I just returned from a trip to Ithaca, NY, and it was a good one. Even so, embarking on a cross-country journey always involves the nuisance of pet-care, house-watching, mail-holding plus the mixture of dread and excitement for the actual travel.
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| "Waves In, Waves Out" is an all-textile installation at the Portland airport, by Japanese artist Sayuri Sasaki Hemann. It is dedicated to all people whose lives were changed by the earthquake/tsunami in 2011. |
I also love the changing art displays at most airports. Next time you travel you should take a moment to look; it will improve your experience.
So if you're traveling, take a deep breath and try to enjoy it, eh? Pretend you just got a free ticket to an art museum from which you will emerge in a different time and place entirely. Bon voyage.
it has been many years since i've been thru detroit. glad they made it a little less stressful. the portland textile installation is really neat!
ReplyDeletetwg, surprisingly, the Detroit airport is upbeat and very nice. It's a major hub for Delta.
Deletenever been in the Detroit airport but I do love all the public art that airports sport nowadays. Waves In, Waves Out is amazing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was very drawn to this installation & it looked beautiful in the dappled light of that space.
DeleteWow! Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteIf you're flying out of pdx any time soon, look for this artwork, Rosaria. I know you'd like it. Concourse D!
DeleteYou are some photographer, Kerry. How did you manage to make an airport look all artistic and meaningful? (I mean, aside from the actual art. Which is pretty cool.)
ReplyDeleteStephanie, it's odd, but I often take pics at airports. They have strange light, unexpected exhibits, and a lot of shiny things. The newer airports are quite interesting.
DeleteGosh, DFW is an international airport, and to my knowledge, has NOTHING like this! I would enjoy traveling so much more if it did.
ReplyDeleteDFW is huge...I've been there once or twice, but don't remember seeing stuff like this there either. They need to step up their game.
DeleteI have been trapped a couple of times at the Detroit airport. Thank god for books!
ReplyDeleteRight? Portland airport has a great bookstore. Not sure about Detroit. But we did chill at an Irish pub there. Smithwicks beer!
DeleteI avoid airports and air travel. It never dawned on me that I might miss some interesting sights. Regardless, I think I will enjoy your photographs and continue to avoid the hassles of flying or picking up or delivering passengers other than driving to their gates.
ReplyDeleteThis winter, especially, was a difficult one for flying: so many storms disrupting travel! That makes it more important to have nicer airports for people to ride out bad weather.
DeleteTo travel is one thing, but to go by air is another as we sit crammed like sardines in a can. Still, you get there quickly, and there's the anticipation of what awaits at the other end.
ReplyDeleteMiddle seats are the worst. But sometimes there is somebody quite interesting sitting next to me, and that's nice. I don't do chat-ups though. They always have to initiate it, if only with a smile or a comment.
DeleteThose are awesome pictures! So pretty...I don't ever plan on seeing them in person, the last time I flew was in 2000, and then 9/11 happened, and I honestly don't think I'll ever fly again. By car or by boat, okay, but not by plane. I hate to feel like this, too...
ReplyDeleteWow. I can see how that could happen. But air travel is statistically more safe than anything else. But then again, if you happen to be on that one plane....yeah. A reality of living on the coast is that to get almost anywhere one has to fly, otherwise it's a 4-6 day drive. :-(
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