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Wilder Mann

They become bears, stags, and devils. They evoke death but bestow fertile life. They live in the modern era, but they summon old traditions – people all over Europe like to dress up. French photographer Charles Fréger has sought out the best of the best and published a book about almost forgotten rituals. Collected over two winters of travel through 19 countries. Take a visual tour of Europe’s wild man traditions.

Bulgaria – On New Year’s Day men cover themselves with goatskins to impersonate the Kukeri, who both embody and chase away evil spirits.
Bulgaria – On New Year’s Day men cover themselves with goatskins to impersonate the Kukeri, who both embody and chase away evil spirits.

Photograph by Charles Fréger
Switzerland – Sauvage at Carnival

Photograph by Charles Fréger
Italy – Schnappviecher (snapping beast) on Shrove Tuesday

Photograph by Charles Fréger
Poland – Macidulas on New Year’s Day

France - Spring festivals in the Pyrenees feature local men playing the role of bears awakening from hibernation.
France – Spring festivals in the Pyrenees feature local men playing the role of bears awakening from hibernation.

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Love = Love

More than the sum of its parts: Kent Rogowski assembles fantastic puzzles with very surprisingly parts. It was indeed not easy to mix and match all available puzzle pieces to create these wacky variations. »At one point there was around 20,000 puzzle pieces floating around my studio«, Rogowski keeps telling people.

Kent Rogowski

Kent Rogowski

Kent Rogowski

Kent Rogowski

Inhuman Anatomy

What does a disney figure look like under the skin? Italy based artist Alessandro Conti has found the right answer. Check out Conti’s gallery with more very astute observations.

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Private Moon

What is fantastic about the moon is that it always gets around a lot. His personal travelling companion Leonid Tishkov is probably the perfect travel mate, as you can see. »Private Moon« is a series of stylized and sentimental photographs of both with a large illuminated crescent moon taken at various locations around the world. Fitting to this setting: J’ai demandé à la lune by Indochine.

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Private Moon in the Arctic

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Private Moon in Berlin

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Private Moon in Italy

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At the straw store. Cishan

Homage To The Lost Spaces

Mike Hewson’s public installation series Homage To The Lost Spaces on buildings that are listed for imminent demolition is a wonderful example for re-urbanizing cultural spaces. The rest of the world should be imitating this!

»Tony De In The Door« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m), Mixed media on plywood (on earthquake damaged building)
»Tony De In The Door« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m), Mixed media on plywood (on earthquake damaged building)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, 10.4 x 15.5 m, Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, 10.4 x 15.5 m, Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m) - prior to install of work on upper section of building, Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m) – prior to install of work on upper section of building, Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m), Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)
»Homage To The Lost Spaces« (Government Life Building Studio Series), 2012, Varied (up to 5.0 x 2.4m), Mixed media on plywood (on building listed for imminent demolition)

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A Period of Juvenile Prosperity

At the age of 17, Mike Brodie hopped his first train close to his home in Pensacola thinking he would visit a friend in Mobile, Alabama. Instead the train went in the opposite direction to Jacksonville, Florida. Shortly after, Brodie found a Polaroid camera stuffed behind a carseat. With no training in photography and coke-bottle glasses, the instant camera was an opening for Brodie to document his experiences. When the Polaroid film he used was discontinued, Brodie switched to 35mm film and a sturdy 1980s camera. He spent years crisscrossing the U.S. amassing a collection, now appreciated as an impressive archive of American travel photography. His amazing images of hitchhikers and train hoppers are published in the book A Period of Juvenile Prosperity.

Mike Brodie: »A Period of Juvenile Prosperity«

Mike Brodie: »A Period of Juvenile Prosperity«

Mike Brodie: »A Period of Juvenile Prosperity«

Mike Brodie: »A Period of Juvenile Prosperity«

Mike Brodie: »A Period of Juvenile Prosperity«

33 More Abandoned Places

This is the second part of Francesco Mugnai’s series about abandoned places all over the world. 33 more strange and incredible images full of magic and mystic power.

Nicosia Airport
Nicosia Airpot, Cyprus (Photo by eyesfutur)

Abanonded steam engine in Uyuni train cemetery
Abanonded steam engine train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia (Photo by Jimmy Harris)

Abandoned Coal Mine. Miner Bathroom
Abandoned Coal Mine, Miner Bathroom, Wałbrzych, Poland (Photo by *Camereon)

Merle Spurrier Gymnasium Pool
Merle Spurrier Gymnasium Pool, University of Rochester, New York (Photo By cseward)

Abandoned bowling alley
Toyo Bowling, Japan (Photo by Thomas Jorion)