{"id":1033,"date":"2012-03-04T08:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T21:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meganix.net\/pavement\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2014-04-28T22:58:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T12:58:24","slug":"bluestone-symbols-guest-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meganix.net\/pavement\/2012\/03\/04\/bluestone-symbols-guest-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluestone symbols (Guest spot)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne footpath enthusiast Dimitrios Kianidis<\/strong> took the photographs for today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have found another person who likes to keep his camera pointing downwards \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or at least, he has found me through the Pavement graffiti<\/em> website. When Dimitrios Kianidis posted a comment on this site in 2011 he had already self-published a book called Footpath graffiti: Coburg & Brunswick<\/em>. It contains nearly 400 photographs, mostly inscriptions in wet concrete. Leafing through them is like reading a funny little book of very short poems. Dimitrios wanted to capture the social commentary scratched in concrete. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Most are so-and-so loves so-and-so,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he tells me, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But there are other messages and drawings as well. My favourites are:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Aborigines own this land\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSanto and the Corinthians\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI love Harrison Ford\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRIP Blair 2006\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRIP Cliff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDan is average!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0 to mention just a few.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d There are only a few copies of his book, but one of them is in Brunswick Library if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re interested in seeing it.<\/p>\n

But Dimitrios\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest discovery is, as he puts it, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dca whole language of numbers, letters and symbols carved into bluestone pavers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. The purpose of these inscriptions remains a mystery, although Dimitrios suspects they indicate the location of underground utility pipes and junctions. Any suggestions from knowledgeable blog followers would be welcome.<\/p>\n

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The \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is particularly striking. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is my favourite because it’s unlike any other that I have found. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beautifully carved and takes up the width of the paver and is visible from a short distance even to the casual observer. It’s in Albert Street on the pavement beside my favourite church too, St Patrick’s Cathedral.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Melbourne footpath enthusiast Dimitrios Kianidis took the photographs for today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post I have found another person who likes to keep his camera pointing downwards \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or at least, he has found me through the Pavement graffiti website. When Dimitrios Kianidis posted a comment on this site in 2011 he had already self-published a book called <\/p>\n

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