Anthony Burrill, Erik Kessels and Malcom Goldie collaborate on a record compiling bird song and aeroplane sounds

The trio has released a limited edition 12” to save anyone missing the sound of birds and aeroplanes while indoors. “I still think it’s mad,” Burrill says.

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Banksy reveals rodent-themed installation inside his own bathroom

A pack of mischievous rats cause chaos in this installation by graffiti artist Banksy who, like many, is working from home during the coronavirus lockdown.

Banksy – who is known for hiding his identity – shared a photo of his bathroom installation on Instagram, accompanied by the caption: "My wife hates it when I work from home".

Nine trouble-making rats have been painted in black-and-white on the walls and furniture.

One rat appears to be peeing into the toilet, while another swings from a ring-shaped towel holder, plopping into a tube of toothpaste and squeezing it over a nearby wall.

Two of rats appear up on the shelves, scurrying amongst Banksy's toiletries. One scrambles over a roll of toilet paper, causing it to unravel down towards the floor, while the other is about to squirt hand sanitiser all over the room.

A trio of rats seems to be wobbling a vanity mirror above the sink, which is slanted against the wall as if it could fall off at any moment. In its reflection you can see a rat that has been drawn on the opposite side of the bathroom, making tally marks on the wall with red lipstick.

On the far side of the room, a rat dangles precariously from a light switch. In the bottom corner there is also an arched mouse hole, from where it seems all the creatures have emerged.

Banksy typically produces public-facing artworks on a much larger scale.

Just last year the artist erected an installation in the style of a pop-up shop – he used the space to sell branded merchandise, after a greeting-card company threatened to "seize legal custody" of his name.

Back in 2017, the artist created an art-filled hotel in Bethlehem, which sat just five metres from the wall that separates Israel from the Palestinian West Bank. He also painted a Brexit-themed mural against a four-storey building in Dover, which depicted a worker chipping away a star on the European flag.

Images courtesy of Banksy.

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Excited by the everyday, Or Lapid’s practice captures fleeting moments of beautiful mundanity

Bringing the usually invisible to life, Or’s colourful and candid observational paintings express optimism and anonymous individuality.

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Raw Color designs Elbow Sock for coronavirus sneezing

Dutch design studio Raw Color has suggested using odd socks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The advice from medical experts is to use your elbow rather than your hands when coughing or sneezing, to prevent spreading Covid-19 germs onto surfaces.

Elbow Sock offers a way of keeping your clothes clean while following this practice, and encouraging others to do the same.

Raw Color's design is actually a DIY hack, rather than a product concept. The Eindhoven-based studio suggests you simply take a pair of scissors to any sock.

"In this period, we wanted to simulate the DIY mentality, to think about something that everybody can do, with an object everybody owns, without machinery," explained studio co-founder Christoph Brach.

"While brainstorming, we found out that the sock has the perfect shape, with its heel, to fit onto an elbow," he told Dezeen. "And we all have orphan socks that can be a resource."

The design is based around the fact that germs can survive on fabric for up to five days after transference. So if someone with the virus sneezes frequently on their elbow, they risk spreading it around their home.

With the Elbow Sock concept, you can make as many as you like and change them regularly. After wear, you simply transfer straight to the washing machine.

Brach and partner Daniera Ter Haar are known for their bright and colourful designs. Past projects include the Chromatology installation and the Temporary Trees performance.

Here, the pair have a practical reason for suggesting bold colours and patterns. They hope to create a visual reminder to others to practice better hygiene.

The spirit is the same as with the handmade face masks that people around the world have been making.

"We wanted to create some beauty in times of the serious corona situation, that also has symbolic meaning to it," said Brach.

Elbow Sock was created for Create Cures, an initiative launched by Chinese designers Frank Chou and Chen Min, to find practical solutions to prevent spread of coronavirus.

The first designs created for the series included a wearable shield and a sterilising lamp.

Raw Colour's proposal is by far the simplest and easiest. The designers hope this will help it to catch on.

"We are aware that this concept will not be the most practical concept to prevent corona from spreading," Brach added. "But we believe every bit helps."

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Project credits:

Design: Raw Colour
Project team: Christoph Brach, Daniera ter Haar, Tijs Van Nieuwenhuysen, Mirjam de Bruijn, Noortje de Keijzer, Mattie Rasker

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We say it’s OK to procrastinate online with these fantastic creative time wasters

From looking at the size of objects in space to burning flowers with rockets and lava, we suggest spending your time wisely on these fantastic sites. That work can wait until tomorrow!

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