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Joo Won Is An Extraordinary Photographer In “Midnight Studio” Poster
ENA’s upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama “Midnight Studio” has released a new poster featuring Joo Won!
“Midnight Studio” tells the thrilling yet mysterious story about a prickly photographer who runs a professional photo studio that only exists for the deceased and a passionate lawyer as they cross life and death with the night guests. The drama will star Joo Won, Kwon Nara, Yoo In Soo, and Eum Moon Suk, and it will be helmed by director Song Hyun Wook of “Another Oh Hae Young,” “Beauty Inside,” “Graceful Friends,” “Undercover,” “The King’s Affection,” and “The Golden Spoon.”
In the newly released poster, Joo Won transforms into Seo Ki Joo, the owner of the mysterious photo studio named Midnight Studio. Seo Ki Joo is standing behind a strange camera while showcasing a heartwarming smile. The somewhat extraordinary photos hanging on the wall as well as the text that reads, “Opens only at night,” raise viewers’ curiosity. As a photographer, Seo Ki Joo plans to take pictures of his guests at the end of their lives and help them ascend to heaven safely.
“Midnight Studio” is set to premiere on March 11 at 10 p.m. KST. Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, watch Joo Won in “Alice”:
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Student artwork featured in seven ice sculptures at Ice Fest
ALPENA — The artwork of seven local students was featured in ice sculptures at Alpena Ice Fest over the weekend. The students submitted drawings to Thunder Bay Arts, and their work was selected to be transformed into beautiful ice creations for attendees to admire. Selected students came from Alpena Public Schools at the elementary, junior […]
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- Local Native American artist, Kacy Colburn stands in a wing of her new art gallery, which displays several indigenous art pieces and will be available to the public after her gallery’s scheduled grand opening, Feb. 23.
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Kacey Colburn, a local artist who is finishing up her residency at Jamestown Community College, has tentatively scheduled an opening day for her new, innovative, art gallery located at 20 West, Third Street, Suite #12, February 23, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m
Photo by Kacey Colburn
Local Native American artist, Kacy Colburn stands in a wing of her new art gallery, which displays several indigenous art pieces and will be available to the public after her gallery’s scheduled grand opening, Feb. 23.
The KACO Art Gallery is scheduled to host a grand opening ceremony at its home studio, 20 W. Third St., Suite 12, on Feb. 23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Kacey Colburn, a Native-American artist who is currently in residence at Jamestown Community College, is the founder and creator of KACO Art Gallery. The art center is a Native American-themed gallery that will focus on various indigenous art styles, exhibits and host various other non-Native American offerings.
“KayCo, is predominantly a gallery which displays cultural and non-cultural art, made by yours truly and includes small cultural and historic exhibits some that date back as far as 500 A.D.,” Colburn said. “For services, I will host shows, tours, mini-paranormal investigations, sell handmade items, consultations and I plan to host workshops both on and off location which could be anything from making corn husk dolls to exploring odd mediums like lipstick paintings.”
Early on, the gallery will have restricted hours of operation, with the hopes of expanding its hours, services and educational opportunities in the future. The gallery will be open to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m.
Additionally, while several of the artworks on display were created by Colburn herself, she intends to use the space to help other artists.
Kacey Colburn, a local artist who is finishing up her residency at Jamestown Community College, has tentatively scheduled an opening day for her new, innovative, art gallery located at 20 West, Third Street, Suite #12, February 23, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m
Photo by Kacey Colburn
“As I become established, I hope to bring on an individual or two for a sort of mentorship where I help them with their art,” she said. “Regarding cost or fees, I am working diligently to pin down a price that makes the gallery easily accessible to all.”
Staying true to her Native American roots is a priority for Colburn, as is her desire to see more culturally relevant offerings for the local indigenous population.
“Right now, what I can say for absolute certainty is that anything on display that is culturally relevant is free for all indigenous people, as one of my goals is to make our culture as accessible as possible to the indigenous families here that otherwise do not have access to our culture,” she said.
Iranian photographer Zahra Yazdani presents a new body of work at Latitude 28
Iranian photographer Zahra Yazdani presents a new body of work in her exhibition Scripted Selves: Sutures of Signs and Symbols, curated by Manan Shah at Latitude 28 Gallery, New Delhi. Through the measured exposure of limbs, torsos, and morphing bodies, she treats the photograph through the overarching narrative of how light travels and is captured through an analogue camera. Yazdani’s images of performing bodies arrive at gestures and aesthetic explorations that hint at the erotic, the abject, and the uncomfortable.
