The poetry of violence
This week’s visual digest extravaganza.

Still finding my footing, rhythm, what-have-you on Threads. You know what they say, when in doubt, start a thread of Grace Jones photos! One of those artistes whose modelling career is almost as significant as their musical one (see also: Björk, Kylie) – I particularly love this 1979 portrait by Richard Bernstein. I’ve tried instigating a Follow Friday thing too, much like our ancestors did back in the day.

One thing I’m enjoying about Threads is the opportunity to start with a fresh slate, a new avenue for exploring what’s interesting me right now – namely photography. For the last couple of days, this has mostly involved poring over booooooom’s archive and discovering fantastic work like this selection from Floridian Kathryn Harrison.

Always an inspiration when it comes to using photography in design, Christopher Doyle & Co. have once again produced incredible work for Bell Shakespeare, Australia’s national Shakespeare theatre company.

More photography, this time on screen – I absolutely adored Celine Song’s Past Lives. A beautiful, difficult, delicate film; among other just-right ingredients, Shabier Kirchner’s cinematography is stunning. Haven’t seen New York look that good on screen in ages. Especially liked this key scene at Jane's Carousel, a key location from our honeymoon many years ago.

Always a sucker for an excessively wordy title (what can I say, I fell into Dave Eggers at an impressionable age), Joselito Verschaeve’s photo book If I Call Stone Blue It Is Because Blue Is The Precise Word had me at hello. Oh and the pictures are cracking too – this one has pride of place as my phone’s wallpaper.