Feeling inspired after relishing other people’s art at the Affordable Art Show in Battersea, I ventured along the Thames and happily explored the in-progress renovations of Battersea Power Station.
I lived in Battersea many years ago and walked over Battersea Bridge to work, ran around the Battersea Park most days and dined weekly at a cheap and cheerful Thai place where I was known by name.
What a delightful surprise to return and find an elegance of eclectic architecture, sonorous and arousing; the beauty of lines.
Captured by the reflections, I wanted to include only them in the post; however, all the rest of my images are as charming. A completely different space to when I last visited fourteen years ago.
I vow to return to sample Mother, oh please feed me mother, all artisan products sourced directly from Italy and apparently their pizzas are to die for!
Jean-Claude
November 10, 2018
Powerful photos reflecting on an electric past, Nicola. You have captured it’s iconic status and still the largest brick building in Europe… and I can see you love Animals almost as much as Pink Floyd. Fortunately this has not gone the way of Wembley and is preserved for your probing eye. You have cleverly used all types of surfaces to mirror, bend, refract and dilute images taking the viewer on a journey through time up to the present day and beyond. My eyebrow arched as much as those brick built, filled in ones. Were they chess pieces or aliens left over from a Dr Who shoot perhaps? There seem to be more cranes crammed into the site than in Dubai with even a black crow from The Tower of London pausing to take a peak. I congratulate you on your framing of Chelsea Bridge, still looking as splendid as the first time I saw it many years ago. The three red struts jutting out of the water were flamingo-like the way you captured them. Memorable images, Nicola, I hope you enjoyed taking them whilst immersed in this formerly gravel island as much as I enjoyed viewing them
Nicola
November 12, 2018
Dear Jean-Claude,
Such descriptive comments to my reflection on an ‘electric past.’ Thank you for sharing your endless creativity.
I do have the proverbial bone to pick with you… According to squarespace.com, Battersea Power Station is the fourth largest brick building in the world. Malbork Castle is the largest in the world and in Europe. The largest in the UK is St Pancras Station.
As soon as you mentioned flamingo-like I had to return to my photos and search out the flamingo. Such a fiery imagination. Did you know… Flamingos really are what they eat… They get their reddish-pink colour from special pigments found in the algae and invertebrates that they devour.
Keep the comments frothing!
Nicola