and I listen to your architectural tongues

Driving from our home to many places beyond town- or North of us involve passing this fountain.  The fountain is in the middle of a roundabout, on what serves as a highway here.  It is below the level of the street so really what you can see is the fountain from that top circle, or platform.  I have never bothered to go through the tunnels underneath.  The only time I have been out of my car in this area has been on skates or my bike.  

There were a couple of art pieces for Dark Mofo in the tunnels so we parked in town and walked this way to Dark Park. Dark Park is the free installation area.  Each year they take over one of the large sheds and open area which is maybe part of the docks normally.  There is a bar, food trucks, and the installations. 

After going to the Venice Biennale I have viewed Dark Mofo to have the same sort of set up, with art dispersed through the city.  Of course, it is smaller here so they have rightly added in music, performance and movies as well.

The fountain is lit red because that seems to be the theme via Dark Mofo, many businesses light up their stores or create a red themed window as what I assume is a sort of city wide support because many people (myself included) are happy with the impact of MONA and their festivals on our town.

I like the chance to walk around town with other people.  I am usually alone and town has some really interesting architecture and history.

Here are some other photos:

The day was so grey that I thought I had never noticed that the cross of this church was cut through the stone.  But my gf of course pointed out that it was only an optical illusion.

I have always thought the above building looks like it belongs in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

I love that there are a few of these buildings that look like factories from another time area also still in town.  There are a few new large, modern buildings getting crammed in.  Both I think are housing or some type of expansion for the University.  I feel that expanding University can only be for the good, but so far I am underwhelmed by how the buildings look.