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"and this too shall pass" a tender voice diligently reminds me.
"it's just another yoga pose; breathe through it. it's temporary," my yoga guru teaches. "how you react in this pose says a lot about how you will handle events in your everyday life."
am i breathing?
am i demonstrating grace?
My office on a cold, very cold tuesday afternoon. The street below is Leiden's busiest shopping street: Haarlemmerstraat. Even though my office (a.k.a. bedroom) is not that well isolated with just one, thin layer of glass, I can hardly hear the people walking by below...
When schools closed due to the Ebola Crisis, Fatu Sesay wasn’t ready to put her children’s education on pause. After organizing and leading classes for her kids and several neighborhood children, Fatu leads a mathematics lesson from her own home. Despite multiple postponements of school’s reopening, student’s learning has continued thanks outdoor classrooms like Fatu’s. However, children should soon be able to return to school on February 16, when schools are scheduled to restart thanks to USAID support. Through providing schools across the country with education kits and critical training in infection prevention measures, USAID is working closely with UNICEF and other education partners to ensure that schools reopen safely. Photo by Neil Brandvold, USAID
Here it must be. Will they let me in to take a picture? Temporary basis of the Swiss Army in Buriet, Switzerland, Apr 28, 2008.
Temporary processing facilities in Donna, Texas, safely processes family units and unaccompanied alien children (UACs) encountered and in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol March 17, 2021. The facility will bolster processing capacity in the RGV while the permanent Centralized Processing Center in McAllen is renovated. CBP Photo by Jaime Rodriguez Sr.
Temporary roads are constructed for logging truck haul routes. After logging is complete, roads are decommissioned so the area can heal.
Temporary shelter constructed using a timber frame and CGI roofing. The material for the temporary shelter has been supplied by Danish Aid. The household has received the first tranche of the GoN housing reconstruction grant.
Dated; 26 February 2018.
About the Exhibition
Tatzu Nishi (b. 1960, Nagoya, Japan) is known internationally for his temporary works of art that transform our experience of monuments, statues, and architectural details. His installations give the public intimate access to aspects of our urban environment and at the same time radically alter our perceptions. For his first public project in the United States, Nishi has chosen to focus on the historic statue of Christopher Columbus.
The marble statue, which rises to more than 75 feet atop a granite column, was designed by the Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo. It was unveiled in 1892 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas. Despite its prominent public location, the statue itself is little known, visible only as a silhouette against the sky or at a distance from surrounding buildings.
Nishi’s project re-imagines the colossal 13-foot-tall statue of Columbus standing in a fully furnished, modern living room. Featuring tables, chairs, couch, rug, and flat-screen television, the décor reflects the artist’s interpretation of contemporary New York style. He even designed wallpaper inspired by memories of American popular culture, having watched Hollywood movies and television as a child in Japan. Discovering Columbus offers both a unique perspective on a historical monument and a surreal experience of the sculpture in a new context. Allowing us to take a journey up six flights of stairs to a fictional living room, Tatzu Nishi invites us to discover for ourselves where the imagination may lead.
About the Monument
Erected in 1892, this monument was designed by the Italian artist Gaetano Russo to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas. Atop the monument is a larger-than-life marble statue of explorer Christopher Columbus, who surveys the City from his perch some 75 feet above the street. He stands on a granite column featuring bronze ships’ prows and anchors that refer to his famous voyage with the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Supporting the column is a base adorned with bas relief plaques portraying Columbus’s journey in addition to an American bald eagle, and an allegorical figure titled the “Genius of Discovery.” The monument was sponsored by Il Progresso Italo-Americano, a New York City-based Italian-language newspaper.
The monument is located in the center of Columbus Circle at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South (West 59 Street), and Central Park West. It is the point from which all official distances from New York City are measured.
For more information on these monuments or Central Park, please visit www.nycgovparks.org or www.centralparknyc.org.
Conservation
In conjunction with Tatzu Nishi: Discovering Columbus, Public Art Fund will oversee the conservation of the Columbus Monument in cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
In 2005 Columbus Circle was improved with the goal of making it a more hospitable destination for visitors. The roadways were reconfigured and the pedestrian walkways and crosswalks enhanced. Surrounding the monument, a new granite plaza was installed with specially designed benches and rimmed with seasonal planting beds, to create an oasis in the middle of the Circle. The interior fountain was removed, permitting seating at the base of the monument, and was replaced with perimeter fountains that soften the sounds of this busy crossroads.
The monument was unveiled in 1892, and in the hundred years since, its marble and original materials have been ravaged by time, weather, and other factors. The current conservation includes cleaning and pointing of granite and marble features, stone repair and consolidation, and bronze surface treatment.
