The Enchanting Echoes of the Cristal Baschet, a Rare Organ Made of Glass Rods, Metal, and Wood
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Invented in 1952 by Bernard and François Baschet, the Cristal Baschet (also called a Crystal Organ) is a unique instrument that outputs an even more unique and artful sound. In the video above, multi-instrumentalist and film composer Marc Chouarain explains
Artists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a Japanese Yokai Said to Ward Off Epidemics
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A Japanese legend dating back to the 1800s has been resurfacing across social media recently because of its tie to staving off epidemics. A three-legged mermaid or merman with long hair and beak, the Amabie falls within the tradition of the yōkai—which isHuman Backbones and Lotus Leaves Inspire Structural Furniture by Mán-Mán Studio
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Designers Daishi Luo and Zhipeng Tan of Mán-Mán Studio have ensured the stability of otherwise impermanent objects, like delicate lotuses and the human spine. Manipulating copper and brass, the pair conceives of tall spinal chairs with pelvis seats and otheAmazing Underwater Photographs Capture the World’s Only Known Pink Manta Ray
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Australia-based photographer Kristian Laine recently got a glimpse at a particularly special underwater creature: the world’s only known pink manta ray. Spanning about 11 feet and nicknamed Inspector Clouseau after The Pink Panther, the aquatic animal lA Hummingbird-Sized Dinosaur Skull Found Preserved in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber
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Protected in a small piece of amber dating back 99 million years, an ancient skull is changing the timeline researchers have for when reptiles transitioned into the descendants of current-day birds. Found in Myanmar, the oculudentavis khaungraae had at leastTwisting Vines and Leafy Botanics Carved into Crusty Breads by Blondie + Rye
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North Carolina-based baker Hannah P. has planted herself firmly at the intersection of art and food as she transforms her crusty rye loaves and spelt focaccias into edible canvases for her botanic projects. Through her Instagram account Blondie + Rye, HannahA New 5-Hour Advertisement Records a Single-Shot Walkthrough of Russia’s Hermitage Museum
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As travel slows due to the global coronavirus pandemic, a new advertisement released by Apple provides an expansive view of one of St. Petersburg’s most-visited institutions that’s accessible without having to venture into crowded spaces. ClockinVibrant New Scottish Currency Illustrated with Influential Women and Abundant Wildlife
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During the last four years, the Royal Bank of Scotland launched a democratic project to capture what one collaborator termed “the more ordinary aspects of Scottish identity including otters, midges, mackerel and tweed.” The result is Fabric of NatFragile Compositions of Perishable Goods Are ‘Hanging By a String’ in Illustrations by Vicki Ling
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In her series Hanging By a String, illustrator Vicki Ling explores the fragility and precarity of modern life. Through her towers of perishables, Ling very literally presents instability and catastrophes moments from happening. With a tug or slip of the red sWatercolor Paper Transforms into Suggestive Facial Sculptures by Artist Polly Verity
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Polly Verity’s most recent paper sculptures test viewers’ sense of pareidolia. The dexterous artist employs single sheets of watercolor paper for her minimalist projects that morph into solitary faces and kissing figures through a series of bends andA Gear System Helps Visualize the Magnitude of One Googol, or 1 Followed by 100 Zeros
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To celebrate spending one billion seconds on Earth, Daniel de Bruin created a gear system that represents the number googol (that’s the digit 1 with 100 zeros behind it). Every time the first wheel completes 1,000 rotations, which happens in about an hoAnimated Characters Perform Mundane Tasks in Stop-Motion Shorts by Stefano Colferai
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Stefano Colferai’s animated characters may be made of plasticine, but they certainly understand the very human struggles that come along with sending a text while walking, stepping outside on a hot day, and managing a freelance life. The Milan-based animatoExpressive Dogs Shake and Sniff in Kaleidoscopic Illustrations by Marina Okhromenko
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Swirling patches of fur and bespeckled eyes characterize the emotive dogs in Marina Okhromenko’s digital illustrations. Hoping to capture varying degrees of joy, devotion, and adoration, the Moscow-based illustrator depicts twelve dogs wearing different exWearable Sculptures Blend Humans into Surrounding Landscapes in Photographs by Nordic Artists
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Norwegian-Finnish artist duo Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen bring a folklore-inspired vision to the relationship between humans and nature. The majority of their subjects are elders who often have a deeper connection to the lands they inhabit, work on, orAssemblages of Found Florals Imprinted on Ceramic Mugs and Plates by Hessa Al Ajmani
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Artist Hessa Al Ajmani often gathers small flowers and fronds from her mother’s garden. She brings the floral arrangements to her home studio, where she presses the groupings onto her earthenware and stoneware pieces, leaving simple and realistic imprinLake Waves Appear Frozen in Time Amidst the Rocky Mountains in Photographs by Eric Gross
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Shot at an elevation nearing 10,000 feet in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a series of images by Eric Gross capture a high-alpine lake covered in icy ridges and dips that mimic sleek waves. The Colorado-based photographer tells Colossal that local expertsInexpensive Toys Fashioned into Unique Action Figures by Artist Tomohiro Yasui
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Tomohiro Yasui is best known as the creator of the paper robot wrestlers called kami-robo, but that’s not the only medium his imagination has conquered. Using wire and cheap rubber duckies, squirting frogs, and plastic hammers, the Japanese artist buildDots, Dashes, and Lines Form Astronomical Maps Painted by Shane Drinkwater
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Australian artist Shane Drinkwater writes on his website that when it comes to painting, he in interested in the “making.” Using a system of lines, dashes, numbers, and circles, Drinkwater creates works that often appear as astronomical maps of imExplore Curiosity’s New 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars
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While many Americans were enjoying a few days off of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, Curiosity Mars Rover (previously) was busy taking more than 1,000 photographs of the Red Planet. Capturing the Glen Torridon region on the side of Mount Sharp, the rovGeometric Doorways and Angular Turrets Form Sand Fortresses by Calvin Seibert
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Like many kids with a love for digging in sandboxes, Calvin Seibert (previously) grew up creating grand castles and towers from piles of the sediment. But for Seibert, the practice wasn’t just a childhood pastime. “In hindsight I see that much ofComical Portraits by Elke Vogelsang Reveal Dogs’ Fleeting Emotions
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Typically known for their care-free attitudes, the dogs in Elke Vogelsang’s portraits are experiencing some of their more intense moments of canine anticipation, like waiting for a taste of bacon cream or finding the right time to snatch a squeaky toy. ThNevermore Park Manifests the Fictional Universe of Hebru Brantley’s Flyboy and Lil Mama
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Packed within a 6,000-square-foot space on Chicago’s south side is a fictional universe teeming with pinned up newspaper clippings, towers of retro electronics, and tons of vintage advertising from McDonald’s to Vienna Hot Dogs. It’s the worStep-by-Step Instructions on Making the Paper Airplane that Broke World Records
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John Collins, aka The Paper Airplane Guy, is a master at shattering world records with a single sheet of paper. The aircraft designer now has collaborated with Great Big Story on a new video that not only teaches The Susanne, the model that secured his spTowering Skyscrapers Reflect New York City’s Density in Navid Baraty’s Photographs
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Utilizing the reflections on soaring buildings, Seattle-based photographer Navid Baraty (previously) frames New York City in sections of just a few blocks. Although the traffic-packed streets and countless windows on high-rises can be seen from the ground, BaA 3D Artist Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobA Designer Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobImpasto-Style Brushstrokes Hover Mid-Air in Illustrative Murals by Sean Yoro
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Hawaii-born artist Sean Yoro (previously), aka Hula, pairs his illustrative murals of partial figures with bold brushstrokes that hover along building walls. Part of his Undertones series, the monochromatic pieces often feature singular hands and torsos as thAn Almost Comically Diverse Parade of Wildlife Crosses a Log Bridge in Pennsylvania
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A log in Pennsylvania has gotten a lot of foot—and talon and paw—traffic during the last year. In trail camera footage captured by photographer Robert Bush Sr., local wildlife is shown crossing the downed tree throughout 2018 and 2019. A black bear frMembership Update: Colossal is Now Ad-Free for Members
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In the four months since we launched our membership program, hundreds have joined Colossal’s global community of readers who are passionate about visual culture and independent publishing. Since November, we’ve offered our members insight into thUndulating Kinetic Sculpture by Julia Nizamutdinova Mimics Intertwined Infinity Signs
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Artist and designer Julia Nizamutdinova has created a kinetic sculpture that rotates, twists, and turns in a mesmerizing and hypnotic fashion. Made of plastic, aluminum, and steel, INFI is modeled after the infinity sign in its form and movement, constantly cFloral-and-Frond Compositions Shape Energetic Wildlife by Raku Inoue
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Known for his botanical arrangements of beetles, insects, and butterflies, Raku Inoue once again is bringing flora and fauna together. His previous work often positions the animals in stationary poses, resembling a portrait of an owl or a scorpion pinned insiBold Outlines Delineate Expressive Portraits by Agnes Grochulska
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Agnes Grochulska imbues her portraits with various emotions but leaves room for the viewer to determine which ones, preferring to create works “in which not everything is fully realized.” In The Outline Series, the Virginia-based artist uses impasInterview: Susanna Bauer Talks the Tension Between Strength and Fragility in Her Stitched Leaves
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In the latest interview for Colossal Members, Cornwall-based artist Susanna Bauer discusses multiple aspects of her creative process, from how she sources her materials to her relationship to the natural world. In the conversation with our Managing Editor GraIntricate Patterns Hand-Carved into Fruit and Vegetables by Takehiro Kishimoto
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When he’s not cooking them, Japanese chef and food artist Takehiro Kishimoto (previously) is turning fruits and vegetables into intricately carved sculptures too beautiful to eat. Using sharp handheld blades, Kishimoto combines the centuries-old art ofNearly 100,000 Images by Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker Acquired by Library of Congress
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Working alongside the Photography Collections Preservation Project, the Library of Congress recently announced that it has acquired nearly 100,000 photographs, negatives, and transparencies by Harlem-based African American photographer Shawn Walker. DepictinDelicate Flowers of Carved Wood by Yoshihiro Suda Spring Out from Cracks
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Concerned with the ways artworks relate to their surroundings, Yoshihiro Suda often tucks his naturalistic flowers inside small cracks and holes where they’d grow naturally. While his pieces are remarkable comparisons to living florals, though, their coTales From the Loop Enlivens the Gravity-Defying Dystopia of Simon Stålenhag’s Illustrations
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An uncanny television series is founded in Simon Stålenhag’s fantastical worlds. Covered previously on Colossal, the Swedish artist’s digital illustrations often position robots in open countrysides and consider the prosthetic capabilities of virAerial Photographs of Vast Ocean Landscapes by Tobias Hägg Observe Earth’s Propensity for Change
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Photographing the jewel-toned waters jutting up against beaches and the salt-speckled lagoons, Tobias Hägg frames some of Earth’s most striking landscapes. Based in Stockholm, he captures nature’s movement and the inevitability of change within eKinetic Artwork Attempts to Get a ‘Little Piece of Privacy’ with Mechanized Curtain
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Berlin-based artist Niklas Roy isn’t just concerned about his privacy and protection online. To stop passersby from peeping into his workshop, he strung up a white, lace curtain stretching only partially across his window. Titled “My Little Piece
