Monday 27 August 2007: Roundabout No.9
Yet another drive-by 'shooting' of a Jeddah roundabout - I got two good ones today and it was a tough call to decide which to blip. I knew that this was scrap metal from an old condenser, but I thought I'd share with you how it's described in my book.
The Condenser (i) Julio Lafuente - Scrap Metal
During the first half of the last century, much of Jeddah's water was provided by two British-built condensers - primitive precursors to today's sophisticated desalination plants. The roar of the 'Lancashire boilers' - audible throughout the city - prompted one local poet to write: 'Save us from the clamour of the kindasah' - a prayer which was finally answered when, in 1947, completion of a pipeline from the wells of Wadi Fatimah made the condensers redundant. The equipment stood rusting for decades until Lafuente used the scrap metal in three sculptures.
Jeddah - City of Art - Hani M Farsi
Comments
Who do you think you are performing drive by shootings? 003 and a half haha, cool blip, I've not seen this one yet. ASG
~ airborneskygod
Like this one. It has quite a bit of action.
~ Grandmama
This sculpture I think that it will not happen to the history of the art, but is attractive ;)
~ castrexoman
excellent!
~ dailypost
I actually kind of like it.
One helluva welding job too.
~ dogwoodpuddle
I love your Roundabout series. This one is a fine addition. Glad the boilers could come to good use.
~ scintilla
Great find and blip
~ Lynn
I see it's got a Sky satellite dish second from the top!
~ Cradlehall
different! nice shot
~ audrey
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