From the same bridge today, the first photo looking north, and the second one south.
And why not "wrap up" with this view at the eastern end of the same bridge...
I suppose just some renovations going on here; but it made me think of the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude - artists famous for wrapping various kinds of famous buildings and other landmarks in fabric... For example the Berlin Reichstag building (1995); and an installation of 7,503 gates made of saffron-colored fabric in Central Park in New York (2005) - and many more examples can be found in the Wikipedia article linked to above. I also see there that Christo died in 2020, though; and his partner already in 2009. So I suppose I can't blame them for this one... ;-)
That first photo is beautiful ... that reflection in the water!
ReplyDeleteThanks JayCee. I can never resist another water reflection... :)
DeleteThe first photo is my favorite; it is gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ginny :)
Deletethe 2nd if my favorite of the north and south views, and now I wonder what is under that drop cloth and you must go back when it comes off and let us SEE... it looks like it was a perfect day
ReplyDeleteSandra, I suspect they're just giving it a fresh coat of paint, probably in the same yellow colour, as it's a "classic" building. But I walk by there every now and again (it's on my way to the supermarket), so I'll no doubt take a new photo when the wrapping comes off...
DeleteThere’s something delightfully whimsical about seeing everyday renovations through the lens of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s monumental artistry
ReplyDeleteThanks Ro. I can't say I'm a really big fan of that kind of art, it just happened to spring to mind... ;-)
DeleteThe first river photo is wonderful! With the house facade under wraps, of course I immediately thought of Christo, too - but I knew they died years ago. The Reichstag wrapping was 30 years ago now, and to celebrate this anniversary, a special lights-and-sounds-installation was made; I saw it briefly on the news but didn't look it up.
ReplyDeleteMeike, there and then I could not remember Christo's name, but looked it up later...
DeleteI know I'm a Philistine, but I can't see the artistic merit in wrapping objects. What's the philosophy behind it?
ReplyDeleteYour photographs, on the other hand, are beautiful and real.
Janice. I'm afraid I can't explain (or see) the "merit" in it either. Seeing the front of that house wrapped in protective cloth like that just made me think of it. Actually all I remembered was that there was someone famous for wrapping buildings and calling it art... Couldn't remember his name though, so looked it up later - and then found that he/they had done a lot more of that kind than I was even aware of.
DeleteMy favourite is also the first photo - I can just imagine soaking up the tranquillity of the scene. Lately, in the afternoons, we have had skies just like the one in your second photo.
ReplyDeleteI can see no point of wrapping a building up either. Unless it's because there are remedial works under the wrappings and it's to stop things falling on passers by!
Carol, I tend to agree! :) (cf my reply to Janice above)
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