4.1.11

Closer

I wonder what the door thinks of that tin wall.  The door was there first.  Then the wall was brought in.  It's contemporary, prefab, flimsy, industrial, and its placement here doubtless oriented more to function than form.  Not so the door.  It has history, craftsmanship certainly and artistry arguably.  It's stone construction has permanence and stability that the tin wall can't ever even dream of obtaining.  Its existence here is intentional, a functional thing of beauty.

So, again, I wonder how the door feels about its nearest neighbor.  Does it feel encroached upon, is the tin wall an affront?  Does it feel crowded?  Maybe it does.  Or perhaps it feels cozy, connected, close.  Is it so inconceivable that the proximity has grown on them, they might actually like being neighbors?

I prefer to believe that they do.

7 comments:

  1. =) reading your post made me smile =)

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  2. I love how you try to think like a living building.

    My city houses and walls have something called the dialogue of the stones.

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  3. I think the old door should tell the tin wall to take a hike ! You are clearly right, it was there first... the nerve of that young upstart corrugated gate-crasher !

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  4. I hope you're right. That beautiful old door doesn't deserve an unwanted neighbor.

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  5. hi mary ann, beatiful photos, come see my photos of Rome
    http://cupetinte.blogspot.com/

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  6. Hi Mary Anne,
    In case you haven't seen it, there is a story on CNN today about Beirut's architecture which may be of interest to you...

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/12/20/lebanon.beirut.heritage/

    enjoy...

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  7. thanks . . . interesting article.

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