A guy rides a modified wooden pallet down the tram track in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Performance made with standartized europallet, modified to ride in the tram tracks. Realized in Bratislava, Slovakia, 2008.

The space between the tram tracks in Bratislava is 435 mm narrower than  the gauge of tracks in Prague or Pilsen (1435 mm). The wooden europallet,  a basic feature of any warehouse or storage hall, with its standartized  1200×800 mm dimensions, when modified can only run on the tracks  in Bratislava.

A new transport vehicle brings change into the spatial perspective of a passenger  in motion and generally changes the life of the city, through which the pallet can run, guided by a map of the city lines.

Technological Mandalas Made from Soldered electronic Components

Leonardo Ulian is an Italian designer who specializes in making sculptures made from electronic and radio components soldered in large networks called mandalas (Sanskrit word meaning circle, community, environment). With the help of many electronic components welded together, he creates stunning works that fascinate by their symmetry and their level of detail. It also manufactures books hampered by microchips. His works are regularly exhibited in galleries around the world.

Microchip synapses 02 - The last days of Pompei

Microchip synapses 03 - The dead place

Microchip synapsis 04 - Comunity factor in modern technology

Technological mandala 01

Technological mandala 38

technological mandala 38 close up

Technological mandala 15

technological mandala 17

    
Technological mandala 42 - random relay from Leonardo Ulian on Vimeo.

Giant Fish Sculptures Made from Discarded Plastic Bottles in Rio

As part of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) an enormous outdoor installation of fish was constructed using discarded plastic bottles on Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sculptures are illuminated from the inside at night creating a pretty spectacular light show. Love this. See much more over on this Rio+20 Flicker set.