Daily Show and Large Hadron Collider

Hey, remember when we wrote about the Large Hadron Collider in our magnet issue? Well the Daily Show covered the project not too long ago. You can watch it after the break. [Article via Gizmodo]

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Cotton Issue

There's going to be a delay in the cotton issue as my writers are slowly diminishing. If you know anyone who would like to write for the 'zine please contact me: jasmine@pieces-zine.com

2 articles minimum a month arond 300-500 words.

I will give you the topic a month prior and you have the entire month to write 2 articles.

I also need some one who can redesign my site.

Annnnd some one who can update my blog.

Interview with Janet Goldner

image copyright Janet Goldner 2002

Sorry for the delay, but Pieces was able to interview Janet Goldner and get a more in-depth look at her artwork via an interview.

Janet had originally started as a weaver and used wire mesh for the base of the image. She created several 3-D images, however she moved to steel due to the fluidity of the material as well as its forgiving nature.

Janet was involved in various social movements such as the civil rights movement in the 50s and the 60s anti-war movement. However, it wasn't until she arrived at Antioch College that she found her true home in Mali. She has been going back ever since and in 1994 received a Fulbright Scholarship for her art. Much of her artwork focuses on the culture of Mali and showing Africa from a different perspective. One of hope, beauty and humanity in Africa. Her inspiration include: David Hare, Eva Hesse, David Smith, Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois.

If you would like to see a permanent exhibit, it is located at The Islip Museum on Long Island in East Islip. The featured work was originally public artwork located in the Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan. Currently, Janet has a studio located in Brooklyn, NY where she creates her art.

David Kappel's reaction to Twitter Magnetic Poetry

You may remember that we interviewed David Kapell for our magnetic issue. Well after our last post, we wanted to know how he feels about the Twitter magnetic poetry. He states:

"I sometimes feel like a dimwitted parent who gave birth to a kid who spontaneously started speaking French and doing calculus at age three. I love my kid and I'm proud of her, but really can't take a lot of credit for how cool she turned out. She was just born that way."

David Kappel has also been kind enough to send a magnetic poetry kit for our upcoming photo contest.

Twitter Magnetic Poetry

Something for all you poetry and twitter lovers out there. The company +Good launched Twitter Magnets, which allow users to create a 140 word poem from an assortment of words for their twitter status. You can submit your poems to Tweetmagnets channel, or you can post it on your own account. Looks like David Kapell's song-making invention has truly become a cultural phenomenon.











[Source via The Inspiration Room]