Conceptual Christmas Trees in Bali and Timor Leste
They do Christmas trees seriously in Timor Leste. This monster was located on a roundabout in Dili. I was fortunate to capture it; the elf at the top right is not drunk, he is working out where to start in taking it down. The scale is a tribute to how the traditions of Christmas are […] more…
Madagascar
The rooftops of Antananarivo are brightly coloured and individual. Though made of practical, mundane materials and individually uninteresting, the cumulative effect of the variety of hues, shapes and angles produces an attractive effect that varies according to the weather and time of day. At first we see a mix of colours and textures; it is […] more…
Scallop
A view of Maggi Hambling’s sculpture, on the beach at Aldeburgh, composed of interlocking metal shells four metres high, known as ‘Scallop’. A tribute to local son Benjamin Britten, the corrugated steel form is pierced with the words: “I hear those voices that will not be drowned”, from the composer’s opera Peter Grimes. The artist invites […] more…
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