Yazdani’s encounters stage a carefully constructed language of illumination, shadows, and darkness. In conversation with STIR, the artist discusses her experimentation with a large format camera, referring to the frame as “a kind of canvas”, as she acquaints herself with the format for the first time. Using double exposure as an experimental method to construct an image, Yazdani manipulates analogue techniques in a traditional darkroom setup. Yazdani says, “I was curious about the old concept of the camera, as raw as it is. In its most basic form, cameras have one hole, through which rays of light enter, and slowly images are created […] It wasn’t just about the technique but about the darkroom. It was a process of cut-and-paste while I was printing them in the dark room. The light had to be cut in certain parts, and where there is a double exposure, there can be tonal variation, so you can choose to cut the light.”
The manipulation of figures through this technique creates shapes, visions, and motions, producing chimeric beings, often without faces. The figures take centre stage, naked and emoting exaggerated imagery concerning their forms, seemingly creating an encounter with the erotic through the skin as a surface, extending to the rawness of flesh and the mutative capacity of the human body. In her photo The Surgery Room, Yazdani constructs an operating room with surgical tools and a table, assembling the evidence of an incision. The artist refers to the introduction of the “surgical gaze” that she was “excavating” through this series, revealing a conjured atmosphere of vulnerability. Portraits of surgical tools in the exhibition seem to capture the macabre, with a suggestion of the grotesque through the picturing of invasive instruments. They also seem to gesture towards the skin as an expanse, a barrier between air and blood. In two of the photographs in The Surgery Room chapter, Yazdani, too, is pictured with her camera, seen as a reflection in the mirror, alongside the performer who sensually reclines on the operating table. The artist-photographer is, thus identified and the wall between the staged subjects and the literal reality of the medium breaks down, subverting traditional biases and perceptions of experiencing and engaging with photography.
The surgery room can be read as an allegory for the gaze of the photographer as she pierces, cuts, stitches, and disembowels. In conversation with STIR, Yazdani talks about the process of staging the photographs and the twisted, temporal configurations she directs, “The figures are as if there is one body, but it is transformed and alienated from the regular body that we see.” We see these faceless, limbed figures on fabric prints hanging from the ceiling in the exhibition, almost like a trapeze artist, where the body is in a state of intensified contortion and performance. The bodies can be seen as grotesque in their twisted, headless, naked, forms, sinewy and precariously balanced.
The series The Black Room is a reference to the camera itself, as Yazdani tells STIR. She describes the camera as a sealed black compartment, where narrow rays of light enter into a space of gestation. In The Black Room, Yazdani photographs performers in an intimate darkened space, with a controlled use of artificial light to create the scene. The result is isolating and somewhat claustrophobic as the bodies appear torn, writhing and contorting. The artist tells STIR, “What fascinates me about the body is that it has a language by itself, you can feel it through the act of the body, the gestures and body language of people. For me, the body has a very expressive language within it.”
In The Pink Elephant chapter, the photographs appear softer, with bodies attuned to domestic space, displaying contortions and floating in space as object-like forms. Playing with the body as material and manifestation of the psyche, Yazdani explores the figurative form as a site of excavation, evoking the feral and the tamed. Many of the bodies that the artist presents are in a state of falling. Limbs are intertwined, straining, and sideways, bodies lumpy and pulled down by gravity.
South Gate Market (Nanmen Market) / Bio-architecture Formosana
South Gate Market (Nanmen Market) / Bio-architecture Formosana
Text description provided by the architects. Since 1906, not a day has gone by without the old South Gate Market being filled with noise, scent, and memories. After 1949, Taiwan’s complex geopolitical position took away the possibility of many family reunions. But when people gathered in this marketplace where the old southern city gate used to stand, preparing the dishes their grandparents once made, they created their own community. Since then, on every New Year’s Eve, the South Gate Market transforms into a crowded, loud space brimming with scents that feel like home.
The new South Gate Market pronounced ‘Nanmen Market’ in Mandarin, is situated on the busy Roosevelt Road. Being referred to as the ‘the Heart of Taipei’ by Taiwan media, it integrates a big MRT interchange station at the B2 level, seamlessly connecting with many Taipei citizens’ daily commutes. Nested in the center of a crowded old town, part of the design challenge was to constrain the massing within site boundaries while weaving it into the existing urban tapestry. This led to the adoption of a solid, imposing massing strategy, complemented by a facade that alternates between dark sienna and glass, creating a dialogue between the building and its historic surroundings.
