Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography. “I enjoy the search for incredible, obscure objects that challenge, delight and amuse my eye. More so, I enjoy sharing these discoveries with the diverse and informed readers of Design Observer.”

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Comments [5]

Great collection, thanks John!

Carl
12.16.10
10:34

Brilliant collection of serendipitous images. Tremendously enjoyable!
For more in a similar vein take a look at adlib.co which is an archive of advertising mashups, imagery and visual reference...extremely useful for anyone in the creative industries!

Curator
12.16.10
03:18

Great collection once again. Would be good to see even more. Some are quite scary! Especially the man in the mask and the robot man at the start. I love accidental mysteries, it's absolutely fascinating.

Amelia Johnson
12.17.10
03:58

Love the alliterative Regal Reptile Ranch.

Larry
12.19.10
12:40

Crazy and inspiring.
Amazing collection. Thanks for sharing.

Stefania
01.28.11
02:08

John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.

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