~Mehmet Murat ildan
When you are the opposite of indifferent, you even find something as utilitarian as manhole covers interesting. Here we have covers from the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Norway. Japanese manhole covers are so impressive that there are even two books about them. There's also a book about ones in NYC.
Manhole cover, McCloud, California
photo by Bruce Fingerhood
Manhole in the city of Freiburg, Germany
photo by RuckSack Kruemel
Osaka, Japan manhole cover
photo by Tomohisa Suna
Manhole cover, Trondheim, Norway
photo by Elizabeth B. Thomsen
Seattle manhole cover
photo by Wayne Noffsinger
Manhole cover in Fuchu City, Japan
photo by Elena Gurzhiy
Manhole cover in Bergen, Norway
Lady's Slipper Manhole Cover in Minneapolis
photo by jpellgen
Manhole cover in Cologne, Germany
photo by R/DV/RS
Hiroshima manhole cover
photo by Metro Centric
Yokohama, Japan
photo by Paul Downey
Yes, it costs less to produce a plain, straightforward, utilitarian cover, but these examples prove that going that extra bit to make them beautiful or interesting shows that our species can rise above the mundane. We can make art everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWe met someone a long time ago who collected old manhole covers. Aren't they beautiful? Thanks for sharing these, Tabatha.
ReplyDeleteWorks of art!
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