Mummified body of woman found in apartment

An old woman’s mummified body was found in her apartment in Moscow, 4 months after she died. The woman was aged 70 and she lived alone. It is likely the cold weather helped preserve her body. Read the rest of this entry »

Liu Bolin – Invisible Man

Here is an artist that is really unique. Liu Bolin, 36, from China paints himself to blend in with his background, so much so that he appears almost invisible in some photographs.

No camera tricks, no Photoshop; it’s all really art worthy of a chameleon’s act. Liu claims he takes as much as 10 hours to paint himself for some pictures. What is still not clear, is does he rely on an assistant to paint him after he has given sufficient instructions?

Says Liu, “My work is a kind of reminder, to remind people what the community we live in really looks like, and what kind of problems exist.”

Check out his amazing self portraits, and try to spot him in those pics! Read the rest of this entry »