Skittle Lane, peri(pheral)scopes
Skittle Lane is a city lane that features "peri(pheral)scopes: looking over the over-looked" for Laneway Art,
as part of the Art and About Sydney festival. The artwork, designed by Heidi Axelsen, Hugo Moline and Adriano Pupilli, consists of rogue ductwork grafted onto the drainpipes and walls of buildings. The four peri(pheral)scopes are optical devices that show recorded views of Sydney's western suburbs. The name of Skittle Lane came from its history, located between two pubs. It was where wharfies and soldiers once enjoyed beer and skittles, a form of bowling. This is my last look at this year's laneway artworks.
Love it! Really cool Jim.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot, Jim. Looks a bit seamy and grungy. but that's what a big city hides behind the glitz!
ReplyDeleteUh! The corner of the small street :)
ReplyDeleteYou have done the laneways a treat, Jim. I have not specifically gone looking, just stumbled over the odd one or so.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great name for a laneway!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed your 'laneway are' series Jim, is that really the end of it??
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you know I meant 'art' Jim haha!
ReplyDeleteAmazing background history you've shared on the duct work. How ingenious.
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Grace, that's the end of my photos of this year's artworks. Unfortunately, I missed one that was dismantled early and a few that only ran for a short time. I was unable to scour the city back then due to injury but I'm getting back out there now.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot!
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Interesting picture. You made an article that is interesting.
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what does Skittle mean, a Tanzania student's mum's name is Skittle.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool and interesting photo..
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Ann, I just did some research on the name. The lane was between two pubs, where wharfies and soldiers once enjoyed beer and skittles. The game of skittles is a form of bowling. I'll add it to my post.
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