Tag: #ppac

Signs of Hoarding

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I was surprised to find the technical term for boarding around building sites is hoarding: Construction Hoarding, or A-Class Hoarding, is the use of boards, fences or other standing structures to signal and secure the boundary of a construction site.

And every now and again these public spaces are used creatively. Like in Wiesbaden. A museum made the bare surfaces into a exhibition called “Abstraktion im Quadrat”. It was a co-operation between artists and various schools.

The photos were taken on the run – I would have liked to have more leisure instead of taking rushed pictures.

Photographing Public Art #67

Think Sphinx, Think Egypt – Not!

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When one thinks of sphinxes one normally thinks of Egypt. But the mythical creatures have settled in different parts of Europe. They often appear in twos.

This magnificent sphinx looks down from the top of the National Gallery in Edinburgh.

This more modern interpretation of a sphinx sits on Victoria Square in Birmingham.

Even more modern is this standing sphinx seen near the lake in Böblingen. Unfortunately, a victim of a bad paint job.

Sphinxes seem to be drawn to museums. This Art Nouveau specimen crowns the cupola of the Wiesbaden museum together with two non-sphinx companions.

And finally, this rather buxom beauty and its twin sit – of all places – in front of a tomb in a cemetery in Heidelberg.

Photographing Public Art Challenge

Corner Art

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On the corners of half-timbered houses there are often decorative wood carvings.

They can be very elaborate like these on the town hall of Hadamar:

Sometimes it’s just a simple decoration:

Sometimes it’s large figures:

Sometimes rather tiny ones:

And sometimes it’s a very candid view:

Which – believe it or not – was not an uncommon motive a few hundreds years ago.

Photographing Public Art Challenge