Inner City Graffiti

Melbourne is plunging towards the Commonwealth Games. As a result the big clean up has started. It appears that I live in a city where it is OK to pollute vertical surfaces with unwanted advertising, but if you happen to be a visual artist, look out...

Melbourne has also recently been called the stencil art capital of the world see the link to the book here.

The following photos are mine, but I have had nothing to do with the production of the artwork.

Some of these photos and a journal relating to them are also posted on DeviantART

Cemetery

Phillip Island Trip

Well..... Not quite Melbs, but enjoyed taking the photos and had to pop them up.

St Kilda Rd Pilgrimage

Rode across to St Kilda Rd to take some photos the other night. Failed to race the storm home on my single speed. Camera gear stayed moderately dry thanks to one of Stu Crumpler's camera bags. Nice to see an industrial designer who has done good. Thanks to the dudes at the shrine for being good sports.

Monday Night Docklands

The Colour of Television

The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel.

William Gibson, Neuromancer

Melbourne Darkness

Another nocturnal trip around Melbourne. Still some more images to go.

Miami West Melbourne

Also posted on Deviant Art where it has been universally ignored.

The alien goes suburban

I have included a couple of tourist snaps to balance my less attractive images under instructions from my ACT hosts.

Erindale is bigger than when I lived in Canberra, but also somewhat bleaker. There seems to be more cement and less happening outside. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Railway Parade

Bridge-O-Rama

The filth in the Yarra is easy to see in daylight. I was amazed by the drifts of PET bottles along the banks of the river under the Westgate Bridge. I wonder how much of that winds up out in the Bay.
Gotta hate pre-packaged bottled water.

Eternal Night

Well it always seems to be dark in Alien Melbourne.

Smallest Room

This shot was taken in pitch darkness (well as dark as it gets in the city).

Still dark in Alien Melbourne

West Melbourne Evening