Spring Resources & inspirations

 
 
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2021.03.15. Once again, we decided to share inspiring sources to help you stay creative and productive this spring. You will find a carefully curated list of hypnotic documentaries, punk poetry, dark lullabies, brutalism-inspired artworks & beyond…enjoy!

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GET INSPIRED

WATCH: Films & documentaries

  • “At its heart is the strange story of what happened when people’s inner feelings got mixed up with power in the age of individualism". Brutal, hypnotic, eye-opening, masterful collages of sounds and images. Watch "Can't Get You Out of My Head" a 3 parts BBC documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis, here.

  • Rediscover Cinema. Get your free MUBI trial and watch a fine selection of movies from around the globe here.

  • Uncover the universe of F. J. Ossang, a French filmmaker/poet. Dharma guns (2010) and Docteur Chance (1998) are our favorites. You can watch El Silencio (short film) for free here.

  • "Pharoah Fall" a poetic homage to jazz legend Pharoah Sanders. Watch on 4:3 here.

Our favourite picks:

  • Artist Yayoi Kusama's journey through "Kusama: Infinity", an inspiring documentary about her life/work. See it for free here.

  • Strap in for NOWNESS Experiments, a short film program dedicated to unorthodox moving-image culture (a partnership with FIFA x MUTEK). You can see it here (From March 16th - March 28th, 2021).


LISTEN: MUSIC / PODCASTS

  • "Into the Zone" is a podcast about opposites and how borders are never as clear as we think. Hosted by Hari Kunzru meet philosophers and punk musicians, New Age gurus and space explorers to investigate the gray zone between life and death, public and private, black and white, and more. Listen to it here.

  • Carefully selected by Harakiri Diat, listen to the finest selection of post-punk and dark sounds we found on the internet so far here.

Our favourite picks:

  • Discover new sounds through the BBC sound archives here (you can even create your own soundscape!).

  • Melancholia/Dark lullabies. Listen to one of our soundtrack of the moment (below). If you enjoy it, kindly support the artist by purchasing it here.

See: art / design

  • Discover the magnificent/ highly sophisticated work of London-based/ Polish designer Marcin Rusak. You can admire it here.

  • Editions 8888, a Montreal-based project/collective/store that we will follow closely in the near future… Check it out here.

Our favourite pick:

  • Discover the incredible sculptures/universe of Montreal-based artist David Umemoto. We are fascinated by his process that can be characterized by slow and silent transformation; one that seeks to imitate the cycles of nature and beyond... Get inspired here.


LEARN

Read: books & publications

  • Discover the work of philosopher Manuel DeLanda. We recommend "Assemblage Theory" in which DeLanda examines the concept of an assemblage of heterogeneous components. Find it at your local library.

  • Ever heard the word "kuebiko" or "onism"? Learn new words in the dictionary of obscure sorrows here

Our favourite pick:

  • Read a stunning collection of short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from 29 authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, this year's National Book Award winner Charles Yu, and more. Read them here.


LISTEN / WATCH

  • Go back in time to understand the present with "Throughline" podcast. Listen to it here.

Our favourite pick:

  • Learn about the Bauhaus movement in this BBC Documentary, "100 Years of Bauhaus". Watch it here.