Monday, 6 February 2012

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.
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16 comments:

  1. Luis GomezMonday, 6 February 2012 at 02:34:00 GMT+11

    Love it! Really cool Jim.

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  2. Melbourne Australia PhotosMonday, 6 February 2012 at 09:02:00 GMT+11

    Great shot, Jim. Looks a bit seamy and grungy. but that's what a big city hides behind the glitz!

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  3. Fábio MartinsMonday, 6 February 2012 at 09:22:00 GMT+11

    Uh! The corner of the small street :)

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  4. JulieMonday, 6 February 2012 at 09:56:00 GMT+11

    You have done the laneways a treat, Jim. I have not specifically gone looking, just stumbled over the odd one or so.

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  5. MarkMonday, 6 February 2012 at 10:31:00 GMT+11

    What a great name for a laneway!

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  6. UnknownMonday, 6 February 2012 at 18:47:00 GMT+11

    Very interesting!

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoMonday, 6 February 2012 at 19:34:00 GMT+11

    I've really enjoyed your 'laneway are' series Jim, is that really the end of it??

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoMonday, 6 February 2012 at 19:34:00 GMT+11

    I'm sure you know I meant 'art' Jim haha!

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  9. Hootin AnniMonday, 6 February 2012 at 22:26:00 GMT+11

    Amazing background history you've shared on the duct work. How ingenious.

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  10. JimMonday, 6 February 2012 at 22:39:00 GMT+11

    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.

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  11. Chubskulit RoseTuesday, 7 February 2012 at 08:58:00 GMT+11

    Awesome shot!

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  12. scfinderTuesday, 7 February 2012 at 11:54:00 GMT+11

    Interesting picture. You made an article that is interesting.

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  13. JessicaThursday, 9 February 2012 at 10:04:00 GMT+11

    beautiful...love the shot too :-) isiting from MYM, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  14. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Thursday, 9 February 2012 at 23:03:00 GMT+11

    what does Skittle mean, a Tanzania student's mum's name is Skittle.

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  15. Leah H.Friday, 10 February 2012 at 04:56:00 GMT+11

    It's cool and interesting photo..

    Visiting for MYM! Hope you can stop by:)

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  16. JimFriday, 10 February 2012 at 10:15:00 GMT+11

    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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