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Two walls
Well, someone likes contrasts, don’t they?
Generally, adobe walls are covered with a layer of stucco to keep the adobe from melting. The wall on the left shows what happens when the layer of stucco is left off.
The contrast between the adobe and the more permanent mortar makes interesting patterns of light and textures. And the contrast between the adobe wall and the smooth stucco one beside it provides another nice set of contrasts.
(I don’t know this for sure, but I think the Judd Foundation uses this particular type of non-stuccoed adobe walls around some of its properties. It’s artistic. I suppose.)
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
Coexistence
The despair of destruction, the hope of new construction with the buttresses on the left, the humanity of a table and chairs set outside: there’s a lot going on here.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
Tree claws at moon
This is the other end of the building that’s shown here – obviously this end is holding up a little bit better.
It feels like those tree branches are clawing away at the scrap of moon in the corner, but I have an idea that the moon was able to escape.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
Threes
Three walls. Three lines of text on the sign. Three cracks.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
Between sky and earth
In addition to all those things in Marfa that I listed yesterday, you can also see this very nice wall, and the sky above it.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
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