Elements of Design (Spring 2010/Inst. VII)


Above is the first look at a handful of pieces Ive been putting together for my next release of Vividbraille goods. There are a number of elements that must be combined in order to put together a collection. These images reflect some of the graphics that will be featured on a spattering of pieces to be released this upcoming Spring. The images features an infusion of a number of elements including braille, skeletons and distinct photography. Enjoy!


seen & felt,

brock.

Forced to Be Fat


In Mauritania, where big is beautiful and stretch marks are sexy, young girls are brutally force-fed a diet of up to 16,000 calories a day--more than four times that of a male bodybuilder--to prepare them for marriage.



It sounded like summer camp. "You're going on vacation to the desert to meet other girls and eat sweet food," Tijanniya Mint Tijani's mother told her. Tijanniya was excited. "She said that by the time I returned home, I'd be a beautiful woman."




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"The World Viewed Through the Heart"

photo by sonia

“Some people take a picture of half a body or a person without arms. However, these angles have not been imagined or attempted by ordinary people who always try to put everything into a frame...”


photo by ofer

"... they sometimes operate a camera more delicately than most, using the extra responsiveness of their other senses."



photo by leah


Be inspired.



s e e n & felt,
vividbraille

Props to DapperDakon for showing me these photos. Enjoy.

Models: Kristina Dimiskovski and Isis Azania Swaby
Photographer: Kwame D. Brimpong