urban origami, a photo from Nordrhein-Westfalen, West

Photographer's Note

"Hornet (origami)" is a geometric mosaic of tiles by Sarah Morris in Dusseldorf. It measures 7x27 metres and is located on the Paul-Klee-Platz, right behind the K20, Dusseldorf's museum for 20th century art. The mural dates from 2010.

On one of the first sunny days of the year we went on a short trip to Essen and Dusseldorf in the Ruhr-area of Germany. A major exhibition of mainly impressionist paintings in the Folkwang in Essen was a good excuse for a day out and a visit to Dusseldorf too.

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Sarah Morris (°1967) is an American artist known for colourful geometric art and has been commissioned to do several in-site installations like this. Her oeuvre includes both paintings and movies.

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THIS PICTURE was shot from pretty far away. There's a dark passage which runs underneath the K20 museum (with the entrance on the left). On a dreary day all this is quite dreary, but on a beautiful sunny day this offers exactly the kind of contrast I wanted to go for. Then I just waited for people to walk by.

In the WS there's a wider view of the K20 museum. Maybe you can spot my colourful tunnel view.

holmertz, Fis2, PaulVDV, worldcitizen, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102774) 2022-03-03 3:40

Hello Benny,
A very nicely bright mosaic, but it's the silhouettes, especially of the taller person, that make this an interesting photo.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (221729) 2022-03-03 4:37

Ciao Benny, lovely urban origami with fantastic colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170861) 2022-03-03 7:43

Witaj Benny!
A very interesting view.
Geometry frame makes impression.
Good colors and sharpness.
Persons add flavor to this composition.
Well done.
Good afternoon.
Krzysztof

cargus (13954) 2022-03-03 7:48

Wonderful composition of autumn colors you framed,the clarity and lights very well managed. Well done.!!
Regards.
Adrian

PaulVDV (62978) 2022-03-03 8:14

Hallo Benny,
Heel even deed dit mozaпek me denken aan de wanden naast het perron in het metrostation Merode in Brussel.
Doch dit werk hier heeft veel mooiere patronen.
Mooi getoond met de silhouetten van de hoofden.
Vele groeten, Paul

lousat (139332) 2022-03-03 9:48

Hi Benny,The museum building is practically black and white, so it's easy to spot this colorful mega puzzle in the WS. Great catch, excellent idea of including the two heads to break the perspective and give a small idea of its large size. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

worldcitizen (16104) 2022-03-03 12:52

Hello Benny,
This is a wonderful pop of color, and a good composition; I like the silhouettes on the bottom. It's also nice to see the artwork in context with the WS photo. Take care!

COSTANTINO (116580) 2022-03-03 22:30

Hello dear friend Benny and have a nice day
and a happy week end
original version
I like these different colorful patterns
with great originality....a major
exhibition of mainly impressionist
paintings in the folkwang in eSSEN
thanks for the sharing
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147224) 2022-03-03 23:27

Hi Benny,
interesting mosic, nice with all these coors and very good photo with the detail of the silhouette of the couple, well presented, tfs.

emka (158204) 2022-03-04 0:09

Hello Benny,

A beautiful mosaic of the colourful tiles. Nice photo with the black figures.

Best regards Malgo

abmdsudi (95869) 2022-03-04 8:49

Hi Benny
Explosion of colours! A very eye-catching even from the thumbnail and all the elements go so well together. The silhouettes provide strong base leading the eye all the way in
Best regards

ChrisJ (171884) 2022-03-06 5:53

Hello Benny,

I love the silhouettes of the couple here and the contrast between the bright colored tiles and the dull fg. Good sharpness and framing. Tfs!