Friday 9 June 2017

Shock of the new

There's a poignancy to this picture that I like, the remains of a single, old working boat gradually decaying, reverting back to the elements from which it was made. While across the river in the bustling marina a new generation of pleasure boats define the changed times.


Boats have become part time pleasure craft, vessels of affection, with an altogether more trivial purpose, the old discarded and unwanted - it could be a metaphor for modern life or maybe I'm just feeling a bit old myself.

3 comments:

  1. Max - you might find this interesting... spotted them on my way back from a recent Jolly Boys outing.. fascinating read.

    http://forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/jutland-german-wrecks

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  2. Something quite ironic in toys meant for instant gratification, then discarded, when they will never return to the elements they are made of.

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  3. In commmision to old hulks - the rhythm of life.

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