© irene waters 2015
During my trip to Sydney this week I met a friend in China Town. Naturally I was early. I had walked to get there and not remembering how long it would take me or where it was exactly I left early thus arriving early for our dinner. With time to kill I wandered the streets and came across an alley that made me feel I’d stepped into the set of a Charlie Chan movie except for the eerie creatures that were afloat above my head.
irene waters 2015
In response to Weekly Photo Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
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Well, that’s interesting. They are some kind of lights, right?
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I have just found out that they are a permanent art installation called In between two worlds by artist Jason Wing. The represent the elements of wind, fire, water and earth and the human spirits who represent them in aboriginal and chinese culture.
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Oh I love that!
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Wow, this photo is amazing!
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Isn’t it. I came across it so unexpectedly it was quite surreal.
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Must have been a surreal walk below the blue haunts. Wonder what they represent?
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I have discovered they are a permanent art installation called “Between Two Worlds” by artist Jason Wing. They represent the elements of earth, fire, wind and water and wind” and reference both aboriginal and chinese motifs giving the human characteristics of the elements. There are thirty in all. The murals in the wall and etched into the granite pavement is repeated and the cloud pattern symbolises never-ending fortune.
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Great photos. Really spooky
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Couldn’t agree with you more Raewyn.
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You’re borrowing from LD ! – but he won’t mind … in fact, he’ll be happy that an out-of-towner found these.
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Tell me the story M-R. I don’t know LD and I was so taken with these seemingly floating figures in a seedy alley so if you know more please enlighten me.
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https://lignumdraco.wordpress.com/?s=Chinatown
Go to LD’s site, Irene, and you’ll find many of his wonderful shots from Chinatown.
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Thanks M-R. I’ve now also found Jason Wing, the artist’s site which is fascinating. There are thirty of them in all but I wouldn’t have been too comfortable walking down that alley at night by myself. It was postively spooky.
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I wouldn’t even venture out at nighttime in many areas of Sydney !
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I can understand that M-R
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I had to do a double-take on these Irene, they look surreal!!!
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Aren’t they superb and most definitely surreal.
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