On my way back from a meeting today, something caught my eye: a cluster of lonely pillars on a slab of barren land, remnants of a building that once was. Graffiti covered each pillar, many with haunting themes. At the back where a lonely wall still stood, an entire mural covered it, with themes of wildlife animals and the rainforest and an emphatic gaia-like maiden in an embracing posture.
I went back there after dinner. Took a nice long stroll. The only camera I had was the one in my BlackBerry. I just had to take a few shots. I’m coming back here with the dSLR the next time I am in Kota Kinabalu.
The site was that of the old Department of Welfare that burnt down. It was to have been an art museum. When that did not happen, students from an art school turned the remaining pillars into pieces of art as they stood - a street art museum unsanctioned but original and rebellious as art should be.
I took a slow stroll back to the hotel, thinking how perfect this place would be for street theatre and gritty art shows.
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Comment by international calls — December 9, 2011 @ 7:21 am