Stephen Wiltshire is a British man who was diagnosed as autistic when he was a child. He's also been noted for his exacting memory, which allows him to recreate [in drawings] vast scenes he sees only once. This video shows his 16-foot-panorama of Rome after taking one helicopter ride above the city.
I had never seen a projection whiteboard before -- ah, technology -- so it's taken a little bit of getting used to. The students usually don't get a chance to do anything with it, so they took advantage at the end of our English class last week. Off camera, two girls were asking me the name for the insect pinched in one girl's fingers. It was a damselfly, I think.
A variable color field by Yaacov Agam. Triangular metal ridges gave a different view as one moved from side to side. This was on display during the Hirshhorn's "Refract, Reflect, Project" exhibition.
These apartment megablocks are all over Seoul (and other large cities in South Korea). Seoul has a population of 10 million people, and at least a quarter of them live in clustered buildings like these.
This took place (quite by surprise, since I wouldn't have been able to read any announcements for the event) in May 2006, just after the huge parade for the same event in Seoul. See http://nmazca.com/31 42857/2006/05/dharma -on-parade-yeoju-rem ix.htm for more.
![Yaacov Agam, \"Transparent Rhythms II,\" Hirshhorn Museum](http://img.youtube.com/vi/WFJRi5a5MAo/2.jpg "Yaacov Agam, \\"Transparent Rhythms II,\\" Hirshhorn Museum")
![Adam Peiperl, \"Astralite 7,\" Hirshhorn Museum](http://img.youtube.com/vi/TxkzdlFm_JE/2.jpg "Adam Peiperl, \\"Astralite 7,\\" Hirshhorn Museum")
![Olafur Eliasson, \"Round Rainbow,\" Hirshhorn Museum](http://img.youtube.com/vi/txEBWouLNrA/2.jpg "Olafur Eliasson, \\"Round Rainbow,\\" Hirshhorn Museum")
![Local parade to celebrate Buddha\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/D0C_8510Nyg/2.jpg "Local parade to celebrate Buddha\")
