… all I recalled of the interior was the very hard, high-backed bench seats.
Category: Art and Culture
Adaptive re-use of Holy Trinity Church, North Hobart
… the various requirements and relationships enrich the congregation and the community and in no way are seen as burdensome or limiting.
Contemporary public art in and around Hobart
There is a wide range of public art in and around Hobart, from weathered bronzes to ephemoral glimpses and much more in between.
Tracks into Hobart’s history
Hobart offers a wealth of tracks and trails, offering abundant scenery and close encounters with key historical events and figures.
A winter stroll through the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Primarily known as a place of reflection and relaxation, staff at the Botanical Gardens continue to develop our understanding of our local ecology as well as conserving Tasmania’s unique plant species.
Hobart’s Railway Roundabout named best in the world
This week’s naming of Hobart’s Railway Roundabout as the best in the world by the UK’s Roundabout Appreciation Society was probably greeted with quiet bemusement by citizens of Hobart.
Tasman Bridge Disaster Sculpture
Local artists Kelly Eijdenberg and Travis Tiddy of creative agency Poco People were commissioned by the Clarence City Council to commemorate the changes to Hobart’s eastern shore brought about by the 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster.
Farewell Krabi-for now
Aonang Beach has boomed since last i was here, no longer the sleepy backwater favoured by a few Europeans of a certain age looking for respite from Phuket’s party scene.
The Minton tiles of Georgetown, Penang
Now I’m no expert and so cannot claim that all these are by Minton, or that they are all Victorian era. They are all, however, a celebration of geometric pattern in decorative form, and wonderful survivors.
Asian civilisations celebrated in Singapore
Today’s find was the Museum of Asian Civilisation, new since I was living here. It is a treasure trove of artefacts telling the complex story of the development and evolution of the regions people’s, cultures and religions using religious art, sculpture, bronzes, jewellery, crafts and textiles.