Rocamadour: The Vertical Village

Since medieval times, the village of Rocamadour in the Occitanie region of southwestern France has attracted pilgrims from across Europe for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Minimalism & Multitude: The Swarming Animated GIFs

French animator Frédéric Vayssouze-Faure explores complicated mathematical concepts through short animations he publishes on a Tumblr called Wavegrower.

Beautiful Homage to Couriers of Shanghai

French artist Alain Delorme produced a series entitled Totems in homage to Shanghai‘s carriers. The artist desires through his montages to unveil certain contrasts of Chinese society

The History of Languages – Language Roots

Credits: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

An Immersive Forest of 60,000 Rainbow Numbers

In celebration of The National Art Center of Tokyo‘s 10th anniversary, French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux was commissioned to fill the institution’s 6500 square foot exhibition space with her vision of the decade to come.

The Lost Island of Ferdinandea

An oil painting depicting the HMS Melville, of the Royal Navy, off the volcanic Ferdinandea Island or Graham Island, 1831. Photo credit: National Maritime Museum. 

Once upon a time, in the waters not far off the coast of Sicily, there was an island called Ferdinandea.

Hilarious Comics With Unexpected Endings

“War and Peas” is made by a two-headed squad hailing from the German-French border town Saarbrücken. Jonathan Kunz works as a lecturer at the local art school and Elizabeth Pich works as a freelance comic artist.