{"id":1541,"date":"2025-07-21T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:36:01","slug":"need-an-escape-tune-into-noah-kalinas-ambient-landscapes-where-almost-nothing-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1541","title":{"rendered":"Need an Escape? Tune Into Noah Kalina\u2019s Ambient Landscapes Where Almost Nothing Happens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you, like us, are in desperate need of some outdoor time but are instead caught up in emails, meetings, and distressing news alerts, we have a salve to hold you over for at least an hour or two.<\/p>\n

New York-based photographer Noah Kalina<\/a> is known for expansive projects that test commitment and attention. His Everyday<\/em> series<\/a>, for example, involves Kalina capturing a daily self-portrait. While the concept of recurring projects like this isn\u2019t novel, Everyday<\/em> stands out for its longevity: the series recently passed 25 years, meaning it\u2019s amassed a visual record nearing 10,000 images<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Kalina\u2019s new project is similarly contemplative and durational, although it widens its lens. On the new KALINA YouTube<\/a> channel, he\u2019s shared a collection of ambient videos documenting landscapes as they are. You can watch the clouds hover above Andes, New York, spend two hours observing a black walnut tree, or head down by the river, where, as he says, \u201cnothing happens.\u201d <\/p>\n

Referring to the videos as \u201cmoving wallpaper,\u201d Kalina transports us to lush upstate New York and gives us permission to \u201cpress play and walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more escapes into nature, listen to tree.fm<\/a>. (via Kottke<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Need an Escape? Tune Into Noah Kalina\u2019s Ambient Landscapes Where Almost Nothing Happens<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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