I’m joining Becky in her February Square Photo Challenge over at The Life of B. The rules of the challenge are simple: most photos must be square and fit the theme word Odd, referencing one of these definitions: different to what is usual or expected, or strange; a number of items, with one left over as a remainder when divided by two; happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly, or occasionally; separated from a usual pair or set and therefore out of place or mismatched. Look for #SquareOdds.
While we didn’t travel as much as usual in 2021, we were fortunate to enjoy several holidays in our home state of Queensland and one short trip over the border into New South Wales. Join me this month in a retrospective look at the very odd year of 2021.
Brisbane QLD, December 2021
After starting 2021 in Brisbane, we ended the year there as well. Again, we were there for a special exhibition. This time it was an exhibition with a difference at the Grand Pavilion in Northshore, Hamilton.
Van Gogh Alive, a multi-sensory extravaganza of light, sound and colour, featured the beautiful works of Vincent Van Gogh. After visiting 65 cities around the world, the exhibition came to Brisbane in October.
More than 3,000 images of Vincent’s paintings, drawings and writing were projected onto huge screens inside the pavilion in a 45 minute display, accompanied by music and animations. We stayed for almost two hours, enjoying the visual spectacle of Vincent’s art on this grand scale.
Did you spot the very peculiar image of us, looking short and squat, captured in a mirror?
Yes … I had always pictured you as tall and willowy. ❤
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🤣 I’m neither, but I’m also not that short or squat.
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That looks like a spectacular exhibition. We also only had holidays in WA for a long while!
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We’re all lucky we have plenty to do in our own states. We’re looking forward to spreading our wings a little further this year.
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I can imagine ..it will be wonderful..
As you know we are in the UK but have recently caught Covid
I’ve got it pretty bad even after three shots, the booster only in December. I’ve been pretty sick
Hope to be back in WA very soon though
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That’s not good news. Lucky you had three doses. It might have been much worse.
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Eek 🤧
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I hope you’re feeling better soon.
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Many thanks 😊
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This makes me think of Vincent’s ‘Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue or grey….’
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Yes. It was all so beautiful.
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must be so extraordinary this exhibition – I’d like to go round though when no one else is there!!
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The tickets were timed so it wasn’t really packed at any time. It would be great to have it to yourself though.
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ah that’s okay then 🙂
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That is awesome!
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Wonderful experience.
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It was great.
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That’s one fantastic exhibition. It would work well with Monet too. Being immersed in waterlilies.
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Oh yes. Monet would be stunning in this format. How is your Brisbane family? I hope they’re not affected by the flooding.
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They have a very wet garden, but luckily the house is still dry. School closed and roads flooded, so working from home. Thanks for asking.
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That’s good to know. All of ours are high and dry too, staying home where they are safe. It’s a disaster.
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Exhibit was also in Denver, Colorado, USA. We enjoyed it immensely. Hope many more people will experience this Van Gogh exhibit. Thanks for the photo reminder.
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We enjoyed it too. It’s quite different and we learned so much about Vincent. Poor man.
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I think this is coming to Edinburgh soon.
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Highly recommended. We really enjoyed it.
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Quite a coincidence you should feature this exhibition. I only found out last Friday that it was in Manchester, the nearest city to me – I would have gone but it finished on Saturday and I was away for the weekend anyway. I actually went to the Sistine Chapel exhibition the week before, it was good to be able to see Michelangelo’s paintings up close and in detail and I got some good pics for my blog.
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Wow. That would have been fabulous too.
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I’m so glad you got to see that. Wasn’t it spectacular? We saw it in Phoenix a few months ago when our friends were supposed to come to visit and had to cancel. I’m sure you have pictures for many more posts. They make great puzzles as well if you ever get into that.
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We loved it. The concept is great, such a unique and fun way to showcase Vincent’s work.
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