{"id":2690,"date":"2025-07-21T20:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deaoli.com\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:40:21","slug":"need-an-escape-tune-into-noah-kalinas-ambient-landscapes-where-almost-nothing-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/deaoli.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/need-an-escape-tune-into-noah-kalinas-ambient-landscapes-where-almost-nothing-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"Need an Escape? Tune Into Noah Kalina\u2019s Ambient Landscapes Where Almost Nothing Happens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Need an Escape? Tune Into Noah Kalina&#8217;s Ambient Landscapes Where Almost Nothing Happens\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/deaoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kalina.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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<p>New York-based photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noahkalina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Noah Kalina<\/a> is known for expansive projects that test commitment and attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/noah-kalina\/\">His <em>Everyday<\/em> series<\/a>, for example, involves Kalina capturing a daily self-portrait. While the concept of recurring projects like this isn&#8217;t novel, <em>Everyday<\/em> stands out for its longevity: the series recently passed 25 years, meaning it&#8217;s amassed a visual record nearing <a href=\"https:\/\/noahkalina.substack.com\/p\/newsletter-168-everyday-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10,000 images<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The River. Relaxing Wallpaper. 4K Real Video. No AI.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EbUZZ1X3Wj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kalina&#8217;s new project is similarly contemplative and durational, although it widens its lens. On the new KALINA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@kalinatime\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel, he&#8217;s 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, &#8220;nothing happens.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Referring to the videos as &#8220;moving wallpaper,&#8221; Kalina transports us to lush upstate New York and gives us permission to &#8220;press play and walk away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more escapes into nature, listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/01\/tree-fm\/\">tree.fm<\/a>. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/kottke.org\/25\/07\/contemplative-landscapes-by-noah-kalina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kottke<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Down By The River (Nothing Happens) - Ambient- 4K\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ovv-BdPf934?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/07\/noah-kalina-moving-landscapes\/\">Need an Escape? 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