Category Archives: Urban Ephemera

Urban: of a city or town. Ephemera: short-live duration or interest. Urban ephemera: the transient juxtaposition of things is our daily lives. The perfect subject for the voracious camera? It negates ephemera by rendering it permanent. Photographing ephemera is oxymoronic.

Signs

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Brian

An example of how symbols have replaced written information in public life. Also an example of: redundant signage in the public realm; and the longevity of traditional signs. Once again challenges what is meant by urban ephemera. Photo: Cromer, Norfolk, … Continue reading →

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Ceres wrapped

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brian

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is a ball of rock and ice 950 km in diameter, containing a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. … Continue reading →

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Veil

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Brian

There was a time, a more modest or prudish one perhaps, when naked dummies in shop windows were given a paper veil to protect innocent passers by. Today anything goes. In this case nature has provided a cloak of modesty. … Continue reading →

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Mahal

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Brian

Photo: Mahal, Islington, London, January

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Incidentals

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Brian

Maybe these glass panels in the door of an Edwardian (?) house in London should be considered urban incidentals rather than urban ephemera. Photo: Door panels, Queen’s Drive, London, January 2013

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