At the corner, the setback façade above the entrance square features cantilevered balconies, creating an interwoven multi-level relationship among food, market, and pedestrian activities. On the ground floor, the multi-level projecting arcades along the street, the extensive curtain wall, and open spaces introduce comfortable northern natural light. The design provides the urban streets with a glimpse at the market’s vitality, attracting a younger demographic, while customers inside can enjoy panoramic views of the cityscape through the curtain walls.
South Gate Market prioritizes a user-friendly design by offering a sanitized and accessible experience, addressing the negative impression associated with traditional Asian markets. Designed with the busy marketplace atmosphere in mind, where cooking generates considerable smoke and odor, the new South Gate Market directs filtered exhaust to the rooftop for discharge. It also incorporates extensive storage spaces and an efficient drainage system. The market stall signage boards feature fonts in warm tones and a downward tilt, enhancing visibility for the primary customer demographic, which is older individuals.
South Gate Market’s renewal brings modernity, vibrancy, and accessibility to Taipei, merging tradition with innovation for an engaging urban experience.
Positive environmental stories from 2024 so far
Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet.
ADVERTISEMENTEco-anxiety, climate doom, environmental existential dread – as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot – and often feel them ourselves.
While there’s a lot to be worried about when it comes to the climate and nature crises, we must not lose hope – because hopelessness breeds apathy.
The media has an important role to play in combatting climate doom. It’s our job to be truthful and accurate in our reporting, not trying to downplay or greenwash the situation. But it’s also our job to show that there is hope.
In 2023, as part of our ongoing effort to tackle eco-anxiety (both that of our readers and our own), we kept track of all the positive environmental news throughout the year. We racked up over 200 stories of eco-innovation, green breakthroughs and climate wins – more than double the number in 2022 and a sure sign of momentum.
In 2024, we’re confident the good news will keep on coming, as renewable power soars, vulnerable ecosystems gain rights, and climate protocols start to pay dividends.
This article will be regularly updated with the latest good news. It may be something small and local, something silly that made us smile, or something enormous and potentially world-changing.
If you come across a great, positive story that we haven’t covered here – please reach out to us on Instagram or X to share your ideas.
Positive environmental stories from February 2024
European ‘Godfathers of wind’ jointly win the ‘Nobel prize’ of engineering
The winners of the “Nobel prize of engineering” have been announced – and they are two European pioneers of wind energy.
Danish Henrik Stiesdal and British Andrew Garrad – often referred to as the ‘Godfathers of wind’ – share this year’s Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, as a recognition of their critical contributions to the development of wind power.
New dinosaur-like reptile discovered in Scotland after bones found on field trip
A new dinosaur-like species has been uncovered in Scotland, giving palaeontologists a precious insight into animal life in the Middle Jurassic.
Researchers from the UK’s Natural History Museum first noticed a few bones sticking out of a boulder during a field trip to the Isle of Skye in 2006. That fossil has now been revealed as a new species of pterosaur, named ‘Ceoptera evansae’.
Let sleeping bears lie: Photo of snoozing polar bear wins prestigious wildlife photography award
A photo of a young polar bear napping on an iceberg has been handed the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.
Nima Sarikhani’s striking Ice Bed, captured off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, is a poignant visual reminder of how fast the ice caps are melting due to rising temperatures.
The winner said that while climate change is the “biggest challenge we face”, he hopes the photo inspires hope.
This disused mine in Finland is being turned into a gravity battery to store renewable energy
One of Europe’s deepest mines is being transformed into an underground energy store. It will use gravity to retain excess power for when it is needed.
The remote Finnish community of Pyhäjärvi is 450 kilometres north of Helsinki. Its more than 1,400-metre-deep zinc and copper Pyhäsalmi mine was decommissioned but is now being given a new lease of life by Scotland-based company Gravitricity.
Pedal power: This climate change play in Lithuania is activated using exercise bikes
Next time you hit the gym or jump on your exercise bike, take inspiration from the fact you could be powering a work of art.
While chances are you’re the only one feeling the fitness benefits, a new tech and theatre partnership is proving that anything is possible.
ADVERTISEMENTTwo specially created exercise bikes powered an entire play in the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre last weekend.
Ireland on track for €225m climate finance target – what can other European countries learn?
Ireland is set to meet its pledge of providing €225 million in climate finance per year to poorer nations by 2025.
