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Hypnotic land art, witty collages, and a new interview. [View email in browser]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Become a member!]( Ephemeral Compositions Use Sand and Stone to Create Hypnotic Works on Land The wildly prolific Wales-based artist [Jon Foreman]( has spent much of 2021 on a new batch of mesmerizing land pieces. [SEE MORE]( RISD Pre-College Returns to Campus this Summer and Announces an Online Option (Sponsor) RISD Pre-College is thrilled to announce the return of its on-campus residential summer immersive in 2022. At [RISD Pre-College]( rising high school juniors and seniors can live like RISD students and work alongside hundreds of other creative, highly motivated peers who will inspire them to push their limits and produce their best work. Students will follow a college-level curriculum with day-long studio classes, visits to the Nature Lab and RISD Museum, critiques, and final projects that will forever shape the way they approach art and design. RISD’s [Advanced Program Online]( is a year-round online intensive for high school students interested in pursuing art and design in college. This [certificate program]( is for changemakers who want to develop their art practice, learn new ways to collaborate, and create a future they’re excited about. Visit [precollege.risd.edu]( to apply for RISD Pre-College residential summer immersive, and register for RISD’s Advanced Program Online year-round intensive at [cereg.risd.edu](. [REGISTER TODAY]( Reality and Imagined Meditative States Converge in Tomás Sánchez’s Tranquil Landscapes Through serene, idyllic landscapes, [Tomás Sánchez]( visualizes his long-harbored fascination with meditation. [SEE MORE]( This Is Not a Gun: An Interview with Cara Levine Explores Collective Trauma, Grief, and the Power of Ritual In December 2016, Harper’s Magazine published a list of more than 20 objects that had been “mistaken for guns during shootings of civilians by police in the United States since 2001.” Artist [Cara Levine]( found herself stunned then grief-stricken by the items, prompting her to launch the multi-faceted This Is Not a Gun project, which she discusses in an interview with contributor Paulette Beete. This series is generously supported by [Colossal Members](. [READ THE INTERVIEW]( Shop Chassie Before December 1 and Get 20% Off Its Unconventional Furniture Collection (Sponsor) Andrew and Jane Daines started [Chassie]( with the belief that furniture should be made locally and customers should have a connection to the people who make the goods. With this in mind, they built a studio in the South Bronx, using local lumber to create desks, tables, and custom projects for their customers. Since their origin point is New York City, the first collection of desks featured original works by 15 local artists printed directly into the desktop surface. These artists responded to a simple design brief: create a desk design for your life’s work. The results were stunning and unusual. The [Chassie]( traditional and standing desk lines (available at [chassie.com]( to ship nationwide) are designed by humans for humans. For custom projects, send your office or home desk ideas to hello@chassie.com. The team is eager to connect and hear what you hope to accomplish with your life’s work. Use the code HOLIDAY20 at checkout for 20% off. The sale ends December 1. Cleverly Collaged Portraits Layer Vintage Ads and Magazine Spreads into Dramatic Daydreams With a flair for spectacle and clandestine activities, the perfectly coiffed characters of [Shane Wheatcroft]( collages face a deluge of intrigue and drama. [SEE MORE]( Migrants: A Climate Disaster Forces a Polar Bear and Her Cub to Flee Their Home in a Harrowing Animation A stunning work of both social commentary and technical dexterity, “Migrants” explores the heartbreaking aftermath of a climate disaster. The animation is an impressive collaboration between fifth-year animations students [Zoé Devise, Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, and Lucas Lermytte]( who are currently enrolled at the French Pôle 3D school. [WATCH]( Ornate Rugs by Artist Faig Ahmed Ooze Onto the Floor in Drippy Fabric Puddles Azerbaijani artist [Faig Ahmed]( has amassed a staggering archive of sculptural carpets that blur the boundaries of digital distortion and traditional craft techniques. [SEE MORE]( 78,846 Photos of the Sun Are Stitched Together into a Mesmerizing Timelapse of Its Movements Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, filmmaker [Seán Doran]( composed an entrancing timelpase of the sun’s glowing coronal loops during a month-long period. [WATCH]( Find Colossal on YouTube 👀 We recently migrated from Vimeo to [YouTube]( where you now can find a full archive of art, design, and other videos of interest including the [mesmerizing aerial footage of sheep herding]( shown above and [murmurations swelling in the sky](. Be sure to smash that subscribe button. [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Tumblr]( [YouTube]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:hello@colossal.art) [RSS]( This is the November 23, 2021, issue of our weekly update. Thank you for subscribing. This email is supported in part [by our members](. You also can [adjust your preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Please do not reply to this email. [Contact us here](. Published with love from Chicago. 6177 N. 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