Uploaded: November 03, 2010 12:12:51
I found this statue of a pinocchio-looking boy along the Graben, a pedestrian-only shopping street in center city Vienna. No one seemed to know it's history or why it was there.
Update! Thanks to Bojan, I have leaned that the title of this "public installation" is TAGEDIEB (meaning layabout or idler) and the artist is Cosima von Bonin, who is based in Cologne. It was installed to mark the inauguration of a new location dedicated to the presentation of public works in the city.
I apologize for my lack of comments. My computer crashed and then I was away at a convention. Things are back to normal now!
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: NIKON D200
Robert R. Goodman November 03, 2010
Hi Ann,glad your back and have everything fixed my friend.Wonderful capture,sure has a long noses.Still hot down in southern Az!!!!! #1323723John Connolly November 03, 2010
Aren't computer crashes the most frustrating events, Ann!Mike Clime November 03, 2010
What a cool find, Ann! Someone was very creative hanging the spider from the nose. #9012579Jyri Vissak November 03, 2010
Cool find! Art is everywhere. #9012603Jyri Vissak November 03, 2010
Cool find! Art is everywhere. #9012606Ron McEwan November 03, 2010
Interesting and unique as well, great shot Ann. #9012623Patrick Rouzes November 03, 2010
Sure is a unique find & fantastic capture of it, Ann! Vienna must be a most interesting city to visit!My PC crashed aslo a few weeks ago! Welcome back & hope things go well! #9012651
Tiia Vissak November 03, 2010
Very original! All the best! #9012656Ann H. Belus November 03, 2010
Thank you Bobby, John, Mike, Juri, Ron, Patrick, and Tiia! #9012657Bojan Bencic November 03, 2010
Fantastic capture, Ann. Great light and composition.Gord MacEachern November 03, 2010
This is a beautiful capture Ann, very unique statue, well done! #9012669Ann H. Belus November 03, 2010
Thanks so much for that info, Bojan; I was able to research it a bit more. Now I now why it was there! Thank you also Gord for your comments. #9012697Tammy Espino November 03, 2010
What a neat find and capture!!! #9012848Tammy M. Anderson November 03, 2010
Very interesting unique statue and capture, Ann. Excellent clarity, colors and comp. #9012851Murry Grigsby November 03, 2010
What a fun shot Ann and thanks for the back story! Sorry to hear about your computer crash and glad you are up and running so soon :0) #9013020Patti Coblentz November 03, 2010
How funny! It's a great capture, Ann..and I love the surrounding architecture! Beautiful and interesting image!David Phalen November 03, 2010
Way cool find and capture!! #9013123Laura E. Swan November 03, 2010
It sure pays to LOOK UP! WOW! What a cool find! And how great that our very own BPer Bojan was able to solve the mystery for you!!! NEAT!I sure know your computer pain! Someone sent me a forward that had 51 Trojans in it! Imagine my glee. In the shop it went. Glad you are back, Ann! :)
-Laura #9013399
Ann H. Belus November 03, 2010
Thank you Tammy, Murry, Patti, David, and Laura! #9013407frank w. degenhardt November 04, 2010
Ann- Sorry to hear about the pc. They sure can make our lives miserable when they do stuff like that.Joy Rector November 04, 2010
cool #9013553Hal Bambrick November 04, 2010
Excellent Capture and Story Ann!!!!!!. #9013831Val Feldman November 04, 2010
Hello, Ann! So good to see you back! Very interesting capture... Pinocchio (sure looks like him - hard to mistake that nose for anyone else!) in the middle of a Vienna shopping center, cool enough but then add the spider attached to his nose and it becomes a really super cool find! Leave it to you, World Traveler! :) Glad to know you are up and running again - we missed you around here! #9014441Renata Gusciora November 06, 2010
Ha!:D Thats a cute find,Ann!Fantastic capture,great composition and lighting! #9018316Bojan Bencic December 13, 2010
Congratulations on your finalists, Ann. #9097493Carol L. Fowler December 13, 2010
Congrats on the Finalist #9098230Tammy Espino December 13, 2010
Congrats on your finalist!!! :) #9098452Laura E. Swan December 13, 2010
On You SUPER Finalist, Ann!!! WOW! Another one!
I got one, too! :))) Yippeeeeeeee! HA!
-Laura #9098662
Patti Coblentz December 13, 2010
Love this one, Ann! Congratulations on another wonderful finalist! #9099374Nancyj E. Hovey December 14, 2010
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