Happy Fence Friday!

And a happy Victoria Day/Journée nationale des Patriotes! Even if you don't know what they are!

Extra added PiP at top left!

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Update: This installation has been removed. It did last at least five years, though; this photo was taken in 2014 and the photo in the PiP in 2009.

Fred Fouarge, appo-fam, buonacoppi, Léopold and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo

37 comments - The latest ones

Stephan Fey ^club

HFF, John. Poor guys, all chained to a fence. :-)

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Thanks, Stephan. Not the impression I would want to leave, either.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has added

And it turns out they're no longer there. I suppose they were all sold.

12 months ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

I love the contrast in colours and textures between the metal and the vegetation. I hope you have a great weekend, John.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Thanks, Joe. That is an interesting contrast, Thanks for pointing it out. All the best for the weekend.

12 months ago.

David G Johnson ^club

Although chained up,... they all look happy ! nicely snapped John,.. a HFF to you - from David J

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to David G Johnson ^club

Thanks, David. They've turned into a local landmark, I think.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has added

Well, they did turn into a local landmark. According to Street View they're no longer there. Off to grace the elegant backyards of their posh neighbourhood.

12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.

Xata ^club

Chained smiling ones... curious indeed, can you tell us more?
HFF John

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Thanks, Isabel. These are displayed on the fence of a nursery. I thought for a long time they were chained to prevent people stealing them for their gardens, and that may well have been the reason in the beginning, but since the display never changed over the years they may have been maintaining it as a landmark, and an advertisement of the goods inside.

12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has added

I have discovered that this installation has been removed. Off to grace the backyards of their posh neighbourhood. I guess. A major work of art gone.

12 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to John FitzGerald ^club

A good reason i deed, but not a very happy feeling to look at chained buddha smiling figures… intriguing indeed.

12 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to John FitzGerald ^club

In a way it is sad…

12 months ago.

Dinesh ^club

He looks like Buddha?! Chained to make theft proof....?

HFF and wishing you a happy week end

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Dinesh ^club

Thanks, Dinesh. As I mentioned to Isabel, these seem to have evolved into a landmark and an advertisement of the wares sold by the nursery behind the fence.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has added

And I just dicovered this installation is now gone. I guess they finally flogged 'em. A major work of art lost for the sake of a few dollars.

12 months ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautifully composed.
hFF

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks, Jaap.

12 months ago.

Christa1004 ^club

I wonder why the Buddha statues are all chained... HFF John.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

The fence belongs to a nursery, Christa. Don't want people to run off with the goods. I think in the end, though, it ended up as an advertising display -- it never changed.

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has added

And I just discovered the Buddhas seem all to have been sold. This major work of art is no longer.

12 months ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to John FitzGerald ^club

So you're lucky to have taken the photos before!

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

That's one of the important benefits of photography, isn't it? Fewer things disappear from history.

12 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

very nice image
Wish you a happy Friday and weekend:)

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks, Annemarie, and the same to you.

12 months ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Great composition, John ! Have a nice weekend ! HFF !

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thanks, Ulrich, and the same to you.

12 months ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

HFF und ein schönes Wochenende,
Erich

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to sea-herdorf ^club

Thanks, Erich, and the same to you.

12 months ago.

MaggsMep ^club

Lovely shots, it's so sad that the buddhas have to be chained to the fence tho.
HFF John

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to MaggsMep ^club

Thanks, Maggs. I was just thinking that if this were to appear in a gallery it would be treated as significant commentary etc. But it's gone now.

12 months ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

Surprising installation of Buddha sculptures! Now, they're gone, as you referred. Belated HFF, John!

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club has replied to Dimas Sequeira ^club

Thanks, José.

12 months ago.

Léopold ^club

An amazing and sleepy smile !

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club

Yes, the incongruity between the smile and the chains is part of what attracted me to this in the beginning.

12 months ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

Belated but never to late HFF John

12 months ago.

John FitzGerald ^club

Thanks, Fred.

12 months ago.

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