Inside Rizal Park Manila is a confronting piece of art depicting the execution ceremony of Dr José Rizal by the Spanish Army in 1896. It's a surreal encounter wandering between executioners and victim. This installation art magnifies the size and…
Category: Historic Sites
historic places that move me.
Abandoned
picturing rain falls abandoned cacophony (stepping back) soiled diapers the smell human piss stepping further further further back, looking up into what looking back into what into once into when looking back seeing © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt:…
You Do Not Burn
When everyone ran, you remained the grim landscape the same colour as your dress and quiet genius as bushfires licked your garters you laughed that same laugh for decades. Old years pass and turn though just your slip remains you…
And Music Filled the Old Church Once Again
Wandering the historic village of Hartley (just west of the Blue Mountains in NSW), we were thrilled when the men restoring the old Saint Bernard's Catholic Church unlocked the front door. My Uncle Richard, whose interest in sacred music and…
Who was Lost at Sea
the living the left behind facing their ending down inside the sea © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Interior
The Shrine of Agtalin
The Shrine of Agtalin is a large statue of the Virgin Mary located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines). A mass is held at the site on the first Saturday of every month, attracting thousands of Ilonggos and Ilonngas to the site. The Shrine of Agtalin (or Mama Mary) is a Catholic icon in the Visayan region.
Laundry Soap
the Plaza Molo transformed. where is lawn grown green that seated last December? dead lifeless garden remnants "are you drawing church?" asks policeman, pointing to red notebook 'no' hear myself reply 'writing it' smiles approvingly denied rain centuried brick falling…
The Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas
Ingenuity is something that binds us across cultures and generations. For me, it is the essence of our humanness. A late 18th century Catholic priest who wanted a pipe organ for his parish located on the other side of the then…
Another view of Manila
© 2015 Melinda Irvine
Goonoowiggal
Goonoowiggal is my New England special place. When I am in this part of the world and feel the need for peace or clarity I make my way out to Goonoowiggal. There is a quiet there I cannot quite explain…
Aboriginal rock art of the Anaiwan peoples
The visual arts are always a surreal experience for me as I wonder on the human hands and the human mind guiding them. This rock art of the Anaiwan peoples is no exception. After I captured these photos and video…
Myall Creek Massacre
The first time I saw the Myall Creek Memorial was driving to Western Australia in 2010. When I was a little kid on school holidays I remembered seeing a place called "Slaughterhouse Creek" and mum telling me of the terrible things…