“Japan Stories” exhibition in the windows of RIBA, London, November 2023
The images shown in this window are the work of John Barr:
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Thanks to everyone who shared some minimalism or two last week.
Special thanks go to Dawn for her beautifully simple winter shot and Janet for a simple and abstract shot.
If you didn’t have chance to check out everyone’s offerings, the links are below. Why not grab a coffee now and go blog exploring.
- Brian at Bushboy’s World
- Carol at Light Words
- Dawn at The Day After
- Elke at Pictures Imperfect
- Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery
- Pepper at Heaven’s Sunshine
- Janet at This, That and the Other Thing
- Ju-Lyn at Touring my Backyard
- Marie at Hops Skips and Jumps
- Marina at In primo piano
- Teleporting Weena
- Woolly Muses
Next week’s theme will be rest, and this topic will run for 2 weeks over the festive period.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 December 2023
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
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Travel with Intent 
Hi Debbie. Fascinating photo this week. A funny thing happened when I read your OWS word. I misread the word “Maximalism” and had to do a double-take because I thought you said “Maximilian,” which was an ancestor’s last name. But I digress. Here’s my submission of Herons maximizing their holiday cheer: https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2023/12/20/whimsy-myrth-from-the-beautiful-great-blue-herons-not-necessarily-wordless-wednesday/
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Ha ha! I’d have forgiven you if you had featured a Maximilian instead 🙂
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hello debbie,
this is a wonderful and interesting picture for the theme that you have chosen, i like it very much.
my contribution to the challenge, https://wp.me/pdALlZ-FC.
many greetings robert
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That is definitely Maximalism – here’s mine: https://suejudd.com/2023/12/17/maximalism/
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That’s definitely maximalism! Here’s mine https://suejudd.com/2023/12/17/maximalism/
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Nice way to display photos. Not sure I got the “maximalism” part right 🙂 https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2023/12/17/maximalism/
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Yes, it was a fascinating display. I loved the light shining through these window images.
And I enjoyed your maximalism, Maria. Never a right or wrong in art – and my only suggestion would be to crop it even tighter, losing heads and captions. More “arty” that way, but probably not what you want as a memory of what you saw.
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Thanks! I’ll give it a try -cropping it even tighter.
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I used to work for a company based in Glasgow who’s offices were in a block designed by John Barr. The windows used to annoy me because you couldn’t get a good view of the street and although I liked the design, the building seemed very incongruous for the area. https://alondonmiscellany.wordpress.com/2023/12/17/maximalism/
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How fascinating, Steve.
Not an architect I knew before this exhibition, and it was the Japan theme that drew me in. It turns out he has spent much time in Japan and has a book of his work that I must take a look at.
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What a fascinating way to present this work – thank you for sharing it with us!
Here’s mine; not quite art. Hopefully maximal enough.
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Another successful year almost over, Debs. Wishing you health and every happiness in the upcoming one.
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Thanks Jo. And of course the very same to you.
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🤗🩵
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What a fascinating shot, Debbie! Thanks for the special mention, especially as I rarely do that sort of photo. Good encouragement. 🙂 My post will link up in about 4 hours. Happy Sunday to everyone, those already there and those not yet.
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It’s a great type of image to concentrate on taking when you feel stressed or tired. You have to slow down to see these images
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It was interesting to read about Maximalism. Nice photo. Thank you.
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This requires more than a short glance – to some extent it is confusing but mesmerising. My post ties in directly with last weeks post: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2023/12/17/my-biggest-model/
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I love the lines and details
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Love it Debbie, the more you look the more you see. I went a bit arty this week 🙂
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The arty response worked very well, Brian
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👍😁
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Interesting take. I like the lines/geometry of the image.
My maximal is here: https://deoculomeo.wordpress.com/2023/12/16/maximal-occupancy/
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The photos on display were great in their own right, but I’ve loved there contrast with the hazy and busy view outside.
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