Atomus Tempore (book preview)
ATOMUS TEMPORE combines images and writings produced over the past seven years. It has been structured in the form of a journey, which departs from the mythology of a world without atoms and… Continue reading
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Jaime Garzón’s Colombia: a Nation Through the Art of a Prophetic Humourist
By Mauricio Rivera Jaime Garzón was shot dead in Bogotá on August 13, 1999. His assassination, as those of political leaders Jorge Eliecer Gaitán (9 April, 1948) and Luis Carlos Galán (18 August,… Continue reading
Cielo Boyacense
Source: Cielo Boyacense
Cielo Boyacense
Images by Mauricio Rivera R.
Final Backlash: what to do against the Trump (d)effect?
By Mauricio Rivera In an article I published prior to the last US presidential election, I concluded that a Trump victory would be an unmistakable sign that the world is going down a… Continue reading
Citizen Trump
Image by Mauricio Rivera R. #donaldtrump #trump #uselection #2016election
Monologues by Dr. Speak (2)
text and images by Mauricio Rivera R. (click on the image to read the full story)
Monologues by Dr. Speak (1)
text and images by Mauricio Rivera R. (click on the image to read the full story)
A garden full of Gringonias (and other tropical -and subtropical- delights)
imagery by Mauricio Rivera R.
Pollution day in Beijing
Photography by Mauricio Rivera © 2014
From the Gatwick’s Perspective
Originally posted on mr2blog:
by Mauricio Rivera On February 1998 Victoria Carbone passed away. Queen Vicky, as she was commonly known around St Kilda, had been running the Gatwick Private Hotel for…
Vistabalconia II
Vistabalconia II, a set on Flickr.
Vistabalconia I
Vistabalconia I, a set on Flickr.
Panoramarama I (Hong Kong & Cambodia)
Panoramarama I (Hong Kong & Cambodia), a set on Flickr.
Graficolombia I
Graficolombia I, a set on Flickr.
Nachonight
Nachonight, a set on Flickr.
Miss-in-Colombia
Miss-in-Colombia, a set on Flickr.
QoscOmbligo
QoscOmbligo, a set on Flickr.
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, a set on Flickr.
Koh Rong
Koh Rong, a set on Flickr.
Temples, tombs, totems and tourists (Angkor Wat, Cambodia)
Temples, tombs, totems and tourists (Angkor Wat, Cambodia), a set on Flickr.
Temples, tombs, totems and tourists (Lantau Island, Hong Kong)
Temples, tombs, totems and tourists (Lantau Island, Hong Kong), a set on Flickr.
On censorship and freedom of speech
This presentation was prepared for a class of journalism ethics, as part of a discussion on freedom of speech. It includes videos embedded from Youtube. The images and videos included in this presentation… Continue reading
Imperatorum
Imperatorum, a set on Flickr. Related Posts: On Art and Propaganda Myth-ealogics
Myth-ealogics
Myth-ealogics, a set on Flickr. MR2 Images – Classic Selection/Landscapes & Incustrations Maruja’s Journeys
Journalism and Art in Digital Societies
by Mauricio Rivera During my undergraduate studies on media and communications, I learnt three fundamentals that, either because they were constantly repeated or because they were stated in a particular context or manner,… Continue reading
Journalism and Art in Digital Societies (II)
On the Novelty of New Journalism Reading the introduction of Tom Wolfe’s New Journalism (1973), I realised there was also a colloquial term in English for what in the Colombian journalistic lingo is… Continue reading
Journalism and Art in Digital Societies (III)
Morality in so-called Information Societies As the reader would have hopefully noticed, I agree with what I believe is the most fundamental premise in Postman’s theories: that it is a mistake to believe… Continue reading
Journalism and Art in Digital Societies (IV)
About the Role of the Academy in the Twenty-first century In order to assess the feasibility of the academy becoming a control entity as I have exposed in the hypothetical scenario presented in… Continue reading
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists I (Istanbul, Turkey)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists I (Istanbul, Turkey), a set on Flickr. Related posts: Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VII (Beijing, Tiananmen Sq & Forbidden City) Urban Economics
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists II (Egipt, Cairo & Giza)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists II (Egipt, Cairo & Giza), a set on Flickr. Related posts: Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VIII (Colombia: Barichara, Bogota, Cucuta, Raquira & Villa de Leyva) Imperatorum
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists III (Egipt, Luxor Temple)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists III (Egipt, Luxor Temple), a set on Flickr. Related posts: On Art and Propaganda Temples, tombs, totems & tourists IV (Egipt, Karnak Temple)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists IV (Egipt, Karnak Temple)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists IV (Egipt, Karnak Temple), a set on Flickr. Related posts: Temples, tombs, totems & tourists III (Egipt, Luxor Temple) Faunabulosa
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists V (Egipt, Aswan)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists V (Egipt, Aswan), a set on Flickr. Related posts: Maruja’s Journeys Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VI (Beijing, Ming Tombs)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VI (Beijing, Ming Tombs)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VI (Beijing, Ming Tombs), a set on Flickr. Related posts: Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VII (Beijing, Tiananmen Sq & Forbidden City) Myth-ealogics
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VII (Beijing, Tiananmen Sq & Forbidden City)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VII (Beijing, Tiananmen Sq & Forbidden City), a set on Flickr. Related posts: The Orwellian Vision of Utopia Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VI (Beijing, Ming Tombs)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VIII (Colombia: Barichara, Bogota, Cucuta, Raquira & Villa de Leyva)
Temples, tombs, totems & tourists VIII (Colombia: Barichara, Bogota, Cucuta, Raquira & Villa de Leyva)), a set on Flickr. Related posts: The Parable of Pepe and Pablo Memory Against History in Colombian Art
Sonnets from the Gatwick
The Sonnets from the Gatwick were an experiment in online broadcasting and digital editorialising. They were recorder, edited and uploaded to the web between July and December 2009. Their aim was to produce… Continue reading