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The Book

February 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“I was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and ’scandalous’ ways that insects copulate.” – Isabella Rossellini

When Isabella Rossellini and The Sundance Channel set out to make a series of short films for the internet about the sex lives of animals, they had no idea what was in store.

GREEN PORNO, the colorful, indescribable, wonderfully odd shorts became a sensation on the internet, receiving over 1.3 million views and major national publicity including CNN, David Letterman, the New York Times Magazine, Wired and the Wall Street Journal. The overwhelming success of the shorts led Sundance to commission a second GREEN PORNO series which is to focus on marine animals: shrimp, squid seals etc. (The first series focused primarily on insects)

Photographer and co-producer Jody Shapiro has taken 125 arresting film stills of Isabella dressed in animal costumes which are the centerpiece of the book GREEN PORNO, along with narrative text describing the “love making” process of each animal. Each chapter will also include a quirky, freakonomics style one-sheet that includes surprising facts about each species. GREEN PORNO also includes a DVD of both GREEN PORNO series which are not available for sale elsewhere.

Provocative, hilarious, and truly one of a kind, GREEN PORNO is a great gift–for readers of Michael Pollan and fans of independent film alike.


Book Details

GREEN PORNO: The Secret Sex Lives of Animals
by Isabella Rossellini
ISBN: 9780061791062
PRICE: $24.99 / $32.99 CAN
FORMAT: Hardcover, Full-color throughout

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El Narval.Org

February 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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El Narval is a collective of talents dedicated to harmonizing ideas with their realization.

El Narval came into being through an idea. The idea that an object can “interrupt” one’s daily routine inspired the creators of El Narval in February 2007 in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.

By the end of February a lion made of plaster was created.
It was created as an object meant to function as a vessel for artists around the world.

There are currently about 30 lions around the world in: Beijing, Bucharest, Zurich, Milan, La Haya, Paris, Manchester, Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, South Africa, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Mexico City, Playa Del Carmen, Zacatecas, Sabinas Hidalgo, Mamulique and Santa Catarina.

El leon en Bucarest. Cerca del edificio más singular de la capital Rumana, el Palacio del Parlamento, o Casa del Pueblo.

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