Danza de los Zancos – The Whirling Stilt Dancers of Anguiano
Walking on stilts is a daunting task for most people, but for the skilled “danzatores” of Anguiano, Spain, it’s a regular walk in the park. During the annual Danza de los Zancos celebration they take to the streets on wooden stilts measuring some 50 centimeters, and spin rapidly down the town’s steepest alleyways. They risk breaking […]
Artist Uses Paint and Plastic to Turn Humans into Living Breathing Sculptures
Believe it or not, there is a living human being underneath every one of Marie-Lou Desmeules’ artworks. The Canadian artist uses layers of paint and plastic to turn her models into thought-provoking sculptures of modern-day or historical icons. The models of Quebec-born artist Marie-Lou Desmeules act as live canvases and experience a metamorphosis through her […]
We Are Unlike You – A Modeling Agency for Unique Real-Life Characters
Most modeling agencies are interested in beautiful, tall and slender models with perfect proportions, but Berlin-based We Are Unlike You is not your typical modeling agency. As long as you have a unique style or persona, their only requirement is to be yourself. “We are unlike other model agencies,” founder Maurice Redmond says about We Are […]