Historic TUBE ad

As seen at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.

WIRED Mag: Feb 2011 issue

When I glimpsed the headliner of the February 2011 issue of WIRED magazine on the shelf, I had a little quiver of excitement.  The mention of anything "underworld" will do that for me.  

But the quiver was momentary.  As I bee-lined to the mag rack to further inspect, I fully assumed that the issue would be dedicated to, well, I don't know, graphic novel underworlds (perhaps a worthy thing to look into actually) or some random issue with the code name "underworld" that I had no clue about.

Lo and behold.  

Lo and behold.  The Feb. 2011 issue was really, indeed dedicated to real issues of the "underworld."  Not just the physical underworld, my typical arena of focus, but societal underworlds too.  Profiles of historic con artists of varying talents, some rather explicit deconstruction of drug trade secrets, a profile of the burgeoning cyber criminal "industry" in Romania and more.

Then there is the  Q & A with photographer, Taryn Simon, whose work perhaps can be described as the result of pointing her lens directly on the subconscious of society. 

And the piece by writer Erin Biba and photographer Christoph Morlinghaus which, to my mental delight, is focused on the physical underground and provides a nice spectrum of photos to virtually visit various undergrounds on the globe. 

Underworld geeks, check it out. 

Helsinki's Underground Master Plan

A lot of recent media on Helsinki's Underground Master Plan

See the plan here

 

Artful Nudes + Underground Metro Scenery

Source: stylefile.fr

 Google "Jam Abelanet" and "Fantasies Souterraines" and prepare for a rich and artful spread of nudes +  metro photography work.

Link to Jam Abelanet's official Fantaisies Souterraines page 

Old Germanic Font

Alexanderplatz, Berlin

Odeonsplatz

Munich has a rich bevy of thoughtful subway designs. A visit to Odeonsplatz U-Bahn station marks just the beginning of underground explorations in Munich...