I like the lofts better unfinished. The space not sealed. The grids not complete. Wind and rain blowing into the living room. Little puddles freezing on the granite floors.
Jamison Square is the perfect name for this park. Everywhere I look, I see grids.
Even the granite benches are square here (foreground). I like the way they echo the construction, with their structure exposed, each sheet of rock like an archaeological layer. Even though I know this park is complete, the benches invite questions. Are they finished? Are they remnants of something else? Are they in the process of construction? The process of deconstruction? Excavation?
In a sense, because I like the lofts better in their present state, I think they are in the process of deconstruction. Vast space is being destroyed, divided into tiny spaces, before my eyes.
Comments (7)
I love these photos. It's disconcerting to me for some reason to see the ones of the full building, with the floors below unfinished. Disconcerting in an attractive way, because I notice my mind wants the unfinished to be at the top.
Wish you were here to run around downtown LA with me, where $300,000 lofts are being built all over the place...
Posted by Wendy | August 7, 2003 1:28 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 13:28
Are you using a lomo to take most thoose pictures?
Posted by jonathan | August 7, 2003 1:41 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 13:41
that is cool i should put photos from my lomo up i have tons, of course i have tons of really bad photos too:) i want one of there color flashes
Posted by jonathan | August 7, 2003 2:00 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 14:00
Oh, yeah, that color flash is really cool. I want one of those, too. I hope to start using the Seagull soon, so I can double-expose my shots.
Posted by karriehiggins | August 7, 2003 2:03 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 14:03
Wendy - I love your observation about wanting the "unfinished" parts to be at the top. Alan had a similar reaction . . . It seems so unstable this way.
Posted by karriehiggins | August 7, 2003 2:04 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 14:04
That's funny. I laughed at myself, too, for wanting it to be different, for wanting it to "make sense."
Posted by Wendy | August 7, 2003 3:59 PM
Posted on August 7, 2003 15:59
I love the idea of the buildings remaining unfinished, each room comingling with the weather. It echoes how I feel right now, in a way. Held up by an external frame, but at the same time exposed to everything. It's a wonderful and beautiful observation. And the pictures are stunning. And Wendy, I had the same reaction--the building looked like a Jenga pile about to collapse, sturdy on top, falling apart at the bottom.
Posted by Dewi | August 10, 2003 4:30 PM
Posted on August 10, 2003 16:30