As a non-profit organization, Public Art Fund has fundraised extensively to present this exhibition. Primary support comes from corporations, private individuals, and foundations.
Because the monument to Christopher Columbus is being conserved in conjunction with the exhibition, the Department of Cultural Affairs has provided funds to cover some of the conservation costs.
Lead Sponsors: Time Warner Inc.; Related Companies; Bloomberg
Additional funding is provided by The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; Lauren & Martin Geller; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Kraus Family Foundation; Nancy & Duncan MacMillan; Marc Haas Foundation; David Rockefeller; The Secunda Family Foundation Inc.; Patty & Howard Silverstein; The Silverweed Foundation; Billie Tsien & Tod Williams; Vital Projects Fund, Inc.; Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; David Wine & Michael P. MacElhenny; The Zegar Family Foundation; and anonymous donors. Supported in part by The ABNY Foundation; Elise & Andrew Brownstein; Mickey Cartin; Joan Ganz Cooney & Peter G. Peterson; Marcia Dunn & Jonathan Sobel Foundation; Wendy Fisher; Linda Lennon & Stuart Baskin; Holly & Jonathan Lipton; The Moore Charitable Foundation; Nancy & Morris W. Offit; Red Crane Foundation; The Rudin Foundation, Inc.; Linda & Andrew Safran; Trump International Hotel and Tower; and Young & Rubicam.
Support for the conservation of the Columbus Monument provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Construction Partner: Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company
Special thanks to Bloomingdale’s and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams for providing furnishings; Bouchon Bakery and Café for event catering; FLOR, an Interface company, for modular floor covering; Samsung Electronics America for electronics; The Shops at Columbus Circle for hosting our information desk; Tender Creative for design services; Trove for producing custom wall coverings; and Artex Fine Art Services for conservation assistance.
Public Art Fund gratefully acknowledges the partnership of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris; Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Veronica White; Central Park Conservancy President Douglas Blonsky; Department of Design and Construction Commissioner David J. Burney; and Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin
Welcome to my “studio” (Son’s old room) - please excuse the mess.
Although being able to leave it a mess is part of the joy of a studio!
Yes, I miss the lovely reflective hardwood of my Kitchen studio, but we hope to renovate in the near(?) future and this room will lose its carpet then.
The anti-reflector (black) is usually turned silver side out and the bare flash on the right is usually positioned somewhat centrally behind the umbrella - but this was the setup for today.
Taken with the iPhone’s wide-angle lens.
Our Daily Challenge - HOBBIES is the topic for Wed Jan 31 2024
The only thing missing is a dog!
On a dreary day in March 1989, an eastbound Delaware & Hudson freight, now operated by the Susquehanna, approaches the road crossing at Montevideo Rd on CSX's Capitol Subdivision with F45 #3636 leading NS C30-7 #8059. Milepost 15 can also be seen on the north side of the #1 main. The NYS&W was a temporary operator of the D&H ordered by the bankruptcy court until a buyer could be found for the railroad. By 1991 the D&H became part of the Canadian Pacific and these post Conrail trackage rights trains to and from Potomac Yard would continue into the '90s before finally being given up by CP.
Pentax K1000
Kodak TMAX 400
Use a "C" Clamp to temporarily hold the antenna mast in place for testing. Move around for the best signal while listening to ATIS for a particular airport. Then "C" Clamp antenna in place.
Over the 2013 Christmas period and in to the new year, a period of persistent heavy rain and strong winds combined to cause widespread flooding and countless landslips. One such landslip undermined the carriageway on the approach to Alum Bay, thus curtailing route 7 at Totland over the Christmas period. By the 5th January 2014 when this photo of recently repainted 1102 (HW08 AOR) was taken, a temporary terminus had been established a few hundred yards along the road with buses turning in the entrance to Headon Hall.
A new temporary walk-in COVID-19 testing site at Seoul Station
December 17, 2020
Seoul Station, Jung-gu, Seoul
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
This official Republic of Korea photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way. Also, it may not be used in any type of commercial, advertisement, product or promotion that in any way suggests approval or endorsement from the government of the Republic of Korea.
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2020-12-17
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The Torf Gallery, in which 50 of the MFA's Impressionist works are on temporary display while the regular Impressionist Gallery undergoes renovations.
A temporary signal for road work, the bottom is flashing yellow, and the top is solid red. When red, the gate arm is lowered.
Seen on SR A1A in Hillsboro Beach, FL
or maybe new hideouts for birdwatching?
Actually film set for series The Vikings!
www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=221
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