I can’t even remember how I discovered www.butdoesitfloat.com, but I’ve found myself going back there with increasing frequency as 2009 has gone by. For the best explanation of what the site is like you only have to visit it once, but I think it’s more rewarding to check in there quite often. It’s remarkable that the people who compile it can continue to find such interesting and unusual images, and it makes my list of great things discovered this year because of the countless occassions on which it’s made me go, ‘wow, look at that!’ I also love the way the images fade forward out of the white backdrop, giving you a ‘what’s next?’, unwrapped-present sort of thrill.
Don’t miss the category list on the right hand side of the page, which will lead you to the archived posts. Clicking on any of the images themselves will lead you on to their source.
Here are some links to a few of my favourites: John Stezaker’s collages, Rockwell Kent’s woodcuts for Moby Dick, an Inuit sculpture posted by airform on flickr, and Guy Sargent’s photography.
