Abandoned

"More empty buildings, for invisible men..."

Maximo Park - Russian Literature, from the Album 'Our Earthly Pleasures'

- This collection (www.abandoned.ru) of abandoned buildings, dilegently photographed that lightbulb discovered a few weeks ago is truly inspiring. Further links to an entire webring of abandoned-building enthusiasts can be found on the site. Yet more inspiration landed on Lightbulb's desk this morning - this time in the form of a book all about airships... keep an eye out for it soon!

Half Awake in Fake Empire

"Tiptoe through our shiny city - with our diamond slippers on...
We’re half-awake in a fake empire. We’re half-awake in a fake empire"

The National - Fake Empire, from the album 'Boxer'

The Lightbulb Is On

If you will excuse the metaphor... The idea here is to set down on one 'page' things which have been found and collect them together. Nothing new there then...

The idea is not to present a particular agenda or bias although the Lightbulb is chiefly concerned with Architecture and related forms of art and expression. Do not presuppose that by 'Architecture' we mean this:



Instead head over to http://www.bemakeshift.com/ and - to use the cliche - "think outside the box"