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Plunge, by Michael Pinsky
“As a child, I grew up near a reservoir in Scotland. On particularly hot summers, when water was in short supply the level of the reservoir would drop revealing the spire of a church, the highest point of a village which was submerged for a secure clean water supply. This image of a submerged bell tower has stayed with me ever since. If we do not prevent the predicted effects of climate change from occurring this will become the prevailing image of London, towers and monuments encircled by an ever-expanding Thames.”
Michael Pinsky, 2010
Plunge is a simple, elegant statement placed on three monuments in central London. A string of low energy blue LED lights wrapped around each monument marks a time, 1000 years in the future, when sea level rises have changed the city beyond recognition.
The monuments are ones that are passed every day by hundreds of thousands of people, whether tourists who stop to photograph them, or commuters who walk by every day without seeing them. Plunge offers an opportunity to see them in a new light, to think about their place in our history and their place in the city.
Together, the Plunge monuments create an arc across central London, following the line of a future Thames that has swallowed much of the capital in its wake.
Plunge has been created by Michael Pinsky and produced by Artsadmin and LIFT as part of the Imagine 2020 network programme. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the European Culture Programme, Trust Greenbelt, WWF-UK and the Big Give. In partnership with Royal Parks, Seven Dials Trust and Paternoster Square Management Limited.
Paternoster Square Column, all lit up.
The column was designed by Whitfield Partners, as part of the rejuvenation of the site.
Wren's St Paul's Cathedral, possibly the quintessential example of English Baroque.
Built following the Great Fire of London, when the old cathedral was destroyed, the foundation stone was laid in June 1675, the first service held December 1697, 'topped out' October 1708 and officially declared complete 25 December 1711. The 36 years may seem like a long time, but the previous St Paul's had begun in 1136, consecrated 1240, and completed in 1314 (not helped by a change to the design programme halfway through. So in comparison, Wren's design was almost overnight.
Wren (born 1632) live to see his work complete, dying 25 February 1723. He was buried in St Paul's, in the south-east corner of the crypt.
The inscription, reads:
“ SUBTUS CONDITUR HUIUS ECCLESIÆ ET VRBIS CONDITOR CHRISTOPHORUS WREN, QUI VIXIT ANNOS ULTRA NONAGINTA, NON SIBI SED BONO PUBLICO. LECTOR SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE Obijt XXV Feb: An°: MDCCXXIII Æt: XCI. ”
“ Here in its foundations lies the architect of this church and city, Christopher Wren, who lived beyond ninety years, not for his own profit but for the public good. Reader, if you seek his monument - look around you. Died 25 Feb. 1723, age 91"
Merdeka Square by night, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Copyright © Piotr Gaborek. All rights reserved!! Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
The enchanted people
of the forest
have a place
The forest square
is where they
gather to meet.
Intricate in every way,
is the secret design of
this special space.
Magical beings of
every kind,
come together
and take a seat.
Dancing, singing
and speaking
face to face.
Coming together
in the square,
is often for a magical,
prophetic treat.
In their minds,
they have created
thoughts in a
magical tapestry like lace.
This meeting site
created for sharing,
with the openness of
a two way street.
Anyone can visit
sharing as they please
but most come and go
without a trace.
As they entered in,
in silence, now they
leave with a peace
to sweet.
Shared knowledge
is often granted here
and accepted often
with grace.
The enchanted people
of the forest
have a place.
After getting all that panoramaness out of my system, I returned back to the simple square the next time the fog descended on the valley. Here a small collection of images from one roll of film from that mid-Autumn outing. Can you feel the silence and solitude of the forest?
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Camera: Hasselblad 500C with 100 mm f3.5 lens
Developed in Ars-Imago #9 (rodinal) 1:99 semi-stand
Digitised with an Epson V850 using Silverfast. Positive conversion and levels done with Negative Lab Pro.
yes if you went to the local shop & paid for some tomatoes but got square ones you'd have the right to exchange them for round ones you'd expect....that''s the point....thanks for looking.... hope you have a great Sunday
285 squares of 3 1/2 inches each measuring to 54 x 68 inches total. Now to have it quilted. Whew!! This one took me longer than any other I've ever done.
The Square Knot (or Reef Knot) is used to tie the two ends of a single rope together to secure something such as a bundle. It was historically used by sailors for reefing and furling sails
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Do The Twist”
This is what you see when you first walk into Amazement Square on Lynchburg, Virginia. Amazement Square is a fun interactive place for kids to see and learn cool things about science, local culture, and art. This is an old feed warehouse in Lynchburg that that has been renovated as are all buildings in the art district…it’s a very cool project that the city has put in place with the help of volunteers…The revitalization of an historic and once neglected part of the city. Best viewed large.
Painted squares on an abandoned school playground. Missouri.
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summer sunrise.
caught this on saturday morning when I went out shooting, sun glowing through sawgrass by the river. i'm learning to embrace the yellow light here, learning a whole new kind of beauty.
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Il se trouve sur une pente, adossé au coin sud-est du cimetière du Père-Lachaise et est accessible par le 165, rue des Pyrénées.
Ce site est desservi par les lignes (M) (3) (3bis) à la station Gambetta et par la ligne (M) (3) à la station Porte de Bagnolet.
Le square porte ce nom en honneur d'Henri Karcher (1849-1933), un homme politique, député en Égypte et ancien maire du 20e arrondissement de Paris de 1914 à 1933. Il fut le créateur de la Brasserie Karcher1, qu'il dirigea jusqu'à sa mort en 1933. Grande brasserie très connue des amateurs, située entre la rue de Bagnolet et la rue des Pyrénées, elle fut créée en 1890 et continua son activité après son décès. Alors qu'il était maire du 20e, il créa beaucoup d'œuvres sociales.