A small happening by a street art group. "Our city is full of dark places," they said. "Let's light one of them up." They are trying to draw attention to good locations in Lodz which are not being used to their full potential. The space where they asked people to bring their lamps is a pretty decent stretch where trees grow, and there could be benches and grass, except now all that's there is dirt, dog poop and drunks peeing on the walls. So instead of a little park, a place to breathe and rest, we have a dirty, disgusting area which everyone avoids.
With the lamps, just for one evening, it became a magical place.
More photos here.
~Rodia
Your city has some really imaginative people living in it. That is a very cool idea.
ReplyDeleteHope tptb get the hint and make a park for your city.
Nice shot, too.
Calma
Beautiful photos, Ro. Aside from macro shots of flowers, I also tend toward taking night shots (although very rarely do I take my rather wobbly tripod around with me!) so these do tend to "tickle my fancy" so to speak. :)
ReplyDeleteThe idea is great. I did think that with all those electrical wires that there did appear to be a bit of a trip hazard. :D How far away did they get the electricity from?
What an awesome idea!! I love it and yes very creative on the part of the folks who planned this out. I love the idea!!
ReplyDeleteVana
Heliona, a trip hazard! I had to laugh...there's so many more everyday hazards in Lodz. Dog poop hazard (never ever wear nice shoes around here). Pipe sticking out of the ground hazard. Uneven sidewalk hazard. Broken bottle hazard...really, the wires were the least of people's worries.
ReplyDeleteThe electricity came from a little portable generator. Noisy, but fun.
Great photo and even better idea by the folks in your city.
ReplyDeleteJules