Happy BirdHouses Installed Around the World

Facebook group Happy City Birds seeks to unite bird lovers and up-cyclers from around the globe in an effort to steer the birds in less annoying directions and brighten up the cityscape at the same time.

Here are just a few of the creations popping up in cities everywhere, thanks to the enthusiasm and efforts of Thomas Winther who kicked off the movement by recycling trash into an incredible 250 birdhouses he placed all over Denmark.

Dollfaces by Freya Jobbins

Australian artist Freya Jobbins takes her inspiration from artists such as Guiseppe Archimboldo’s and his fruit & veggie paintings, Ron Mueck’s oversized humans, and Gunther Von Hagen’s plastinated corpses. Add to that her interest in the relationship between consumerist fetishism and the emerging recycling culture within the visual arts and the result are her humanoid faces and busts made of pre-used dolls and toys.

Street Art by Borondo

Borondo, born in 1989, is a Spanish born Street Artist. Being only 23 years old Borondo is one of the most promising contemporary urban Street Artists. Graduated in art college IES Margarita Salas Madrid, he continues his fine arts studies in Madrid Complutense University. More information about him at Gallery 999Contemporary.

Take a Look Inside Google’s Secretive Data Centers

Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The unprecedented peek is being provided through a new website unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The site features photos from inside some of the eight data centers that Google Inc. already has running in the U.S., Finland and Belgium. All photos by Connie Zhou.


















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Outdoor Light Installations by Rune Guneriussen

Rune Guneriussen’s installation and photography artwork places man-made objects in the natural landscape of Norway, giving the impression of a surreal and dreamlike narrative.