I meant to post this shot last week but got swamped with Olympics etc. This is part of one of the Olympic Park 'Postbox art' installations. The text is actually all about Hackney's industrial past leaving the soil polluted and during the creation of the Olympic Park they had soil hospitals to sift and clean the soil. The bokeh in the background is created by some of the millions of wild flowers that are benefitting from the soil.
great shot and interesting that there are installations to show this. I have photos showing the Olympics Park changing from Stratford station over the last few years so know what it looked like before - bleak and industrial
@shannew Ooooh - could you post a collage - would be interesting! @fueast I should have taken both sides of the artwork - I've got half that tells you what I've said here but the other half gives more detail including how much soil and, presumably, how they cleaned it. TBH I didn't read it at the time - I assumed it was a poem - wish I'd taken more notice now as there were a few different ones.
Fab shot and interesting background info on a part of the remarkable transformation of a large section of London's east side. We lived in Atlanta when the city hosted the '96 Games and the lasting benefits and excitement far outweighed any temporary/minor inconveniences.
Great shot and very interesting story behind it. When I first saw this and hadn't read the title I thought it had to do with cooking (AGA). I know...idiotic.
Ok. So I went on Google and found lots of interesting information on soil-washing and what they did to clean up the contaminated sites. I then sent various links to the husband who is an environmental lawyer. He is totally fascinated by this. Thanks, Judith.
The area where the Olympics were held looked to be quite downtrodden when I was there in May. Is there hope for the Olympic village to not get run-down do you think?
@fueast I should have taken both sides of the artwork - I've got half that tells you what I've said here but the other half gives more detail including how much soil and, presumably, how they cleaned it. TBH I didn't read it at the time - I assumed it was a poem - wish I'd taken more notice now as there were a few different ones.