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| Tuesday 11 September - Crazy shoe
fence |
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New
Zealand
An inspiration to us all. This fence-based art
installation is over 30 years old and still going strong.
Look at this kick-ass fence. The shoe collection began more than
30 years ago when station owner (I think that's something to do
with sheep) Alistair Munro's father Sonny found an old boot on the
side of the road and placed it on top of a fence post. Other items
of footwear began to appear, and now thousands are stretched out
over a long area, most appearing in the past two years. Check out
the full
story. Meanwhile, here's a quote from a New Zealand newspaper
that sounds familiar:
'The fence says something about the people who live
here, reflecting humour, ruggedness and a carefree manner. It is
also unusual enough to stop tourists in their tracks, and the fence
has even started to appear on some itineraries. '
Fencemaster
says: Wayne (our lovely cousin
in New Zealand) is this anything to do with you? Also, mr_shoe_uk
who messages me most enthusiastically about putting shoes on the
fence, this is for you.
On the fence: Years ago Off the fence: They're trying
to move it
Removed by: Transit New Zealand
Appearances on the fence: 1000's of shoes
Current status : Still there at the moment
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| Monday 20 August - Where's that
fence? |
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The
City of Cambridge
This is a sort-of unintentional 'natural' fence
installation, like driftwood, but equally valuable just the same.
In the words of Mike Harbour who sent me this fine picture (checkout
the larger one):
'Every
morning I cycle to the Cambridge Bus Station along the river and
just recently I noticed a bike that has appeared which obviously
has been dredged up from the riverbed, where presumably it has lived
for many years judging by the accumulated extras. Some kind soul,
instead of depositing it at the local municipal, has thoughtfully
left it on the fence. Perhaps they thought that the original owner
would appreciate having it back, and that the original owner might
make frequent commemorative visits back to the place of their loss...'
Your
Fencemaster thinks it has a definite ghostly
appearance, and is sure it just manifested itself on to the fence
and wasn't dredged at all. If any one passes it and it's still there,
I suggest a sturdy lock to ensure it's fence-side integrity for
a while longer.
On the fence: 04-July-2001 Off the fence: Maybe it'll
stay there forever
Removed by: A ghostly presence
Appearances on the fence: 1
Current status : Still there, I hope
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| Thursday 5 July - Where's that
fence? |
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The
City of Bath
Don't think your Fencemaster is offering any kind
of incitement to people throughout this country and others to launch
fence-based art installations of their own. But if anyone does,
I'll endeavor to display them. Behold, here's the first one.
This
was a joint effort by a young lady and her other half, who wish
to remain anonymous. I have an edge-of-seat account of their struggle
to get these items (a rusty wok and a potato masher) on the fence
and it involves late night cruising round Bath and evading of security
guards.
There's a genuine fence issue behind it as the person in questions
was stopped from attaching their bike to this fence last year. I
am waiting to hear if I can feature full details of the heart-rending
story, with names changed to protect the innocent -or guilty - however
you look at it. Either way, it's an exciting story that involves
lurking, so I think you should be told.
On the fence: 04-July-2001 Off the fence:
Removed by:
Appearances on the fence: 1
Current status : Still there, I hope
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Tell
me about your fence. Go on, you know you
want too.
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