camminando | A Sunny Spring Day in Melbourne

It is finally Saturday: my week was of the series which can be synthesized by  Friedrich Nietzsche's quote "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Unfortunately these weeks are getting increasingly frequent in my PhD journey. This one was topped also by a very painful episode of ingratitude which I found extremely upsetting for my present state of vulnerability. Creativity has always been a survival means throughout my life but I am learning that probably is a personal process and often in academic environment cannot be shared. Another famous quote, by Oscar Wilde “No good deed goes unpunished” can be used as description.
Spending the day in Melbourne offered a welcomed distraction in the change of scene. I never thought I would crave cities and density so much!

 "Sound Bites" at the RMIT gallery

 Pro Choice and Anti Abortion rallies clashing in Flinders Street

 Public Art along the Yarra River

The ACCA is showing a Tacita Dean's installation

 A polyhedral sculpture at National Gallery of Victoria

 Demonstrating against GMO

 Views along the Yarra River

Urban Immersion: Melbourne

Southern Cross Station

 Convention Center

 South Warf

 Yarra River and its bridges

 Federation Square

 Findler Street Station

 Views from St. Kilda Beach

 Arts Centre

 Fitzroy Street

 National Gallery of Victoria

 View of Chinatown from Swanston Street

 "Architectural" shopping at Bourke Street

 Total walks length: 10km

 

You Yangs Mountains view from the train on the way back to Geelong