Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Messages beneath our feet




I tend to look around me and not so much at the ground. But sometimes this is a good idea as there are messages beneath our feet in embedded in the pavement. The happy faces ( on the left) were painted on pavement slabs in Twenthe and followed the preferred school route towards and from a primary school. These ladybirds are to be found in various places in the Netherlands. They mark the spot where "senseless" street violence has claimed the life of someone. The ladybird is a ferocious killer so it is a rather strange emblem against street violence, but is works well graphically. Also in the Netherlands these colourful feet painted on successive pavement slabs signify  a pedestrian route for school children. In this case the route towards a zebra crossing -that isn't in front of the school where it would make more sense- around the corner.

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