Street Scenes; Centerlines, Part 3; Various
A building doesn't necessarily have density or heft, of course. It might be light-hearted, or even frivolous, unimportant, or immaterial (i.e., not material). But how, and even whether, a building inhabits its place is interesting to me. At its best, a building is material - substantial, palpable, and comfortable - in its context and is relevant to function and place.
A building's setting, viewed from the other side of the street, gives context and helps anchor the structure to its locale. From across the street, from beyond the centerline, the structure can be seen in situ, in loco.
Amsterdam. Of course there should be a tower, dramatically contrasting with and presiding over its stately and solid burgher-esque neighbors.
Rome. Striking and a little-over-the-top, but certainly weighty and concrete. And in any event, any structure to be found in Rome
bears a sense of place, substantiality, and purpose. And probably centuries of history.
Prague. Ornate and completely at ease in its comfortable domination.
Cesky Krumlov. Balanced corporeality.
Prague. A non-frivolous exercise, and it inhabits its place, but maybe not comfortably. Could Gaudi have inspired this?
Cesky Krumlov after dark. Relevance and balance.
More Cesky Krumlov. Across the square, comfortable density.
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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital.