watermelon weather

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Aled Lewis Prints (awesome)

travelhighlights:

Urban Fictions by Richard Rowland

“Urban Fictions is a photographic and video project funded by Arts Council England, examining the emergence of simulated urban developments in eastern China.

These idealised reconstructions appear as hyperreal utopias that seek to create rather than reflect historical reality; illusory spaces connecting to the broader national narrative of modern-day China – one of consumerism, spectacle and economic expansion.”

I hereby declare…

• Telegram message, 1844: “What hath God wrought”
• Telephone, 1876: “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
• Wireless communication over open sea, 1897: ”Are you ready?”
• BBC Radio 1, 1967: ”And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1”.
• Moon landings, 1969: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
• E-mail, 1971: Qwertyuiop [probable]
• Text message, 1992: ”Merry Christmas”
• Google, Jan 1996: no record of first search term, it says
• Facebook, Feb 2004: no record of first post
• YouTube, 2005: Video called “Me at the zoo”, with first words: “”Alright, so here we are in front of the elephants”
• Twitter, 2006: ”just setting up my twttr”