Friday, April 15, 2011

From sky to earth

Anuj: There is something wrong about these yellow copper pods.
anuj: But they are beautiful.
Anuj: I know they are beautiful, but what goes wrong?
anuj: They look bright and spread randomly on the floor.
Anuj: Yes they do
anuj: then?
Anuj: They made a nice combination at Bharat Bhavan on the red sandstone.
anuj: Do you mean to talk about their background?
Anuj: I guess so. Yes, i think they do not deserve this silly faded pink paver blocks.
anuj: C'mon, they don't design paver blocks for flowers now.
Anuj: But why cant they? And why should the paver blocks be only diseased pink and yellow? Or the concrete grey? Do they think about what colour the paver block should be?
anuj: you've gone nuts
Anuj: Imagine how beautiful it would be to have nice backgrounds for different flowering trees. The gulmohars look lovely on black tar roads. But when they fall on pink blocks, they lose all their character. The bogen-villas - pink, white, orange, blue: they keep flying off like paper on the streets. Aren't they almost theatrical?  
anuj: hmm, actually i never thought so.
Anuj: If they planted pavers according to the trees, or if they planted trees according to the pavers...they would build up a beautiful urban landscape.
anuj: then why only pavers, i would say walls too.
Anuj: yes, absolutely.
anuj: hmm...
Anuj: but we haven't finished sussing out on the paver block issue. I hate when the sweeper sweeps the yellow flowers from the college entrance floors every morning. Those lovely yellow dots, although random, call for finding a pattern. I love looking at them from the first floor large window. Why does he sweep them? His sharp toothed broom must be hurting the peltaforums.
anuj: but they dry out anyways
Anuj: Yes, and the wind would wash them away anyways. Dont you like walking on a yellow carpet of flowers, gradually turning golden?
anuj: I do, but...
Anuj: Exactly, I am talking about these dead paver blocks - they suck. They don't suit our environment. They need to be sensitively designed.
anuj: dont you think that's too small an issue.
Anuj: Unfortunately, that is what most of us end up thinking and giving up for.
anuj: okay, you can keep this thought for your future practice.
Anuj: May be. But i surely think paver blocks can respond to the trees they jacket. 
anuj: sure. For now, may be you can take pleasure in watching them fall on you as you walk under the trees. The weightless flakes - you can keep in your books, if you like it so much. 

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