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Perth Water Works (former), Marshall Place, Perth, 1830-32.
Now the Fergusson Gallery.
Margaret Morris.
John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961).
Graphite on paper, 1916.
John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) was one of the most important and influential artists in Britain in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Edinburgh, with ancestral links to Perthshire, he spent much of his career in France and is now most associated with the Scottish Colourist group. The Fergusson Gallery holds his vast collection of artwork and associated archive, along with the archive of his lifelong companion, the pioneer of modern dance, Margaret Morris.
The collections were gifted in two major donations; the Fergusson Collection was donated by the J D Fergusson Art Foundation in 1991, following which the Margaret Morris Archive was gifted in 2010.
The Gallery is housed in the former Perth Water Works of 1832. It is one of Scotland's most significant industrial buildings and is the earliest identified example of a large scale cast-iron building in Scotland. It may be the very first in the world. Occupying a critical corner site at one of the main entry points to the city, its rotunda with dome and tall engine house chimney is visible from many vantage points, providing the city with one of its most distinctive landmarks.
The Water Works was built to designs by Adam Anderson, the rector of Perth Academy. Clean water was drawn from filter beds at Moncreiffe Island in the Tay and pumped under the river by a steam-engine into the tank within the rotunda. It held 146,000 gallons of water producing enough to supply nearly all the town's commercial and residential needs. The buildings became redundant when a new city waterworks was opened in 1965. The original urn atop the engine house chimney was destroyed by lightning in 1871.
It was restored in 1973 for use as a Tourist Information Centre by James Morris & Robert Steedman. The building was further converted to an art gallery for the display of JD Fergusson's works and other temporary exhibitions in 1992. The dome was reconstructed by Bell Ingram Design in 2003 as part of a £1 million restoration funded by The Heritage Lottery, Historic Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council to safeguard its national significance as a key monument to Scottish water engineering.
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"Most Buddhist altars display some sort of offering. Making offerings allows one to practice giving, express gratitude and respect, and reflect upon the life sustaining law of interdependence. A Buddhist offering is not a sacrifice it never involves killing and it is not given in order to please the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Rather, it is an act of veneration for the Triple Gem. As such, making an offering develops wholesomeness and positive karma. While tangible objects may be given in abundance, the most perfect gift is an honest and sincere heart." - Buddhist beliefs.
2006 Buddha Birth Day Festival. Supreme Court Gardens, Perth. Large.
An underexposed shot rescued using Photoshop + crop + diffuse glow effect. The bokeh is real - 200mm at f5.0.
The historic north west gates of Perth Oval (or NIB Stadium as it's currently known). Constructed in 1932 and a well known landmark.
Short edit of some footage of Perth, Western Australia shot with the Canon 5D Mk II over a couple of weeks.
The fantastic Perth Youth Orchestra gave a bravura performance of orchestral favourites including a rousing rendition of Holst's 'Planets'.
Returning to FBYO for the 30th year in succession, we were delighted to celebrate our Pearl Anniversary with these talented young players!
For more info visit www.nayofestival.com
Photo by Adrian Carr Photography. For more info and to purchase high-quality prints, please visit www.adriancarr.co.uk