Melbourne has striking contrasts in Architecture. Really quite eye-catching. pic.twitter.com/oI4waqYRFP
— Jake (@CleighMoores) August 27, 2013
There’s something almost political about this image; a dated building, worn and covered in graffiti being intimidated by the bland, almost camouflaged skyscraper. In itself it tells the story of two different characters from two different ages: the gothic era old boy, decrepit but still staying alive, being beaten and taunted by the cowardly, homogenised facade of the modern world.
Walking through Melbourne it’s like the buildings are all vying for dominance in the same way. There’s so many contrasts in old and new architecture it’s sometimes hard to tell whether you’re in 2013 or the 1900’s, perhaps even in some collision of two dimensions. It’s brilliant.