tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post4698156762498041289..comments2024-03-23T16:51:22.303+05:30Comments on Amusing Planet: Cretto di Burri: The Concrete Labyrinth of GibellinaKaushik Patowaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000427721236718033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-14262946657287864452023-07-14T16:40:00.829+05:302023-07-14T16:40:00.829+05:30I find it really beautiful and bleak at the same t...I find it really beautiful and bleak at the same time, which to me seems appropriate. Monuments are hard to do and usually so boring and falsely positive, totally forgettable, therefore missing the purpose of a memorial. I find this unforgettable, whether you like it or not. (People hated the Eiffel Tower at first). This faces death in its apocalyptic form. It makes me think what is the structure of a town, that it grows out of fields and how all that growth and living can be taken away, a sin Pompeii. Concrete is basically sand, one of the first thing a child plays with. Its a thoughtful memorable memorial.Andy Cranstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-18822402699252724412021-03-20T09:50:18.465+05:302021-03-20T09:50:18.465+05:30It is horrible, ugly, and an insult to the survivo...It is horrible, ugly, and an insult to the survivors of the earthquake. I agree with the previous posts and wonder if another earthquake might destroy this cement allowing the earth to create a much more beautiful landscape. Kathy Chiavolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598720844421779093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-63419595004908907012016-08-17T19:06:05.902+05:302016-08-17T19:06:05.902+05:30Damn...this is indeed ugly! Nature or human art is...Damn...this is indeed ugly! Nature or human art is capable of such beautiful things and the only idea he had was to cover the city in concrete??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com