We've had a heap of rain over the last week, way more than usual for this time of year. There is a bit of flooding down the south coast, but not near our house, and the ground is good and soggy. Last weekend it poured down both days and I escaped to the National Gallery to see the Xu Zhen exhibition.
This was very cool and very creepy. Although it looks like concrete, the neck of the column moved - slowly - to follow people as they walked past it. It is about gazing into the abyss or something, the dark hole at the face of the column was completely black but deep. It made for a very freaky gaze that fixed on you as you walked past and went with you for a bit. There were a number of disturbed small children that refused to go anywhere near it.
The NGA is doing pre-booked timed tickets to limit the number of people who can visit at any one time and it is AWESOME. I had the indigenous galleries entirely to myself and I was just in the mood to take long close looks at how the colours and patterns went together. Perfect for a rainy Sunday morning!
That monster thingie looks very disturbing...
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