• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Controversial and iconic. I’ve only ever seen them from passing trains during the day but at night it’s a much more atmospheric piece. There must be something about the engineering and design of it I don’t understand, because I vaguely worry it’ll fall one day.

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      I always thought of Vault like it was The Happy Prince, all that is left of him is his heart and courage and strength, everything else has been stripped away

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        Huh. That’s a really interesting parallel. I recall homeless people wanting to sleep under it for shelter and getting kicked out all the time before it was moved from the city square. I like where it is now next to the big red Burnley tunnel ventilation tower thing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. They make a really bold statement together.