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Brisbane: an urban moment: « Previous | |Next »
July 17, 2007

This photo links back to an earlier Brisbane post:

BrisbaneAAMI.jpg
Gary Sauer-Thompson, AAMI, Brisbane, 2007

So many cranes touching the skyline. Brisbane is booming. What I find interesting is the way the old---nineteenth century Brisbane--- being squeezed. It does not appear to be valued--unlike say Hobart, where the urban is centred on the old colonial outpost.

A human moment:

Brisbanepeople.jpg
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Queensland Contemporary Art Gallery, Brisbane 2007

It could be any city anywhere couldn't it. We need to stand back and change our perspective to see more of the city in which the urban moment happens.

| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 07:47 AM | | Comments (0)
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