Ancestors

This mural is in Chalmers Street itself from the start of the Devonshire Street Tunnel down to Eddy Avenue which runs along the front of Central Railway station. The mural celebrates the 150th anniversary of the railways in NSW, 1855 to 2005.

I was getting ready to take a picture of the mural, looking at my view finder. I noticed someone was moving through. Without much thinking before he disappeared I pressed the shutter button.

My snap distance was set to 2m. The man was much closer. I knew he wouldn’t look sharp. But then that slight blur gave the whole composition authenticity and movement.

The man with his working class face created a drama against backdrop of ghosts, workers long dead, his ancestors looking at him.

Catching up

Here we see two boys catching up after a day filled with skating. This story is about conversations on remains of the day. 

Informal retrospective analysis is something we all do from office workers to truck drivers. After a long day of engagement, be it work or entertainment we would like to count the scores. How did our day go? 

Giant's head

Another surprise in the cityscape. 

It is an entry to a night club. A mural painted on doors.

A transgender giant's face is looking at you. A drop of late afternoon sun on the giant's cheek made her alive. 

Can you imagine how boring and meaningless these doors would become without the mural?