junk theory

Strange, but true. Around Sydney Harbour, during the Festival,

A ghostly Chinese junk will glide slowly along the shoreline with a series of images and portraits of people who live in the Sutherland Shire, projected onto its sails.

see: www.sydneyfestival.org.au

If you can see the picture that illustrates the event: the main drag coming down is the Kingsway, to the left is the cinema complex (see a section of this blog I haven't written yet) I saw Pulp Fiction here as a new release, on the right, hidden in the shadows is Northies, a pub I've never drunk at. Back on the left are the palms that gave a section of the beach up beyond Wanda the name Jerusalem, the palms were planted out for months, maybe a couple of years waiting to be put into place. And in the foreground there's a person on a bike, a surfer walking back up, and a couple walking down. This area, or plaza, was patrolled at night last time I knew, a security guard, or guards, moving kids on. This may've added to the sense of "this is my place, but not my place" that lead to the riot. A minor part, but something that would add. When I was young there was the Working Man's Club down here and at the very end near the beach, a run down kiosk, large and weather board white, a sand-blasted Coca-Cola ad on the side. (Perhaps.) Now there are cafes and restaurants and the area is monitored by cameras and by security, and young kids hanging out are moved on. Go elsewhere.

I don't know. My brother lived over the other side of Dunningham Park for some years. He'd complain in his own way about not being able to park his car. Eventually he sold and moved down the coast.