There is no doubting the reason for two commuters being here. It’s work travel. The suit and tie, the briefcases, the smart attire and not a handbag in sight are all the evidence I need. If I were to hazard I guess, I’d say it was early morning at some outlying platform. The man, who […]
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Time Out
I can just imaging this little girl all distraught, sad, angry, confused and furious at the injustice of the adults in her world giving her ‘time out’ for no good reason. After all, she had simply asked why she had to follow the rules in a 1000 year old book. Rules that she suspected were […]
Read MoreA Meeting of Minds
Little bronze personalities came to life in all sorts of nooks and crannies as I continued exploring the ‘Other Worlds’ installation by Tomm Otterness during my Doha transit. The four individuals coming together in this scene particularly caught my attention. The couple on the left appear attired in working clothes, overalls and an apron while […]
Read MoreStargazing
My very first memories of gazing into the heavens and marvelling at the night sky were not so different from the little bronzie in this image. In my case it was not bronze but the painted steel roof of my parent’s car. Somehow those extra few feet made all the difference. All these year later […]
Read MoreEmergence
When I first transited via Doha’s Hamad International Airport I was impressed by the large interactive bronze sculptures by American artist Tomm Otterness. At the time I captured some wide angle images of the pieces in context but did not really give them the attention they deserved. I did however notice they seemed to covered […]
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