Chris Maluszynski vs Surreal Las Vegas Carpets
Swedish photographer Chris Maluszynski spent a few years (off and on, one presumes/desperately hopes) taking snaps of the carpets found in Las Vegas casinos.
Nothing in a casino is there by chance: everything is geared toward making you stay and play. Cheap or free drinks and food, no clocks… and hideous carpets. Turns out that the loud carpet patterns are meant to help fuel your urge to gamble, as opposed to just looking ugly enough for you to prefer looking at the gaming machines and tables.
David Schwartz also takes casino capets pretty seriously, and writes about them on The Die is Cast.
Check out more of Chris Maluszynski’s casino-carpet photography on Wired.
About Jordan
Jordan Matthew Yerman started writing during his third year of high school, where his teacher discouraged his use of the eff-word as "crude, unnecessary and uncouth".
While attending UC San Diego for his degree in Political Science, Jordan picked up acting; he would later attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, living in the UK for four years before relocating to New York City. To get by, he has worked as a proofreader, model, technical consultant, HR trainer, sign-placer, sales director, crate stacker, bartender, photographer, real estate broker, and as an exhibit at the Bronx Museum.
As an actor, Jordan has performed in the USA, England, Scotland, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands, from stage to indie screen to voiceover, including London's West End.
Jordan has been around the world 2 3/4 times. He currently lives in Vancouver and works in New Media; capital N, capital M.
You can reach him via jordan at international jet trash dot com.
