Primer Studios Chess Set
The object of chess has always been to capture the king - at all costs. PRIMER takes another look at the game through more current cultural perspectives.
"We highlight parallels between the game of chess, and humanity, to assess the costs associated with achieving so-called “victory” during conflict. We challenge the player to question the clarity of their conviction. Chess_01 illustrates that there are no absolutes, no ultimate right and wrong, no black & white."
The World's Darkest Ever Material
A small British tech company called Surrey NanoSystems announced that they had developed the "world's darkest ever material" called Vantablack, a super-black substance akin to looking into a black hole.
Despite Surrey NanoSystems announcing their development of this material, Belgian artist Frederik De Wilde claims he was actually the first to pioneer a super-black material using carbon nanotubes – and that his material is actually even darker than Vantablack and has been collaborating with NASA for two years prior to Surrey NanoSystem's announcement.
Regardless...