DESIGN OBSERVER– For the past three years, Francois Robert has spent hundreds of hours arranging the bones of a single human skeleton into a series of striking iconic shapes, creating a photographic series he calls “Stop the Violence.” The results are beautiful and haunting.

To see more of Francois Robert’s photographic work including still life and portraits go to http://francoisrobertphotography.com/

Music video for Plaid’s Itsu, directed by Pleix

MEDIA ROOTS- This is a fascinating and bizarre video by the great, catchy electronic band Plaid. One can interpret the video as a haunting social commentary on corporate America’s greed and the product of capitalism. The meat industry is shown as a vile business whose constant growth begets incessant destruction and death.

To Every Seed His Own Body

Detail from Carrion Call

Still Life After Death (Fox)

BIO– British artist Polly Morgan’s love for animals and desire to preserve them led her to learn taxidermy. Since then she has gravitated towards making still lives with the animals as subjects. Her intention has never been to mimic the natural habitats of animals, but to place them in less expected scenery. The scale and settings are often unnatural, but the animals are never anthropomorphized. Seeing the out of place encourages us to look at them as if for the first time and appreciate their beauty.

Check out more of her bizarre and thought provoking animal displays at http://www.pollymorgan.co.uk/

MEDIA ROOTS- Aphex Twin’s full length video of the song Windowlicker. This is one of the longest, best, most hilarious parody (but not) videos of all time by the man who changed electronic music forever. Directed by video mastermind Chris Cunningham.

Check out more of Aphex Twin’s genuis at http://www.drukqs.net/