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アートワーク By 河村康輔ダメージ加工ヴィンテージ加工Made in USA

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Chateau Rollencourt in Angres Liévin (France). It was destroyed in WWI. Small photograph from a WWI soldier's album. (No textures....just as it was)

Photographer Mark Davies spent more than six years visiting abandoned psychiatric hospitals, such as this one in Epsom, Surrey, to see what remains of the places where inmates once lived

The dawning of a new era began with Kirkbride Buildings, beautifully adorned buildings offering hope for the hopelessly insane, or horrible dungeons with pretty curtains, you tell me!? In these beautiful mansion-like buildings, people endured shock and hydrotherapy, the most advanced medical help for mental afflictions in the era. If you were really not doing well, you were a candidate for a full frontal lobotomy to simmer you down some.

David Gelles from The Futurist has written a very detailed piece that describes Silicon Valley as the epicenter of a worldwide transhumanist movement. Gelles’ article is neither pro nor anti transhumanist, but instead is focused on telling us about the history and the players that have shaped this movement from past to present. The article […]

Just an old re-edit from me this evening bored and thought id try Colour Efex Pro 4

На протяжении тысячелетий духовные практики различных культур мира применяли дыхательные техники в качестве инструмента для управления вниманием и стабилизации психического состояния. Так в йоге используется пранаяма, буддийская медитация учит фокусировать внимание на дыхании, в цигуне практикуется управление вниманием с помощью дыхания и динамических практик.

Chateau Miranda is a beautiful castle in the open lands of Belgium. The human mind experienced and lived in beautiful structures but Miranda is different.

These ten lesser-known Belgian spots are masterful at creating their own extraordinary world, whether that's in nature or an eerie abandoned castle.

Lower portion of the "SteamPunk Frankenstein" computer mod next to my desk. The DVD Roms are now finished !!

Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson: Undersea city. Ballantine 1970. Cover art by Gino D'Achille.

MFW Diary by Tassili Calatroni