Machinery worn with age looms from the brown earth like giant eagles ....
.... inside aged nuts and bolts sit camera-ready
and outside the cogs in a wheel discolour russet against a clear blue sky.
To replicate,
simply add iron, oxygen and a dash of moisture
and time....
.... lots and lots of time.
The result?
....a peek-a-boo disintegration
.... a delicate corrosion of metals
.... a vibrant oxidisation
.... in a word....
RUST!
Francesca, You've managed to make rust beautiful in this post!
ReplyDeleteIt is a thing of beauty when on an island and open to all the elements ... a glorious sense of decay!. F x
DeleteI love these photo's. They are so raw. I also love the process that happens to terracotta when age turns it that wonderful verdigris.
ReplyDeleteWhere were these taken Frannie?
Belinda x
Thank you Belinda - these were taken on Cockatoo Island- we must go next time you are in Sydney. Definitely worth a visit! Fxx
DeleteGreat photos. I would love to go to Cockatoo island, it looks really interesting.
ReplyDeleteDebra definitely worth a visit next time you come to Sydney - an easy trip from Circular Quay with regular ferries. Gorgeous in summer. F x
DeleteGreat shots! I love seeing old rusted machinery. Don't know why exactly, but you've captured the visual intrigue of it.
ReplyDeleteI love rusted things. In Benin they make sculptures of welded car and machinery pieces, varnishing them afterwards. Men or robots or everything you can think of. When I lived in Ghana I developed a passion for rusty spare parts and once made a coffee table on suspension springs. It wobbled!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. Xxcat
Oh Cat I love the sound of your table - and what a greats sense of achievement and satisfaction you must have had! Thanks for dropping by F x
Deleteastonishing colours - did you paint it all before photographing?? Love
ReplyDeleteI didn't need to- it was all there already! xx
Deletethis is special
ReplyDeletewho would think of making a reportage of 'rust'
the result may be seen, pretty cool
greetings from brussels
anni
Great mean to measure time and life. Interesting shots indeed. Please have a good weekend.
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