buildings and shit

the new museum by SANAA.

and the view from the sixth floor terrace.

obviously. more flw coming too.

(quite like this one)

the highline, again.

brooklyn. williamsburg. N10th street, i think.

boys boys boys

matt (not posing).

darling david.

rupert.

rupert on his birthday.

henrryyy.

dave again.

josh.

and last but not least, ky.

my absolute favourite young men. it was unspeakably good to all be together again.

josh's thesis

running about town with young joshie to document architecture referenced in his paper. this is prada by rem koolhaas.

storefront by steven holl.

the man himself.

the highline by diller scofidio.

just because

this is pica. she belongs to ky's roommate, julia. she's the second best cat in the world.

girls

kate,

aggy,

and i.

all doing something a little bit silly. this was ages ago when kate had just come home from six weeks in spain, and aggy and i spent the morning shopping for summer dresses because the bbc told us it was going to be a perfect day for sitting in the garden. they lied.

in the interim

i've just had most of my new york films developed, and they're coming, don't you worry about that (i have a feeling this jet-lag is going to linger). also, the chronology is going to be weird because a) i like to do the film first and b) i didn't actually take that many digitals. but in the end that doesn't really matter does it? anyway, on with the show.

one day, i met ellie down in borough and it was only much later that i realised i'd become so accustomed to shooting cheap film that my camera was still set for ISO400. i quite like it though.

ellie and lexi lexington (lex luther).

another day i went to the southbank again, heading towards tatemod.

actually i think these are two separate occasions, because this is a derelict building near st paul's that i had been meaning to get off the bus and photograph for ages and i finally did on my way to tatemod (i remember, i walked) so it must have been a different day.

i just worked out what this reminds me of - an image from that old history of architecture textbook by nikolas pevsner. dad, you know the one. the colour and the quality are very fitting.

i should really stop taking my camera to the tatemod. i just keep taking the same photos over and over again.

that same building on the way home (see previous comment).

upon my return

i discovered a tiny cat in my room

and the make-shift bandaid i fashioned from my old luggage tag.

more new york/chicago stuff to come.

filling you in

mari paz and cristina...

making architecture...

...with sand and water from the thames.

stressful setup.

video presentation.

one of the shots i stayed up for.

sandcastle intervention.

the beginning of the next week : cement, sand, water, aggregate. we're going to make some architecture.

recently

pretty light in knightsbridge...

near my house...

and in the fields.

BIONIC KITTY

i just cannot get enough of this cat. as much as i find it moving and touching and all that, it's just so damn funny. i couldn't stop laughing. also makes me miss the sham, bien sur.