STL DPB IN NEW YORK - INFINITE REGRESSION

 

Back at The Summit, the all-mirrored observation areas on the 91st to 93rd floors of One Vanderbilt, the newish mega-tall structure that blocks the afternoon light on the western side of Grand Central Station. The 92nd floor is something of a mezzanine, not reaching to the broad southern windows and overlooking the full-size floor below. The eastern and western side of the 92nd have mirrored circular tubes through the floor, with mirrors above, below and beside. As if there wasn’t enough vertigo.                       

STL DPB IN NEW YORK - I’M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES

 

One of the spaces at The Summit, I think on the 92nd floor, is full of silver mylar balloons that - quite literally - reflect the mirrored interior surfaces. Blowers around the edges push them up to the cieling. Then they slowly, randomly settle. If I was younger, I’d think it was pretty trippy.             

A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FROM ST. LOUIS

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it. I thought this picture of Ellie imitating her grandfather (albeit with a complete rejection of guidance) would be something good for the digital tree. Quiet in our house. Neither Mrs. C or I are from here so there's no other family in the area. Awfully fortunate we were not traveling this week. Just us, Emily and Ellie around the tree and at the table today.         

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - SELF PORTRAIT WITH BLUE TAPE

We're sitting in a lounge at O'Hare Airport in Chicago as I write this.  I spent much of the flight from London editing pictures and there are still more to go. This is in the Tate Modern museum, which is full of cutting edge stuff. One room had mirrors of various sizes hung from the ceiling. The mirrors and walls were edged with blue masking tape in two widths. That's it. And then I walked into the scene.                

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - STILL WAY UP THERE

I'm permitting myself one more of these from the observation deck at The Summit. The multi-level deign is stunning.          

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - OPTICS

Much of The Summit observation deck is spread over three levels, most of it mirrored except for the windows. There are openings between the levels, some right-angled, some, like here, cylindrical. It is very hard to figure out just what you are looking at.