Glasgow Summer

Glasgow Summer, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

Dave in Purple

Dave in Purple, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

My partner Dave at the opening of “Queen” athe Virginia Gallery, and he just happens to be wearing the exact same purple as the background of one of favourite works at the exhibition!

Watching the show

Watching the show, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

Craig and Joanne are very talented musicians, who have been playing in many bands, including the amazing blochestra, which they were showing to us tonight on Youtube. (The one currently playing in this shot is the group’s cover of Bon Ivor’s “For Emma”.) If you get a chance, go and see them…

Donald

Donald, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

At a celebration of the life of John Francis.

And Now… in 3D!

And Now… in 3D!, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

My mum, testing her glasses in readiness for her first 3D movie last night. It was “The Avengers”, or, as they call over here to avoid confusion with the UK TV series of the same name, “Avengers Assemble”. The movie itself didn’t disappoint, with what could have been a cumbersome setup of the backstories of up to 7 main characters dealt with largely within an hour, and the rest was action all the way, and some snappy dialogue and character moments courtesy of Joss Whedon.

One added element to this movie was that it was in a movie theatre- the first in the UK- to employ D-Box technology. Essentially a chair that shoogles when things go boom on screen, a number of seats were converted to use this technology, and we were near enough to a couple of the converted seats to feel them shoogle during particularly big action scenes.

The 3D itself, added in post-production was not particularly showy but reasonably immersive, and not so false that you’d notice, unlike some elements I’ve noticed even in movies produced in 3D (eg paper thin looking walls in “Hugo”.) More importantly it was all wrapped up in a very solid movie that could stand on it’s own in 2D. Mum said it best when she said she could enjoy it with or without the 3D.

High Fashion

High Fashion, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

From Night Walk SS2012

“Edinburg” or bust!

"Edinburg" or bust!, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

Mariah and Lala from Paris hitching a ride to the East coast.

Mary

Mary, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

My sister, who was an amazingly stable presence yesterday and of great help to my work.

Nightwalk SS2012

Nightwalk SS2012, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

Ewan Morrison

Ewan Morrison, originally uploaded by alephnaught.

Ewan Morrison, at the opening of his book "Tales from the Mall". His new book, is not quite a novel, nor a collection of short short stories or anecdotes. It’s an attempt to take stock of the shopping mall in contemporary Scotland, and a look at how it is in real terms, as opposed as how it’s often portrayed as a dystopian backdrop in which something happens (eg "Dawn of the Dead" etc.)