ADDITIONAL NOTES:
I recently visited the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall (probably one of my favorite places in London) to see Miroslaw Balka's How It Is, the massive box of darkness shown in the photo above.The Times Online writes: The experience is sombre, discombobulating and perhaps a bit sinister. But it is beautiful too — and not least when, as your eyes slowly adjust, you begin to discern the infinite subtle shades of grey or turn back to face the entrance and see other visitors vacillating nervously on the brink before, stepping into the engulfing shadows, they are transformed into stalking silhouettes.
Related on this site, the installation that this has been compared to, Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project from 2004. More museums, more subways, and more winter also in the archives.
Tuesday 10 November 2009
winter's chill and the shorter days darken london
6 comments // 85mm f1.8 lens, europe, london, sigma 18-50mm F2.8, subways, textures
Wow, I love the first photograph --- the stripes; the position of the man in context to the stripes.
He looks like he is looking at the stripes the same way I am looking at them.
The hats-and-hangers photo is great. Really nicely seen. Love the subway-corridor shot, too.
Love the hangers and hats!
Greet set of images, I love the shot of the coat rack.
brilliant shots here. that first one is dynamite! i need to explore your archives more... so much to check out and learn from! thanks for doing what you do.
My two favorites: The first because the stripes feel like they're vibrating and the third for its evocation of 2001: A Space Odyssey: "Dave, don't go down that hallway, Dave ..."
