Cultural mtb-ing

[rich p]

I had a spin on the South Downs today to see this Anish Kapoor sculpture. It's a 25' wide, 10' high semi-circular piece of shiny metal called the C-Curve. I don't think the pictures do it justice but it's pretty spectacular in real life!

 

[Globalti]

The C-Curve, eh? Sounds like the G-Spot.

We've got a couple of weird sculptures around the delightful valley of Rossendale, accessible by MTB:

 

[Aperitif]

This thread is dellzegg heaven!

 

[rich p]

The second one is very good, RR. Does it have a name? Pipe dream, perhaps?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

There was a Kapoor sculpture at the Rollright Stones not too far from where I live, it was really good.

I've put in a link (worth a look) as I have no idea how to put photo into a post - I'm only young *cough*

http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/culture/stories/2003/08/anish-kapoor-at-the-rollright-stones.shtml

 

[02GF74]

I once cycled over an ancient roman ampitheatre in Cyprus, beat that then!

 

[Globalti]

The second one is very good, RR. Does it have a name? Pipe dream, perhaps?

The spacecraft is called Halo and the pipe thingy is called The Singing Ringing Tree.

 

[Globalti]

I have no idea how to put photo into a post - I'm only young *cough*

I'm 53 and I can do it...! You need to find the actual URL or address of the picture itself, it's easy to do if you find a picture on Google Images. Copy it from the address bar and just paste it into your post in between

with no spaces.

Sometimes if you see a picture in an article you can find the original URL of the picture by right clicking on it and selecting properties. I hope that's right!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Ta-da!!

He can be taught - thanks RR

 

[Globalti]

Intelligence!

 

[rich p]

The spacecraft is called Halo and the pipe thingy is called The Singing Ringing Tree.

The Singing Ringing Tree! Now, that was a weird programme!

 

[Dayvo]

The Singing Ringing Tree! Now, that was a weird programme!

Definitely weird. And scary!

It gave me and my sister nightmares for years afterwards!


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o022ZhkhBY&feature=related

 

[Arch]

and the pipe thingy is called The Singing Ringing Tree.

Does it make a noise like pan pipes in the wind?

Ooh, there's a challenge, organise the pipes of different lengths so that you could tell wind direction by pitch....

 

[Maz]

Ta-da!!

He can be taught - thanks RR

I've been to this place...it's somewhere near Oxford, isn't it? When I went there was no silver apple sculpture, though.

 

[Globalti]

Arch, that's exactly what it does.

It's designed to drown the sound of the miserable Burnley folk moaning about their late Giros, compensation, maintenance, and all the other payments they receive.