50 Precent Human http://50percenthuman.com/blog 50 Precent Human Blog Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:57:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Little Black Riding Hood http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/little-black-riding-hood/ http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/little-black-riding-hood/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:29:47 +0000 Shane McElveen http://50percenthuman.com/blog/?p=1027 little black riding hood

My own spin on the Brothers Grimm classic. I don’t think it needs much in the way of explication as to the story line or which fairy tale it might be reminiscent of.

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By chance I was lucky enough to have a quick chat with Shepard Fairey who gave me some stickers. Photos below, I will be putting them to good use …

There were many other great speakers and interesting projects. One in paticular that caught my eye was a project by designer Stephen Roch called the Radio Post. A well written and beautifully produced magazine celebrating all things analogue. Each issue is of a limited run and is available free if you send him a postcard. Well worth the price of a stamp.

No doubt there will be videos and pictures of Offset 2012 online and on the official Offset site in the very near future. I had a quick look on instagram last night and there are pages of them, #offset2012.

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]]> http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/flowers/feed/ 0 The Day in the Life of a Bench http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/the-day-in-the-life-of-a-bench/ http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/the-day-in-the-life-of-a-bench/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:25:45 +0000 Shane McElveen http://50percenthuman.com/blog/?p=872 The bench beside Baggot Street Bridge gets many and varied visitors. This film captures some of the people that passed by and others that used the bench. Joggers, tourists, dog walkers, couples out for a stroll, smokers, children and people just taking some time out all take a rest on the bench.

Music by kind permission of Cormac Phelan. Listen to more of his music at bandcamp.com

Filmed using time-lapse on June 21st 2010, the longest day of the year.

The original video had to be removed as there were some objections from a couple at the start on privacy grounds.  I was left with a stark choice of either taking it down myself or letting YouTube take it down. Unfortunately YouTube don’t have the facility like Vimeo where you can replace the video. All the same over 7,000 views in less than 24 hrs is not to bad, even if I had to take it down. The re-edit does not take away too much from the over all video.

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The alleged head of the martyred Saint Vitalis of Assisi, Obscure Catholic Saint from the 14C. The Patron Saint against sicknesses and diseases affecting the genitals.

W.S Burroughs reciting The Lord’s Prayer.

This short video was taken before it was packaged up and sent off to Madame Talbot

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]]> http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/the-walls/feed/ 0 Swan http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/swan/ http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/swan/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:42:43 +0000 Shane McElveen http://50percenthuman.com/blog/?p=831 A mute swan investigates model boats sailing on the pond in Herbert Park.

Music “Nightlight” by: Lee Rosevere

 

]]> http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/swan/feed/ 0 Flooding of Ballsbridge http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/flooding-of-ballsbridge/ http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/flooding-of-ballsbridge/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:35:26 +0000 Shane McElveen http://50percenthuman.com/blog/?p=816 Natural disasters happen, it is a fact of life and there is not a lot that can be done about it. When natural disasters occur in conjunction with human error or incompetence (depending on your perceptive) then you often have a major problem. Much of the flooding in Ballsbridge could have been prevented had it not been for the human factor. Will any public official be held accountable?  I would not hold my breath in anticipation.

This is some footage I took as I left the house, filming was the last thing on my mind.

The power of nature …

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A friendly note someone left on a neighbors car.

]]> http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/attention-perverts/feed/ 0 Who Remembers the Hotpress Hall of Fame? http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/who-remembers-the-hotpress-hall-of-fame/ http://50percenthuman.com/blog/index.php/who-remembers-the-hotpress-hall-of-fame/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:00:57 +0000 Shane McElveen http://50percenthuman.com/blog/?p=707 Were going back in time here to about 1997 I think or there about…

On the cusp of the Celtic Tiger the well established and respected Irish music magazine Hotpress ventured into the world of entertainment and education. They created the Hotpress Hall of Fame. An interactive experience taking the visitor through the history of Irish music.

Unfortunately the Hall of Fame was short lived but the music venue lives on as The Academy.

More about the Hotpress Hall of Fame.

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