Friday, July 19, 2013

Le Reflet de la Mort (Weekend Reflections # 199)

Paris, France   (Stravinsky Fountain) The fountain had only a little water but lots of reflections.



"The Stravinsky Fountain is a shallow basin of 580 square meters located in Place Stravinsky, between the Centre Pompidou and the Church of  Saint-Merri. Within the basin are sixteen works of sculpture inspired by Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and his other major works. The black mechanical pieces of sculpture are by Jean Tinguely, the colored works by Niki de Saint Phalle."

Have a great weekend!

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31 comments:

Jack said...

Hmmm. It looks like there will be nightmares tonight. A skull?

Adrienne said...

Such a crazy fountain/place...I had forgotten the skull, but the reflection of the pipes pulled me right back there!

'Tsuki said...

A peine l'ai-je vue que je l'ai immédiatement reconnue... J'adore cet endroit dans Parie : Zone piétonne, gens en maillots de bain qui prennent le frais l'été... A peine remarque-t-on que c'est l'Ankou qui nous observe mouiller le maillot...

Belle photo, James.

TexWisGirl said...

very funky! rather scary! :)

Sylvia K said...

Yep, funky and scary and crazy, but what a great reflection for the day! Have a wonderful weekend, James, and thanks for the weekly fun as always!!

Kay L. Davies said...

It might not be my favorite fountain, James, but you sure do capture those reflections well!
K

Alexa said...

Unlike Kay, I love that fountain! The Centre Pompidou, though—not so much. This is a great image, James.

Lew said...

Scary! Especially for a rite of spring - but it is a great reflection.

Wayne said...

I like that skull, very unexpected.

Dina said...

Niki de Saint Phalle and Tinguely make wonderfully weird stuff but here in the water reflection it is even more so.

Unknown said...

Un peu de macabre:)

Daniela Augustka said...

Neviem, ako je to možné, ale na námestí George Pompidou som bola, no túto fontánu, ktorá je v jeho blízkosti, som nevidela :-(

I do not know how this is possible, I was on the square Pompidou, but this fountain, which is close by, I have not seen :-(

Gerald (SK14) said...

that is such a fascinationg reflection

Valerie said...

It's always a delight to visit your generously hosted site James - you offer some extraordinary reflection images. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this fun meme. Wishing you a lovely weekend.

leanne can blog said...

Amazing reflection, love the skull!

Suburban Girl said...

That is one unique reflection.

TheChieftess said...

Interesting reflection!!! The skull really caught my eye!!!

biebkriebels said...

A great reflection! I like all the arts involved.

namaki said...

Wow ! You do have the expert eye for discovering far out reflections ! I love this one !

EG CameraGirl said...

I wonder what the skull is doing there. ;))

Jim said...

That's an interesting reflection.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Eclectic group of reflections- I think the skull adds a mystical touch!

aspiritofsimplicity said...

That is a very interesting picture. So much to see. It could be a jigsaw puzzle..

Victoria said...

Hello everybody,
Je connais très bien cet endroit à beaubour. C'est original.
Have a great weekend

Ava
http://monbeaumanoir.wordpress.com

Nonnie said...

strange combination of sculptures! the artists certainly pictured unique ways to represent Stravinsky's musical works.

Marie said...

Bon weekend à tous! The photo is certainly interesting but almost scary. It looks as if the pipes were gong to swallow any living creature around them.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Skulls creep me out...but the reflection of the pipes is crystal clear...I'm jealous as usual!...:)JP

RNSANE said...

Is it Halloween? Amazing photography.

Christineeeee said...

Un peu la tête à l'envers ! A ressortir pour Halloween !

Biseeeeeeeeeeeees de Christineeeee

martinealison said...

Une superbe capture photographique...
Gros bisous

Pat Tillett said...

I love this one! GREAT find and photo James.