Red Squirrel

Sights

2012-01-29T19:00:00.002Z

Took a walk through Chinatown today to have a look at the Year of the Dragon celebrations.

A much prettier and peaceful sight is through a plane window.... Here over London the other night.

Skype-ing

2012-01-22T21:13:00.001Z

The best kind of calls there is.
With the cooooool catz.

(yeye, I'm the rabbit in the corner...)

Urb-exing in Bucharest

2012-01-20T15:15:00.003Z

Arrived in Bucharest yesterday. So much to urban explore here with more than half of the city's houses empty and derelict. Shame they fence them up, or the gypsys come squatting.

Laugh a little

2012-01-17T10:52:00.002Z

Some morning you just desperately need a good laugh.

Severalls

2012-01-15T20:54:00.003Z

So we took a drive today, went to Essex and an old, abandonned hospital in the woods.
Took us hours + Tomb Raider-dodging through the bushes + lots of running back/forth + eventually running into some other urban explorers who told us about a whole in the fence.
With only an hour left of daylight I managed to convince my buddys to give the fence a shot, so we did.

The premises are divided into two parts, with the smaller houses accessible with a fence and the big complex fenced off inside the first fence with much bigger fencing! Tricky one....
We decided to have a look only at the smaller bits as we didn't have much time and the security was all over the place.

As I didn't come away with too many shots I might have overdone it with the editing but what the heck...

Dedication to my ex

2012-01-14T21:13:00.010Z

V&A

2012-01-09T22:58:00.002Z

A great place to visit in London - the V&A museum in Kensington.
So much to see.... need to go back and spend some hours reading books in their library.

Happy 2012

2012-01-02T21:29:00.005Z

Possibly one of the best new years eve nights ever.
On a roof high up over London, watching the fireworks with a killer view, then on to discover the building underneath us.

Good start to a new year!
Have a good one ya'll!

Roid reflections

2011-12-31T16:50:00.000Z

The red crane

2011-12-31T15:14:00.002Z

Climbed some scaffolding last night and came to a roof. There was a crane with a great view from the top.
Inside was an old hotel with beautiful ornaments in marble, staircases and fireplaces...

Discovering Pyestock

2011-12-29T17:34:00.008Z

Took a trip out to deserted Pyestock the other day, the former National Gas Turbine Establishment.
Blew our socks off.

Hoot Hoot

2011-12-29T13:51:00.002Z

I can't remember much but think we had fun!
Last night at Hootnannys.

Yeah, bitches

2011-12-26T23:03:00.002Z

Because there are just too many.

Some optical crack overe here @Doubt&Reason and @Schedvin if you fancy.

The perfect man

2011-12-26T22:43:00.001Z

If you're this man - give me a shout. I wanna marry you!
Or, at least take a hike with you.

London tonight

2011-12-25T22:03:00.002Z

A walk through a fairly empty Holland Park/Notting Hill tonight.

Merry xmas n all that

2011-12-24T20:59:00.003Z

Had a beer in the pub today to celebrate the arrival of Christmas!
Also found two perfect shirts from Ralph Lauren for myself as well as some pressies for my French buddy who's currently cooking me dinner.

Cat cuddles, plenty food, mulled wine, cheese, chocolate, movies, etc.... Merr xmas ya'll!

And here's from a Soho roof on Thursday night when, after a drinking session, I decided I needed to sit on a roof for a while...
It's damn nice to look down at this crazy world sometimes.

Gimme Twice

2011-12-21T14:09:00.000Z

The Concept - Gimme Twice by The Concept band

A great feel-good song!

Gadjo Dilo

2011-12-19T20:40:00.002Z

A great movie I discovered yesterday!
Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger)

It takes place amongst gypsies in Rumania. A Frenchman travels to the country to look for a singer who he's only heard on the casette tape when he comes across the gypsies and stays with them. The whole movie is full of crazy music, dancing and even crazier gypsies!

Go ahead go way low

2011-12-12T22:00:00.003Z

Lykke Li.

Ghostriders II

2011-12-11T16:36:00.000Z

GHOSTRIDERS II X GESAFFELSTEIN music video from Anto Hinh-Thai on Vimeo.

Underbelly comes to Paris

2011-12-11T16:31:00.000Z

The Underbelly Project Paris from marine longuet on Vimeo.

Women are beautiful, yes?

2011-12-10T14:56:00.005Z

Pirelli calendar 2012 by Mario Sorrenti.

The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin

2011-12-10T12:16:00.003Z

This video almost touched me to tears this morning.

There are wicked people in this world who abuse humans instinct to be as One.
They use it to make soldiers go to war; to create hate against certain people.
They tell us how to feel, and what to think.
They make us believe we have no power and our leaders have all the power.
This is not true - we have all the power if we would only realise that.
Stop thinking that what you do makes no difference, that it's only a drop in the sea, because the sea is made out of drops.
Don't be humans without humanity.

Aqueous

2011-12-09T21:22:00.002Z

Aqueous by Mark Mawson
Paint dropped in water. Amazing.

mr. Irish

2011-11-27T22:03:00.005Z

Forgotten palace

2011-11-20T15:39:00.004Z

[pic: Nelson]

[pic: Nelson]

Broken stone statues, hidden sphinxes, overgrown Italian balconies, closed tunnels......
There used to be a glorious palace here, it's all gone now.
Crystal Palace

One more time

2011-11-19T10:33:00.003Z

I want to meet someone to blow my mind.

The Earth is alive

2011-11-13T22:51:00.000Z

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

A week with Mimi&Mama

2011-11-13T17:25:00.008Z

A hidden gothic kingdom.

Kinda fitting, I saw it in Camden.

Fabulous blues bar in Camden.

Outside a London prison.

Don't leave the house without your ID card.

Dinner with a view.

Opening of Julia Ridlington's exhibition The Arctic Junkie.

A piece of the medieval London Wall.

All pics by myself.

Banksy new & old

2011-11-13T17:22:00.001Z

A couple Banksy walls I came across the other day.
An old wall in Stoke Newington. A new wall in Camden.

Stuck

2011-11-13T10:32:00.003Z

9th Nov

2011-11-08T15:04:00.001Z

It's that time of year again.
Come join tomorrow and show you care about what's happeing to this country!
Anticuts

Highgate revisited

2011-11-06T21:54:00.008Z

When you find hidden tunnels you need to explore them.
Then you find hidden forests with abandonned train stations.

pictures: me & Nelson

Undercover / Overcover

2011-11-02T14:13:00.002Z

Ok so it's an ad for a tattoo concealer but it's prety damn cool.
Via Juxtapz

Video Games

2011-11-01T16:51:00.003Z

What keeps you entertained during a shit day at work.

Poisonous

2011-10-29T16:01:00.004+01:00

Definately worth watching, you'll learn a lot.

For a while now I've been trying to switch to products which are natural, ecological and not tested on animals. If you've tried this you'll also know how difficult it is...
There are few products to choose from and many of them are contradicting on their claims to be "green". For example Body Shop which is supposed to be such a good choice for the concious shopper. Turns out they are owned by L'Oreal which is one of the worst companies in the business!
Anyway, we do our best, right?

Dante

2011-10-29T15:33:00.002+01:00

Dante - Runners by baselinemusic

Dante - Next To You by baselinemusic

Dante Kinnunen from The Concretes.
A new favourite.

LondonSvenskar

2011-10-26T20:22:00.001+01:00

Check out my other blog that I write for the Swedish website londonsvenskar.com for Swedes in London!

VICE issue launch

2011-10-25T20:45:00.001+01:00

One for Thursday.
Sign up for free drinks on the website.

