Thursday, June 21, 2012

By the Esplanade

The Esplanade is a waterfront location just north of the mouth of the Singapore River in downtown Singapore. The most prominent building is the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, which is the major performance arts venue in Singapore.

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

The Esplanade Bridge is a 260 m long  road bridge that spans across the mouth of the Singapore River in Singapore with the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay on its northern abutment and the Merlion on the southern. The bridge is 70 m wide and has seven spans and supports two four-lane carriageways and walkways along both sides.

Esplanade Bridge

Monday, June 11, 2012

The Light in Winter 2012

The Light in Winter is a yearly festival in Melbourne celebrating the Winter Solstice. Local and international artists, designers, architects, filmmakers and multicultural groups come together to create a month-long program of light sculptures, talks, events, workshops, and performances.

Close Encounters: A giant UFO floating in Federation Square.The curved mirrors underneath reflect the world around it and LED messages circle the circumference, inviting and responding to public text messages.  Artwork by Jordana Maisie.




Literature vs Traffic: Transforming the Square’s busy walkways with thousands of pre-loved, reclaimed books and journals, to create a living, light-filled installation especially for Melbourne. Artwork by Luzinterruptus.




Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012

Point Lonsdale

Point Lonsdale is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which frames "The Rip", the entrance to Port Phillip. The headland is dominated by the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.

Point Lonsdale received a signal station in 1852 to help ships negotiate its dangerous waters. A wooden lighthouse from Shortland Bluff was then dismantled and re-erected at Point Lonsdale in 1863. The present lighthouse was built in 1902, while the earlier wooden lighthouse was cut up for firewood in 1912. The base was altered in 1950 to provide an observation and shipping control room. The Point Lonsdale Lighthouse is one of the last manned lighthouses in Australia.