'Dharavi.org is a multimedia wiki website designed to gather information, images, and ideas on Dharavi in Mumbai. Dharavi is one of the largest informal settlement in the world.' / epic _constructed_ photographs that exaggerate and distort the human impact on the landscape by Georg Parthen (both via Atelier A+D). More on Parthen at The Exposure Project and earlier works at Conscientious. The latter - the Multiplex series - demonstrate the human propensity for creating artificial, alien spaces. Landschaften simply takes things a step further, 'painting' with landscape in such a way that the results look real (we were initially taken in, thanks Joerg). A continuation of the romantic landscape tradition, plus a comment on our desire for manufactured environments / 15 Lombard Street, BLDGBLOG on how to rob a bank in London, a speculative artbook by Janice Kerbel.

Architectural Tourism and the Money Shot at Life without Bulidings. Martin Parr had a pop at this particular image as well: soon the new cliche to shoot will be people taking photos of people posing for photos pretending they're holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Updates will be irregular as things is in Beijing.

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