tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post4257482881908345736..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: Talking statuesEddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-22518479821994606122007-09-02T20:35:00.000-05:002007-09-02T20:35:00.000-05:00My former town had a lovely mermaid sculpture dona...My former town had a lovely mermaid sculpture donated for display on the waterfront.<BR/><BR/>Alas, she had a chest, and that caused such a tizzy that she ended up in the parking lot of a local gas station instead of in the harbor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-12749517894542323512007-09-02T11:03:00.000-05:002007-09-02T11:03:00.000-05:00Forgot to mention: the official word on Anna Livia...Forgot to mention: the official word on Anna Livia's relocation was that it had nothing to do with the unsightly rubbish she was collecting, but was effected so as to make room for the afore-mentioned Spire (Anna Livia lived at more or less the same spot on O'Connell St. where the Spire now stands).<BR/><BR/>Water-goddess sculpture is removed from damned centre of city; replaced with phallic Spire. Is it paranoid to imagine some modern-day Gull working behind the scenes? :-(<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://img.epochtimes.com/i5/402215722954.jpg" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> another photo of Anna. The water is turned off in this pic, for some reason, but she's still quite beautiful, really.Colman Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174910138525249252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-901454374404523732007-09-02T10:17:00.000-05:002007-09-02T10:17:00.000-05:00Grafitti are an old Italian tradition (stemming ba...Grafitti are an old Italian tradition (stemming back from antiquity - some early examples were found in Pompei, for instance) and the natural cheekiness of the Romans found an excellent way to express itself that way. For instance, when the new modern shrine for the Ara Pacis was opened last year, the locals were prompt to <A HREF="http://spacedlaw.blogspot.com/2007/02/and-romans-view-upon-modern.html" REL="nofollow">lampoon</A> its heaviness...spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-50580927311046152012007-09-02T10:13:00.000-05:002007-09-02T10:13:00.000-05:00In Dublin, we also had a river-god sculpture: Ann...In Dublin, we also had a river-god sculpture: <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Anna_Livia_Plurabelle.jpg" REL="nofollow"> Anna Livia</A>, informally known as "the floozy in the jacuzzi". Over time she became a de facto litter receptacle, thus reflecting the condition of the river she personified. Now re-christened "the hoo-er in the sewer", she was eventually removed from the city centre.<BR/><BR/>Also! The "Millenium Clock", a novel sculpture which lay beneath the waters of the River Liffey herself, and counted down the seconds to the new millenium. <A HREF="http://kimmixa.googlepages.com/Chime.jpg/Chime-full.jpg" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> a picture. It proved less reliable than the cheapest of Casio digital watches, first becoming unreadably slime-coated, then breaking down entirely, long before New Year's Eve.<BR/><BR/>Now we have the <A HREF="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Spire_of_Dublin_from_Henry_Street_2006-06-16.jpg" REL="nofollow">Spire</A> (or "the Spike") on O'Connell St.<BR/><BR/>I quite like the thing: on sunny days it flashes brightly against the blue; and walking past it at night, alone, you find it's become a dark tower, brooding and Satanic.Colman Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174910138525249252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-51816935287711093672007-09-02T08:00:00.000-05:002007-09-02T08:00:00.000-05:00in the Canal St subway station (A train) there are...in the Canal St subway station (A train) there are crows between the bars of the fence dividing in from out. In the 14 St Station there are many Tom Otternoss (sp?) sculptures of small rotund men clutching money and an alligator coming out of a manhole in the ground.<BR/>the rats down in the the rails are real...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162474204678155033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-52086546638833550372007-09-02T04:35:00.000-05:002007-09-02T04:35:00.000-05:00nathalieyes, some of the photos I've found online ...nathalie<BR/>yes, some of the photos I've found online while checking the story show recent postings on the base of the statue. I wonder if this is a recent resurgence, considering the modern liking for unpretentious statuary, or is it a continuous thing since older times.. hmmm..Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-86569649353751969232007-09-02T04:32:00.000-05:002007-09-02T04:32:00.000-05:00Ben,duh!!... mistake fixed. thanxHayleythat's a gr...Ben,<BR/>duh!!... mistake fixed. thanx<BR/><BR/>Hayley<BR/>that's a great statue. Everybody have a look.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-54884909717513908292007-09-02T04:12:00.000-05:002007-09-02T04:12:00.000-05:00Whenever I'm standing on the platform late at nigh...Whenever I'm standing on the platform late at night at Brixton station <A HREF="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bronze_statue_on_Brixton_station.jpg" REL="nofollow">this guy</A> tends to frighten me. Apparently he's been waiting for a fucking train since 1986.Hayley Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493916787628212228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-29282385785558959672007-09-02T03:25:00.000-05:002007-09-02T03:25:00.000-05:00Surely that should be the Tiber (otherwise known b...Surely that should be the Tiber (otherwise known by Romans as the Tevere), and not the Thames, that the Pope wanted to lob Pasquino into? Or perhaps the local river wasn't far enough away...<BR/><BR/>Ben SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-20005012931396352792007-09-02T01:37:00.000-05:002007-09-02T01:37:00.000-05:00Believe it or not, after all these years, Pasquino...Believe it or not, after all these years, Pasquino still thrives...spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.com