LONDON - THE OLD BLUE LAST

Thursday 27 October
8PM-1AM

Purity Ring Live
Theme Park Live
VICE Djs

Myths @ Annroy Gallery

2011-10-21T16:46:00.002+01:00

From last night at Annroy Gallery where Rankin & Damien Hirst had their opening night of their collaboration show Myths.
Gorgeous art! Both artists are geniouses.

The Minotaur @ Old Vic Tunnels

2011-10-17T19:50:00.006+01:00

I went to Lazarides’ latest show The Minotaur at the Old Vic Tunnels last Friday and as I expected I was totally blown away! It’s the best gallery space with the best host, it can only be good. With the theme “Minotaurs”, different graffiti and street artists have created installations, videos, paintings and sculptures all around the tunnels and it’s a maze of amazement…

Only negative thing about the night was the michelin restaurant which a section of the tunnels had been pardoned off for – the mix of high society people and graffiti culture doesn’t mix very well. But if you can ignore those champagne sipping peeps in suits and diamonds, then it’s certainly a great night out!

Show’s open until the 25th of October so don’t miss out!

Stay creative

2011-10-16T16:47:00.001+01:00

We are the 99%

2011-10-16T15:54:00.006+01:00

Julian Assange speaking to the crowd

12h spent at the Occupy London Stock Exchange yesterday outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Beautiful day sitting on the church steps in the sun, watching the masses and listening to different speakers, amongst them Julian Assange.

It was all very peaceful with very little action. Kind of disappointing if you ask me, especially after reading about the riots in Rome. There was only 1 bigger "incident" which happened when the police decided to take over the top of the church steps and used force to get people to move and pushing them down the stairs. Very unnecessary.

About 3000 people came out in London, with about 500 staying in tents over night.

Adam Neate @ Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

2011-10-12T20:48:00.002+01:00

Stumbled across Elms Lesters Painting Rooms today off Denmark Street and they're currently showing Adam Neate.
Had to ring the bell as the door was locked but Adam's interesting 3D+4D work inside this beautiful, old gallery was definately worth the hassle!

The gallery was built 1905 and is in itself a cool thing to see if Neate is not to your taste.

White Canvas Project

2011-10-11T20:56:00.000+01:00

More info here.

Fair world

2011-10-10T21:23:00.000+01:00

This weekend

2011-10-09T18:48:00.004+01:00

Had beer. Had one too many beers. Got sick. Been sick. Stayed home. Watched movies. Listened to this album. Went for a walk. Kept walking. Autumn's beautiful.

The Minotaur

2011-10-07T14:33:00.001+01:00

Got my tickets! Do you?

The Minotaur

Tags galore

2011-10-04T16:03:00.002+01:00

Who said tags were ugly?!

by: Nemel, Geso, Grey, Earsnot
via: Petalum

Meeting of Styles 2011

2011-10-03T17:05:00.000+01:00

Saturday booked.
Meeting of Styles 2011

Life's beautiful right now

2011-09-30T09:16:00.001+01:00

On holiday still...
Have moved from France to Sweden. Just as sunny, although not as warm.

Mindful @ The Old Vic Tunnels

2011-09-23T00:01:00.008+01:00

Went to Mindful at the Old Vic tunnels tonight.
It was really good. Anything they do down in those tunnels is amazing... I love how the place is so dark, water is dripping from the walls, and it smells of mould and stuffyness. I also love how the lighting of the artwork is done, it makes looking at art a completely different story.

Unfortunately only open for one night.

Good week ahead

2011-09-22T17:30:00.001+01:00

Tonight exhibition in a Tunnel.
Tomorrow I fly to south of France.
On Wednesday I go on to Sweden.

Troy Davis

2011-09-21T21:50:00.002+01:00

Tonight America is "legally" killing yet another person. In an hours time they are executing Troy Davis for a murder he may, or may not, have committed.
He has been on death row for 2 decades and during this time the evidence has turned out not to be evidence, and the witnesses has withdrawn their statements. Still, he is being killed today, ordered by the justice system.

