http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/ the art of biology & the biology of art Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-17312 Cephalopodcast.com - The Ocean Podcast Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:28:41 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-17312 [...] Hajime Emoto: Creepy [...] [...] Hajime Emoto: Creepy [...]

]]> http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-14173 enthusiasm : archive » Strange beasts Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:07:02 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-14173 [...] Bioephemera - a new blog to me, found in peacay’s recent collection of links, in which enthusiasm is [...] [...] Bioephemera – a new blog to me, found in peacay’s recent collection of links, in which enthusiasm is [...]

]]> http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-11385 Mike Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:50:08 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-11385 I bought Emoto's two books containing photos of those creatures (with some of the animals in a natural context) from Amazon.jp for about $60 Cdn. Well worth it, IMO, even though I can't read the Japanese. I would love to see a decent translation but don't expect it. The weirdness of the google translation has a flavour to it, but I can't help but think that Emoto's own words would as well. Works of genius these are. I bought Emoto’s two books containing photos of those creatures (with some of the animals in a natural context) from Amazon.jp for about $60 Cdn. Well worth it, IMO, even though I can’t read the Japanese. I would love to see a decent translation but don’t expect it. The weirdness of the google translation has a flavour to it, but I can’t help but think that Emoto’s own words would as well. Works of genius these are.

]]> http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-10425 cicada Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:00:07 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-10425 I know. . .I think it may involve three monks (Jose & friends) who experienced unpleasant demises - thus the three sets of slightly different, but clearly phenotypically consistent sins (?) The Google translation just adds another layer of bizarreness to the whole thing. . . very peculiar indeed. I know. . .I think it may involve three monks (Jose & friends) who experienced unpleasant demises – thus the three sets of slightly different, but clearly phenotypically consistent sins (?) The Google translation just adds another layer of bizarreness to the whole thing. . . very peculiar indeed.

]]> http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-10423 misteraitch Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:28:05 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/06/09/cabinet-of-monstrosities/#comment-10423 These are marvellous creations... the google translation of the back-story is tantalisingly <i>almost</i> readable: I like how the seven deadly sins are translated as the 'seven major crimes!' These are marvellous creations… the google translation of the back-story is tantalisingly almost readable: I like how the seven deadly sins are translated as the ‘seven major crimes!’

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