Tánaiste (deputy prime minister of the Republic) Micheál Martin shared the positive news with the publication of Ireland’s climate and environmental finance report for 2022.
Crabs turned this marshland into ‘Swiss cheese’ – until sea otters arrived to keep them in check
California’s collapsing marshlands have found an unlikely saviour in hungry sea otters.
The return of otters and their voracious appetites could halt one of the biggest causes of erosion, a new study shows.
ADVERTISEMENTSea otters eat constantly and one of their favourite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds dirt in place.
Positive environmental stories from January 2024
How green is Switzerland? From people power to water batteries, here’s how the Davos host levels up
Climate change was one of the issues at the top of the list for discussion during the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
From climate referendums to renewable energy, we took a look at the green credentials of the country where the global get-together was held.
‘Enormous potential’: Inside Scotland’s green strategy to power the nation solely with renewables
Renewable power sources generated enough energy to meet 100 per cent of Scotland’s electricity demand in 2022, recently released government data shows.
Green energy such as wind and hydro generated the equivalent of 113 per cent of Scotland’s gross electricity consumption.
ADVERTISEMENTThis was 26 per cent more than in 2021.
Denmark enlists 10 more in push for ‘ambitious’ climate target
Heavyweights Germany, France and Spain are among 10 member states that have joined Denmark in calling for a 2040 emissions reduction target. This is in line with the advice of EU scientists who say net greenhouse gas output must be slashed to no more than a tenth of 1990 levels.
Denmark is the only country so far to have explicitly endorsed a 90 per cent net reduction target, which equates to a seven-fold reduction from current levels over the next sixteen years.
Inside the Amazon’s tallest treehouse, where Peruvians are taught to combat deforestation with tech
From a classroom in the Amazon’s tallest treehouse, young Peruvians are learning how to defend their rainforest home.
Nestled in the crown of a strangler fig tree, the rangers have a bird’s eye view over the canopy.
ADVERTISEMENTIt’s an education in itself, says Juan Julio (JJ) Durand, vice president of Junglekeepers – a nonprofit which conserves threatened habitat in the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru’s Amazon.
First successful embryo transfer using IVF in rhinos could save species from extinction
Scientists hope that the first pregnancy of a rhinoceros after an embryo transfer could pave the way to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies.
The method was tested in another rhino subspecies, with researchers successfully creating a southern white rhino embryo in a lab.
Scientists and veterinarians transferred two southern white rhino embryos into a surrogate mother at a conservancy in Kenya and confirmed a pregnancy of 70 days.
New food labels to identify Belgian producers that ‘go the extra mile’ with animal welfare
An area of Belgium will soon have new animal-friendly labels on food products.
ADVERTISEMENTIn Flanders, a Dutch-speaking area in the country’s north, packaging will come with information about animal production standards.
The new label, called Beter voor Dieren (Better for Animals), will identify products whose companies have followed ethical procedures when raising animals used for human consumption.
Plastic bag bans work: New study finds they save 6 billion bags a year in some US states
Single-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution, a new study has found.
Bans in five US states and cities with a combined population of around 12 million people have cut single-use plastic bag consumption by about 6 billion bags per year, according to the research.
Adopting a ban that’s similar to the policies in these places could eliminate roughly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year, according to the report.
ADVERTISEMENTHigh Seas Treaty: Palau and Chile first countries to ratify deal to protect international waters
Chile and Palau have become the first two countries to ratify a landmark UN treaty for the protection of the high seas.
The UN’s High Seas Treaty was adopted last year after almost 20 years of negotiations. More than 80 countries have so far signed it but need to ratify it to be bound by it.
The treaty would become the world’s first international law to mandate the conservation and management of marine life in areas beyond countries’ national jurisdictions.
‘Be an actionist’: An environmental trailblazer’s inspiring message to climate activists from Davos
From being a kid trapped in a storm to walking the halls of power, 31-year-old David Saddington’s life has been shaped by the course of climate change and climate action in the UK.
“It was already clear in 2005 that this issue of ‘climate change’ was going to affect my life and generations to come,” he tells Euronews Green from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. “So I took it upon myself to make a noise in my school.”
ADVERTISEMENTBut his fledgling climate activism took an unusual turn when he was invited to Downing Street at 14, to discuss the issue with then Prime Minister Tony Blair. He asked the PM to put climate change on the national curriculum – a measure adopted in 2007.
European Green Capital 2024: What does Valencia have planned for its year in the limelight?
The greenest city in Europe has officially upped sticks from the Baltic shores of Estonia to the Spanish Mediterranean.
