Daddy's Little Girl

Jack Radcliffe loves his daughter. That much is clear. Who is Jack Radcliffe, you ask?

Check out this gallery of photos that a father took of his daughter's life: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Alison/49837. Though obviously arresting and beautiful, there is something very unsettling about them. Maybe it's the complexity of the life depicted? Or maybe it's the intimacy of each picture? There is something eerily complete about seeing a person's life so neatly summarized through pictures.

...wiser?

London (harder, better, faster, stronger) from David Hubert on Vimeo.

In this video, scenes from cosmopolis are paired with the relentless bass of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" for an arresting combination. Londoners are seen walking, climbing, driving, drinking-- ever moving, moving, moving towards places unknown. One among the things I like about this piece is how, intentionally or not, the filmmaker illuminates the frantic nature of 21st century life (cue Sam Sparro here) as lived by Anglo-Saxon dominated cultures. We are driven ever onward but the journey is more about pace and intensity than arrival.