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Contrary to what one might believe, water is a major issue in the subway. Tunnels lie beneath the rest of the urban environment. That's pretty obvious. Unfortunately, the bedrock is not completely dry. There will always be water permeating caves and tunnels. Dripping onto the platforms. Trickling along cables and infrastructure. Destroying artistic decorations. Given enough time, water is a certainty. Look closely at this photo and you'll see pipes running along the rocky roof
above the platform in
Skarpnäck. That's the name of the game in subway maintenance.
Water.
Saltsjöbaden (nowadays part of
Nacka Municipality) was established as a sea side resort. The single most important event here during the twentieth century was the
Saltsjöbaden Agreement on industrial relations which paved the way for decades of strong growth and a peaceful labor market. This quiet icy harbour will soon be a busy place again as winter gives way to warmer seasonal sensations for
sailors of various calibers.
- Now please pay attention. When the big hand's on 3...After appealing to emotions by pathos - logos is the third and final pillar of rhetoric. Whatever the issue, here in
Bagarmossen ("Baker's Bog") subway station or elsewhere -
logos means constructing an argument by logical reasoning.
A bunch of people trying to keep warm at the outdoor museum
Skansen during Earth Hour. There was entertainment to be had. For one hour, mostly "unplugged" and with most lights off. It was so foggy and the smoke on top of that, so the grand views I wanted to show were not to have.
Art in public places can be
inconspicuous, minimalistic. A blink of the eye and you'd have missed it. ”Arkitekta Skulpturum” by
Bertil Herlov Svensson does not fall into this category. This eight meter high aluminum sculpture in
Fisksätra is an impressive statement. So, what does it tell us?
- I wanted to go bowling but didn't want to risk having someone steal my ride, so I brought it along. I parked it right next to the pump. Which lane is mine?
For
Yellow Day, we're back down under. That is, under street level. We're still in Stockholm of course. This very yellow wall is at the subway station
Medborgarplatsen (
Civic Square). The tiles are partly from the Thirties. The mosaic from 1997 by
Mari Pårup is called approximately "the sun and time have their way".
The April theme is Yellow
Your daily dose of Stockholm, Sweden - click on pictures to enlarge!
Contrary to what one might believe, water is a major issue in the subway. Tunnels lie beneath the rest of the urban environment. That's pretty obvious. Unfortunately, the bedrock is not completely dry. There will always be water permeating caves and tunnels. Dripping onto the platforms. Trickling along cables and infrastructure. Destroying artistic decorations. Given enough time, water is a certainty. Look closely at this photo and you'll see pipes running along the rocky roof above the platform in Skarpnäck. That's the name of the game in subway maintenance. Water.
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