovely effect. His website is well worth a gawk too. ... [Read more]

Maeve is a new label set up by Mano Le tough and The Drifter two Irish producers based in Berlin. Both are founders of successful night Passion Beat in Loftus Hall (and formerly Kleine Reise), over the last 2 years hosting the likes of John Talabot, Phillip Lauer, Christopher Rau, Nicolas Jaar, Todd Terje and much more. They claim... [Read more]

Let's start the week off with some Celtic mysticism. Jimmy Tamborello aka Dntel has taken nine Enya classics, remixed them and put them out as a free album. As a taster we've embedded 'Caribbean Blue' and 'Boadicea' in this post. If you like what you hear you can download... [Read more]

If pigs could fly, they would definitely live in France in these houses created by Photographer/L'artiste Laurent Chehere.... [Read more]