vrijdag 21 juni 2013

Skywatch Friday

When visiting the open air sculpture exhibition ARTZUID, we had  to go to a new built business centre of Amsterdam to find the start of the route. I passed these colorful flags at a square with benches to relax and thought it was put there as a tribute to the exhibition.
But shame on me, I now read it belongs to the exhibition and is an artwork made by "Pascale Marthine Tayou" from Cameroon. It consitsts 54 flags from countries of Africa. Each flag represents the national identity of a country but also belongs to the African continent as a total of cultures, people and communities.
We had a very blue sky that day, but that has gone now with lots of rain.
See for more Skywatches here.

9 opmerkingen:

  1. lovely!!
    I am complete geography idiot, I didn't know there were 54 countries in Africa. wow.

    happy weekend, Bieb!

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  2. I'm with Kitty no idea there were 54!!
    Great shot!

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  3. I'm glad you keep us informed about what is going on in Amsterdam!

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  4. I'm with Kitty and Jackie. I would not have guessed there were that many countries in Africa. But like with the the worlds largest peanut, "says who?" so I Googled it. Well now there is 55...wait...53...no, 63, um 57. It depends on who you ask it seems. Just don't ask me to name any more than 10.

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  5. Wat een prachtige blauwe lucht. daar hebben we de laatste tijd niet veel van gezien. De zomer begon vandaag met regen, hopelijk wordt het nog een keer echt.

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  6. Blue skies...blue buildings ...eye catching.

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  7. Nice these flags Three is always something interesting going somewhere in Holland heh

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