To kill a person for killing a person is a strange thing.

Fall into place

2011-09-20T17:02:00.001+01:00

How good?!
Via: All Chrome

Perfect autumn song

2011-09-20T17:01:00.001+01:00

Mindful @ The Old Vic Tunnels

2011-09-20T16:20:00.001+01:00

THURSDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER // MINDFUL LATE VIEW

A one off opportunity to catch a late viewing of the exhibition MINDFUL after hours where exhibiting artists will roam The Old Vic Tunnels to talk about their works. Grab a drink in the surreal surroundings of the Bathtub Bar (named so for a reason…) and witness Oliver Cronk's stunning immersive live art performance the 'Feline Inquisition' - a litter of cats venting their curiosity on unsuspecting gallery roamers.

6pm - 9pm // FREE ENTRY // Station Approach Entrance

Brick Lane Music Festival

2011-09-16T17:10:00.001+01:00

Hanging around Brick Lane this weekend could be a good thing...

Kent - Passagerare

2011-09-16T14:47:00.001+01:00

For all you fellow Swedes!
From the album I didn't know they released last year.

The Heath + Southbank festival

2011-09-12T20:42:00.006+01:00

A day spent in Hampstead Heath and an evening spent at the Southbank festival.
All in the same day. Guess that's why one lives in the city, so you can have it all.

Ludo @ High Roller Society

2011-09-09T17:45:00.000+01:00

Opening party tonight.

Discover more music

2011-09-07T10:31:00.003+01:00

PM tunes

2011-09-06T16:36:00.000+01:00

I wanna make my own rules

2011-09-05T10:43:00.001+01:00

GP2011 Dual Channels @XOYO

2011-09-04T16:30:00.002+01:00

On Friday XOYO in Old Street hosted Gamma Proforma's 3rd exhibition party and the artist of the evening was Swain.

“Exploring duality in Art & Music, Gamma Proforma’s GP2011 events feature three distinct UK artists with a common thread, they operate on Dual Channels.”

You gave it all but it wasn't enough

2011-09-04T16:22:00.001+01:00

Antony Micallef @Lazarides

2011-09-02T15:18:00.002+01:00

Antony Micallef opens a soloshow at Lazarides Rathbone Place September 9th to October 22nd.

2 people

2011-09-01T21:09:00.000+01:00

Jamie xx Essential Mix by Young Turks

New Revok tees

2011-08-31T17:23:00.001+01:00

New tees by Revok available from 7th Letter.

VNA #16

2011-08-31T17:19:00.000+01:00

vna.

Notting Hill Carnival 2011

2011-08-30T21:36:00.007+01:00

This weekend's carnival.

Crack & Shine Paris

2011-08-27T15:48:00.001+01:00

"....go against that fear..."

Ron Arad's Curtain Call @ Roundhouse

2011-08-26T16:57:00.003+01:00

Ron Arad's Curtain Call is open at the Roundhouse, Camden, until Monday (29/08).

Live in Paris

2011-08-25T10:25:00.002+01:00

One day I'm gonna live in Paris too.

LondonSkate

2011-08-24T10:58:00.003+01:00

Bring your skates down to Hyde Park Corner tonight at 7.45pm and join in the LondonSkate!

Hundreds of skaters will be taking over the streets of London so just bring your skates and your best mood and follow the party music into the night....

Southbank

2011-08-23T21:19:00.007+01:00

An hour spent on a sunny Southbank.

Battle of Waterloo 2011 @ Leake Street

2011-08-22T20:31:00.005+01:00

This wall was my personal favourite of the day. Don't know who the guy is though.... Anyone knows? Is it FACT?

morgandavy

Saturday's graffiti battles in the Leake Street Tunnel.
The Battle Of Waterloo 2011
Don't know who the winner was yet but guess it will be announced on Chrome & Black's blog soon.

