The other plinths accommodated the other members of the ecosystem: A copy of Paul Virilio's Bunker Archaeology, a beach plant and a framed image of the Menir House in it's alternate state where the photo-voltaic umbrella has turned into a wind turbine.
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Back from Ecosystem Beach
Monday, December 07, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Further Ruins on the west coast of the Peloponnese
I often heard about Olympia being a "magical place"
which I always dismissed as a cliche
what is interesting about cliches
is they are often based on the truth
the energy at Olympia is quite amazing,
makes you want to go into savasana and feel the vibrations
of the gently melting ruins
surprisingly made of seashells
Crossing a fantastic Dharma bridge, one returns to reality
and further ruins,
like this forgotten Xenia Motel just outside modern Olympia
overtaken by random greenery
you can almost recognize the Kostandinides detailing
cool color combos
all the furniture has already been ripped out
back on the coast,
a windmill becomes a flowerpot
a bunker wants to have fun
though it will probably just become a taverna
another semi-abandoned hotel
Hotel Arini,
part of the Kaifas lake complex
with a direct link to the other side of the lake
and the cave of thermal spirngsWednesday, August 19, 2009
The interrupted Village of Winds
On a tip from fellow blogger "Tourist" we visited the abandoned seaside village of Anemochori
its nice to have friends who tell you where things are
the village is all houses on the sand, unfinished, broken
never lived in by anybody because it is not legal to build on the sand
even if its so fabulous
some of the houses drowned
others got wrapped in bamboo
this one became friends with a tree
this tree became a house
on the beach all you need is a line around you
lift you up to the horizon
while the sun sets behind the ruins
Labels:
Architecture,
ruins,
vacation
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