Even though I've been to the Donkin Reserve so many times (I don't want to say hundreds of times but probably can), I still enjoy walking around the reserve and look at the Route 67 art pieces. It really is one of Port Elizabeth's ultimate iconic sites.
There are so many pictures being taken of The Voting Line on the Donkin Reserve but often it is of the sculpture as a whole and the little details are missed. Like this pair of pigeons sitting on the wall.
The view up the Mosaic Steps at the Donkin Reserve must be one of my favorite views of this iconic spot.
The Piazza Mosaic next to the Donkin Pyramid is one of the most impressive art pieces making up Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve. The 470 square meter mosaic was made by a NMMU ceramic collective and depicts the Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape's cultures, heritage, diverse histories and abundant of fauna and flora. I actually find that every time I look at it I notice something I haven't done before.
Looking across the Donkin Reserve from the lady with the chair Untitled art piece with the flowers of one of the Coral Trees in the foreground. After nearly two weeks of wind I wonder how many flowers there still are on the Coral Trees around town.
It turns out that the Voting Line on the Donkin Reserve isn't just made up of interesting and diverse silhouettes, it also throws the most interesting shadows.
The woman with the chair, Anton Momberg's Untitled art piece forming part of Route 67, looks across the Donkin Reserve towards the Donkin Lighthouse and Pyramid.
The Voting Line on the Donkin Reserve is on of my favorite art pieces forming part of Route 67. Most people usually photograph them from the other side but this time I wanted to include the row of Donkin Houses in the background. Built in the mid 1800's the houses have recently been refurbished, forming part of a very exciting new business hub developing in the inner city.
Anton Momberg's "Untitled Piece", forming part of Route 67, standing proud on the Donkin Reserve. Some call her the lady with the chair but for the first time did I realise that she could also be the "chairlady" of the Donkin Reserve
One of the Route 67 art pieces that gets the most comment from visitors is the taxis on the wall in front of the PE Opera House in Whites Road. The taxis represent the mode of public transport used by most South Africans. "History is often shaped by momentus events, while cities with their alleys, streets and avenues are formed by the layers rhythms of the daily necessity. This rhythim of place, shaped by the everyday, becomes the song of…