Month: May 2017

Alexandra Hetmerová – a young Czech director, animator, graphic designer and ilustrator – has created two gorgeous animations inspired by the world of mythology. In her “Mythopolis” (2013, FAMU Production) and the earlier “Swimming Pool” (2010, FAMU Production), you can see how she imagines the life of mythological characters in the modern world, incl. Medusa as the caring mother of her son Mino(taur).

“Mythopolis” (2013, FAMU production) – watch.

Read more:

• The interview with Alexandra Hetmerová – ALEXANDRA HETMEROVÁ: Everyday life stories combined with something strange;
• The animation “Swimming Pool” on Vimeo;
• Alexandra Hetmerova’s channel on Vimeo;
• Portfolio.

Found by Hanna Zarzycka

 

On April 9th, the new exhibition of Damien Hirst was opened in Venice.

His new major project is called “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable” and it is displayed across 5,000 square metres of museum space (it is located in two famous venues – Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana). The artist has worked on the exhibition in hiding for almost 10 years.

The exhibition tells the story of the ancient wreck of a vast ship, the “Unbelievable” (Apistos in the original Koine Greek), and presents what was discovered of its precious cargo: the impressive collection of Aulus Calidius Amotan – a freed slave better known as Cif Amotan II – which was destined for a temple dedicated to the sun.

(This quote comes from the Palazzo Grassi Website)

See more:

• Video published by NBC News Damien Hirst Unveils ‘Unbelievable’ Exhibit Featuring Medusa, Mickey Mouse;
• Trailer;
• Exhibition guide and audioguides on the website of Palazzo Grassi Website.

Found by Hanna Paulouskaya

 

“Rock the Beat” game (PL: “Palce w pralce”) consists of clapping hands to the rhythm of the famous Queen song “We Will Rock You” and showing different gestures. The gestures are presented on the cards which are distributed to the players at the different stages of the game session.

We can find a variety of gesture cards in many different editions of the game. In the Polish version we encounter a card which presents Diogenes in a barrel – in the English one we find an Egyptian gesture card. Do you know any other examples of Antiquity-related gestures in this game? If so please share it with us!

The first photo was made by the author of this post, the second photo comes from the Board Game Geek Website: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/1466138/rock-beat.

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

 

 

A new “ancient” novel by the author of “The Amber Fury”:

For more information see: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/natalie-haynes/the-children-of-jocasta

Greek sculptures combined with Star Wars characters – artworks by Travis Durden.

Phot. from http://mymodernmet.com/travis-durden-star-wars-models/

 

Fireman Sam – the hero from a children animation – employs many vehicles that bear names of the ancient gods: Jupiter, Juno, Mercury, Neptune, etc. While these names may also refer to the planets, the inflatable rescue boat Neptune is surely under the protection of the Roman god of the sea.

Phot. from Amazon. For more information see: http://firemansam.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Vehicles

Found by Eleni Kechagia-Ovseiko, Nuffield College, Oxford