The Life and Times of Dan L. Black

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The core of Marina City’s east tower rises over State Street, 1961, Chicago

The east tower of Marina City aglow, 1965, Chicago

Stained glass, Amsterdam

The program of the Nest is decided according to the life cycle of these local foods: growing, harvesting, storing, cooking/dining, and composting, which restarts the cycle. All members of the community help to complete each stage, allowing the structure to become a platform for group learning and gathering activities in the Nest throughout the year. Community participation extends and completes the life cycle of local foods, which is a symbiotic relationship. This is the time-line of people and food in the Nest, and this is the Nest for people and food.

We float towards an imaginary world… We are dreamers… mayrahr.tumblr.com

The Marvels of India’s Maze-like Stepwells

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

I’ve been doing a series of comics about men being deceived by makeup. 

Italian sculptor Lorenzo Quinn sculpted his project Force of Nature I and II, after being a witness to the devastating destruction of hurricanes in Thailand and in the Southern United States. Constructed from bronze, stainless steel and aluminum, the work reflects nature’s perceived powerful energy, which is unpredictable, beautiful, yet dangerous. By omitting Mother Nature’s face, Quinn reminds us that there is no sense of security or protection from the Earth itself. We are not in control, sudden destruction awaits at any time.