Valencia took over as European Green Capital from Tallinn in a ceremony last week, kickstarting more than 400 sustainable events in 2024.
“Valencia has earned the Green Capital title because of its ambitious sustainability strategy, and it has learned from lessons in the past,” says EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius.
‘Unique biodiversity’: Scientists discover four new species of octopus off the coast of Costa Rica
Scientists have discovered at least four new octopus species in a roughly 260-kilometre square area off the coast of Costa Rica.
ADVERTISEMENT“Through hard work, our team discovered new hydrothermal springs offshore [of] Costa Rica and confirmed that they host nurseries of deep-sea octopus and unique biodiversity,” says Dr Beth Orcutt from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences who co-led the expeditions on the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too).
Poland’s new government commits to join EU ‘fight’ against climate change
The return to power of Polish prime minister Donald Tusk could see one of Europe’s least enthusiastic supporters of climate action in recent years throw its weight behind a radical new 2040 emissions reduction target.
Poland’s new government has promised a new coal phase-out date as it signalled support for a 90 per cent reduction in net greenhouse gas output across the EU by 2040.
Chicken bones ground into paste could help cut food waste and emissions
Food scientists have found a way to make chicken nuggets and fish cakes out of otherwise discarded bones and hard tissues.
The idea is to reduce food waste and carbon emissions from animal agriculture, by getting more mileage out of the meat, thereby requiring fewer animals to be farmed for the same output.
ADVERTISEMENT‘Spectacular’ growth in renewables in 2023 keeps COP28 pledge within reach, says IEA
Global renewable energy capacity grew by the fastest pace in the last 20 years in 2023, which could put the world within reach of meeting a key climate target by the end of the decade, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The Paris-based agency said rapid growth of solar in China was the main driver as the world added nearly 510 gigawatts – enough to power nearly 51 million homes for a year – with Europe, the United States and Brazil also seeing record growth.
Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices
Solar cells that work in low light could help your devices go battery-free.
California-based company Ambient Photonics has been working on indoor solar cells since 2019, improving the performance and price of this emerging technology.
The cells can be ‘printed’ in almost any size and shape for use on everyday devices such as remote controls and wireless keyboards, potentially removing the need for batteries and decreasing the size and weight of electronics.
ADVERTISEMENT‘Historic win for animals’: South Korea bans sale and production of dog meat
South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark ban on the production and sale of dog meat.
Although only a small minority of people still consume dog meat in South Korea, the ancient practise has been the subject of sharp criticism from foreign media and animal rights advocates. In recent years, the country’s younger generations have joined calls to ban it.
On Tuesday 9 January, parliament heeded their calls.
Cigarette recycling: Slovakia is transforming filters into asphalt for roads
Bratislava is pioneering a new way to recycle cigarette butts.
The Slovakian capital’s municipal waste management company announced a new push to collect and reuse discarded cigarettes in 2024.
ADVERTISEMENTDuring the city’s Christmas markets, the group trialled special containers designed to collect both standard cigarette filters and those found in modern heated tobacco devices like vapes.
The city plans to use the discarded material to create asphalt for roads.
Heat pumps will be allowed on historic buildings under new UK rules
The UK government has announced it will relax planning rules on protected buildings in England to allow the installation of heat pumps and solar panels.
The measures are part of wider efforts to reach net zero targets.
France implements compulsory composting. Here’s how it will help slash emissions
As of 1 January 2024, organic waste recycling is mandatory in France under new ‘compost obligatoire’ rules.
ADVERTISEMENTWith support from the government’s Green Fund, municipalities must provide residents with ways to sort bio-waste, which includes food scraps, vegetable peels, expired food and garden waste.
Food waste is responsible for about 16 per cent of the total emissions from the EU food system, according to the European Commission.
Our favourite positive environmental story from 2023
The richest country in Europe is celebrating three years of free public transport
If you’ve been living in the tiny EU state of Luxembourg you will already have had access to free public transport for the last three years.
Unsurprisingly on the anniversary of this novel and seemingly very expensive public initiative, almost everyone who uses trams, buses and trains in the tiny EU state says they’re happy with it.
“Since it’s free, it’s easier to make a decision quickly, to choose between public transport or a private car. This means that it is very positive for the environment and practical,” one man said whilst using the tram in Luxembourg City.
ADVERTISEMENTFor more good news on the environment from last year, check out all of Euronews Green’s positive environmental stories from 2023.
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