While searching out some images of sputnik (this week marks the 50th anniversary of the satellite’s launch) I came across this image. Initially I thought it was a photo with some digital filter applied. Turns out it was a wooden bas-relief by Dutch sculptor Ron Vander Ende. Curiosity piqued, I checked out his site which, as it turns out, features some pretty nifty work. Mostly bas-refliefs made of “reclaimed timber.” Pictured above for example is Lunar Orbiter (apollo space capsule II) 2006. Also on view… a Vostok, an Apollo capsule, a Sony prototype U-Matic video recorder, an Akai-VT100 reel recorder, and a whole series of checkout counters, to name a few. See below for another example with a bit more context.

10.03. filed under: art.


Amazing. Thanks. The sputnik image is now on my desktop.

posted on 10.04 at 10:02 AMsimon


I think maybe I would need to see these in 3d meatspace to really ‘get’ them. As it is, they look like photos to me. Always nice to see art that makes you go “How the phreak did they DO that?”

posted on 10.05 at 12:07 AM.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


Most excellent! Consider me boggled.

posted on 10.06 at 02:54 PMLori Witzel


That sputnik image has now shown up here.

posted on 10.18 at 10:03 AMsimon

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