Monthly Archives: August 2011

Blackbird

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brian

Early one Sunday morning……this blackbird was not singing, another traffic victim. Photo: Blackbird, Cambridge, July 2011

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Piccadilly Line

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Brian

Two strangers and a brief encounter. Photo: London Underground Piccadilly Line, 3rd August 2011

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Waiting

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Brian

More shop dummies in waiting for something to happen. Photo: Rose Crescent, Cambridge, 29th July 2011

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Prospectors

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Brian

Like most ruckenfigur these airport waiters with their name cards focus on some distant prospect.  Unlike most ruckenfigurs they have little idea of what they are looking at, it’s prospect as potential – a mystery figure will eventually emerge and, with a … Continue reading →

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Colouring Book

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Brian

Coloured steel with the perfect illusion of transparency – an essay in disorientation and deception. Photo: ‘Colouring Book’, Jeff Koons, Royal Academy, London, 26th July 2011

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West Pier

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Brian

Another active ruckenfigur.  A beach entertainer performs to the ghost of the West Pier.  What a pity Brighton was not as adroit at balancing the needs of conservation and development when the Pier was more than rusting scrap iron. Photo: … Continue reading →

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