Cultural Norms

The Wedding Singer

Kabul: the wedding singer
And more importantly – the liberal use of photoshop to create not one, but montages to the great self.



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15 Mar 2010

In: Kabul
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Tension and Flow II

12 Mar 2010

In: Sao Paulo
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Tension and Flow I

12 Mar 2010

In: Sao Paulo
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The tendency for spillage to occur in the direction of the oncoming train.
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Positioning & Time Keeping

05 Mar 2010

In: Urumqi
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There is but one time in China – 8am is, well, 8am from Beijing to Urumqi and beyond. despite spanning the geographic equivalent of several …
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Local Local

02 Mar 2010

In: Korea Town
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Every city has pockets that remain resolutely somewhere else. The manwhabang tucked in the back of the Wilshire Gramercy Plaza Shopping Center is such a …
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Snap Shot Photo Studios

02 Mar 2010

In: Lhasa
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Next time you’re on a field study spare a little time for during user studies is visiting the neighbourhood photo studio. I rarely go to …
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Copycat Behaviours

27 Feb 2010

In: Higashi Yama
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Futons aired on only one floor of a housing estate in Higashi Yama – the extent to which our assumptions about behavioural norms are framed …
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Welcome Mat Variations

27 Feb 2010

The red-background-gold-text welcome mat is a regular feature of many shops and restaurants in China – and in many respects has become cultural norm. What …
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Coke, Heat, Standardisation

21 Feb 2010

In: Hukeng
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Fuel briquettes made from a mix of compressed coke slag, wood chip and water. Used to be a common sight in the Hutong but likely …
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Speed Dating

19 Feb 2010

In: Tehran
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Iran is a society where an unmarried man and woman alone in a car together can trigger a ticking off, fine or worse if stopped …
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