A solitary mosaic bench rests against the pavement, a vibrant tapestry of fractured blues cradling tiles shaped like forgotten stamps. Across its heart, script loops in elegant ceramic cursive: Gouger St, Adelaide—a sudden, artistic compass pointing the way for a traveler lost in a fruitless hunt for the city's hidden murals.
Yet, the romance of the discovery quickly curdles. The bench is not granted room to breathe; instead, it is closely besieged by a grim garrison of overflowing rubbish bins. The brilliant, hand-placed glass and whimsical shapes find themselves drowned out by a thick, inescapable stench, turning a brilliant pocket of street art into a casualty of the city's discarded excess.
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That is such a shame that this beauty is surrounded by the stench of human garbage. It truly saddens me. I had to look up why there is garbage. I read that the blame goes to having so many restaurants and tourists that garbage bins are placed around the bench. Of course this makes no sense to me. Thank you for showing the art.
ReplyDeleteIt was more of having several rows of bins surrounding the bench.
DeleteA very attractive bench.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame to see it surrounded by overflowing trash cans!
This is really too bad!! We should not debase wonderful art.
ReplyDeleteQuina pena fa veure aquesta obra d'art envoltada de brutor i mal olor.
ReplyDeleteSalutacions!
Reality hurts, sometimes. The really interesting thing is how artistic works can show the most depressing things. Your image shines a light on things that ought to be better.
ReplyDeleteParece ser que las obras de arte no están siempre en el mejor lugar.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
What a great mosaic on this bench. Someone spend time designing and executing this art.
ReplyDeleteThat is unusual but it's lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity but that's reality
ReplyDeleteThe beauty and the beast.
ReplyDeleteWonderful but it is not treated well.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful 😍
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nicole ... such a shame that this beauty is surrounded by the stench of human garbage.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
El mosaico es muy bonito, pero las vistas no son buenas. Besos.
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