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Harmony in Nature on Route 67

One of the more unusual art pieces along Roue 67 is the Harmony in Nature piece in front of the Atheneaum building.  The piece uses an old optical technique used by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo and uses optical illusion and mathematics to create a 3D picture that reflects from the flat and distorted mosaic surrounding the pole.  The artwork shows fauna and flora from the Eastern Cape and truly is a must see.

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30/03/2016
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Lady Elizabeth Donkin – Then and Now

I wonder how many people who have seen the mosaic art piece on the Donkin Reserve next to the pyramid have noticed that the only known portrait of Lady Elizabeth Donkin has been incorporated into it.Elizabeth Frances néeMarkham was the young wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin and died of fever shortly after child birth while Donkin was stationed in the East.  Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of the Very Rev Dr George Markham, dean of York, and the grand-daughter of…

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24/12/2015
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Port Elizabeth icons, new and old

The Donkin Reserve and Route 67 truly are two of Port Elizabeth's iconic attractions.  The one is historic and linked to the very early history of the city while the second brings together all the aspects of the city's cultures, history, peoples and art.  The pyramid is actually called the Donkin Memorial and was built in 1820 by Sir Rufane Donkin in memory of his late wife after whom he named the town.  Next to it stands the tallest flag…

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14/12/2015
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Donkin Reserve Timelapse

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnQDDeFEcas&w=500&h=400]Today's Video Friday post is another of Duncan Noakes' excellent time lapse videos.  This one is of the iconic Donkin Reserve and the Port Elizabeth harbour beyond as the sun goes down. Stunning!

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04/12/2015
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Donkin lights and structures

All along the Mosaic Steps up onto the Donkin Reserve from Chapel Street there is a series of light structures cut out of metal.  Forming part of the public art along Route 67, the project was a collaboration between student and school pupils with 34 of these telling stories of our past, present and future.  I was looking for a way to take a photo of some of the structures without just photographing them with the Donkin as background and…

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08/10/2015
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Closing the Voting Line chain

Drama Princess closing (or at least trying to) the link between the kids at the end of the Voting Line and the Madiba figure on the Donkin Reserve.  The Voting Line, an art piece by Anthony Harris and Konrad Geel, consist of life-size laser-cut figures simbolising voters as they were seen in the country's first democratic elections in 1994 and forms part of Rouet 67.

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03/10/2015
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Jumping on the Donkin

The schools were closed on Friday and I had to take Drama Princess to work with me for the day.  Somewhere during the morning we popped up to the Donkin Reserve to drop of maps and brochurs at the visitor information center there and we went for a quick walk around some of the artwork forming part of Route 67.  Obviously the camera went along and Drama Princess decided that a plain straightforward picture of her posing on the mosaic next…

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28/09/2015
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A grey Spring Day

It is the first of September and thus Spring Day.  As is the case more often than not, Spring hasn't quite sprung and was welcomed with a shower... or two, three... Let's just say it's a bit wet out there.  But rain means PE is getting a proper wash and is looking clean and green.  Don't worry though, it's downhill towards proper Spring and then Summer from here.  Happy Spring Day.

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01/09/2015