Broken Britain

2011-08-19T23:10:00.002+01:00

The bankers and politicians get away with looting straight from our pockets, while the kids are branded devils of society for stealing some candy and get locked away.

Banksy's ad breaks

2011-08-19T16:52:00.001+01:00

I know.... lots of Banksy lately.... But the guy's clever and funny, like it or not.

The Battle of Waterloo

2011-08-19T14:29:00.001+01:00

Click image for the bigger picture.

This Saturday in the Leake Street Tunnel on Southbank.
Hosted by Chrome and Black.
More info here.

Graffiti Wars by Robbo

2011-08-16T16:59:00.001+01:00

Watch Robbo's Graffiti Wars on Channel 4 OD HERE.

*Get better soon Robbo

Generation F*cked

2011-08-16T15:15:00.003+01:00

Completely engrossing read from Adbusters, especially if you're living in the UK.

Adbusters

According to a Unicef report - "British children have the most miserable upbringing in the developed world. American children come next, second from the bottom."

"Everyone looks for meaning in their lives – but all they find is shopping."

Banksy's Antics Roadshow

2011-08-15T14:31:00.002+01:00

Untitled from StreetArtNews on Vimeo.

Banksy produced this week's The Antics Roadshow about people behaving badly in public - it's hillarious!

Saturday morning coffee

2011-08-13T10:32:00.003+01:00

Bon Iver

2011-08-12T10:56:00.000+01:00

Watch 'em come

2011-08-10T20:50:00.001+01:00

Crazy shit

Funny shit

Brixton Splash 2011

2011-08-08T21:57:00.004+01:00

Yesterday's Brixton Splash festival - good vibes!

Well, until the riots and looting started, but then we had already gone to Camden for more beers.

London riots

2011-08-08T17:17:00.002+01:00

Photos: Jess Hurd

From Saturday's riots in Tottenham.

I think it's important to understand that these people are not "mindless yobs" - they have minds too. There are always reasons behind why people act like they do.

Video from the riot blog.

Beach Party 2011

2011-08-06T22:41:00.005+01:00

Last night's beach party under the Festival Pier on Southbank.
Party on the beach during the low tide..

Free Range

2011-08-04T15:06:00.003+01:00

An evening at Free Range a few weeks back.

Sunday @ Lo*Kee

2011-08-02T22:15:00.003+01:00

pics: Garry Becker

A Sunday at lo*kee with James What.
Beautiful day for an outdoor summer party.

After beers in Brick Lane

2011-07-31T18:27:00.008+01:00

Getting sick of the over crowded bars in Brick Lane and decided to fool around instead.

My paradise

2011-07-27T17:20:00.005+01:00

Woods. Blueberries. Mushrooms. Lakes. Trees. Moss. Crayfish. Flowers. Vikings. Medieval. Cherries. Fields. Nature.
Peace. Quiet. Calm. Collected. Strong.

Tv on the radio

2011-07-26T11:19:00.000+01:00

Vacation shots

2011-07-24T20:40:00.000+01:00

Trolls

2011-07-22T10:35:00.005+01:00

Picking blueberries

Insect patterns on old trees

It´s good to be home.

Going home

2011-07-19T14:12:00.000+01:00

Off to cleanse my body & soul.
Off to Sweden tonight for a couple of weeks.

Girl graffiti

2011-07-18T17:27:00.000+01:00

Few & Far 2011 from MTN COLORS USA on Vimeo.

Yeah!
You go girls!

Whitecross Street Party

2011-07-18T15:34:00.002+01:00

This weekend in Old Street - Whitecross Street Party
Last year was brilliant, I'm sure this year will be just as great!
Live painting from some of the best street artists, outside seating in the bars, international food stalls, and a great atmosphere.

Shame I chose to go to Sweden this week.... Seems like I'm missing a bunch of good stuff this weekend.

Can I make it better?

2011-07-15T15:15:00.009+01:00