The contrast between the living plant entwining around the dead stone is what interested me here.
I like the way the ivy is engulfing this lovely lady as if it were a cloak
The vibrant red of the Virginia Creeper made a stark contrast with the grey of the stone. Thoughts of 'blood of Christ'.
Are these beautiful characterful victorian cemeteries being used more for film and pop video sets than for actual burials these days.
I love the way the ivy is completely reclaiming this statue, as if everything comes back to the earth eventually.
The Michaelangelo sculptures at the V& A are quite homo erotic. Scupltures in cemeteries are not too disimilar in their eroticsm. Almost like the sculptures of the cemetery are quite sexy, but virginal and 'out of reach' at the same time.
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