Viaduct Events Centre
I am sure there is a good reason for it.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Category: Mathematics (Page 1 of 2)
Morning after?
The City Daily Photo theme for March is “Cafe Chairs”. In addition to yesterday’s Auckland shot, these images hark back to an all too brief visit to Paris last year.
All three photos were taken on early morning sorties, and only later did I realise that obviously I had a bias for the furniture (and people) at the Cafe Beaubourg in the Rue Saint Merri, next to the Centre Pompidou.…
Numbers and Puddles: Ken Maunder Park Bridge
The City Daily Photo theme for July is “Numbers”. Check Facebook for other participants. Or click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
The Ken Maunder Park Footbridge connects Kelston and New Lynn, crossing a tidal estuary that is a tributary to the Whau river.…
John Lyall - Artist's Talk
The current exhibition “Wood for the Trees” at Lopdell House in Titirangi brings together works by five artists: John Lyall, Michael Shephard, Russell Moses, Tanya Ruka, Derek March. Many environmental and historical ideas are touched upon throughout.…
How to Draw a Circle
Painters getting ready for some circular art work near the New Lynn Railway Station.
“A circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a central point.” …
Dodecahedron by Neil Miller
Find more weekend reflections at James’ Newtown Area Photo.
When I visited the Waitakere Trust Art Awards Exhibition at the Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson yesterday, I discovered this platonic solid hanging by the entrance to a workshop.…
I have started ‘collecting’ corner shops. Shortly after I had taken a picture of this, the Croydon Dairy, the painters appeared, decking it out in a new livery, promoting mathematics big time. Had to do a re-shoot, of course (and change the title).…
Peter -- Titirangi Village Barber
Meet Peter, village barber in Titirangi. Here he is welcoming me (through the mirror) for a haircut. He opened shop in January, planting a barber’s pole outside Lopdell House, and a sign “Barber Room” points up to level 2 of this house of culture.…
Möbius Gate
This Möbius Gate (2002) by John Lyall plays with the Möbius strip known to all of us from childhood days. It is found at Te Atatu Peninsula’s Jack Pringle Park (map).
Since the Möbius strip has only one side, but all known construction materials are two-sided, something has to give…
Read more about the Möbius strip.…
Geometry at the Tank Farm
The sun plays geometry with the tanks at Auckland’s tank farm at Wynyard Point.
Learn about history and plans for the tank farm, and check the area out by webcam.…
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