Sunday 10 July 2016

The Real Sea of Hull


It's been estimated that over 63,400 tonnes of sediment are deposited in the Humber every year. These range from gravels and sand through to fine clays and it these clays that give the Humber its characteristic brown soup appearance. Now a talentless American attention seeking photographer, on a commission from the fools and knaves who run the Ferens, wanted people to strip naked, be painted as the colours of the sea and spread themselves on the streets of the town. I suppose a wall of shitty brown humanity pouring down Alfred Gelder Street would have been such a drag and something of a public relations disaster. No wonder then that green-blue was the chosen colour. But when the North Sea eventually does flow down the streets of Hull (as it will, again) I doubt it will be turquoise or stop to pose for photographs.  'Humankind cannot bear very much reality' as someone other American once said.

2 comments:

  1. Okay, finally, today, I get it. I just saw video of the "Sea of Hull" online. I can't say it isn't interesting! But reality? Noooo.

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  2. That photographer could use a smack upside the head or five or six of them for good measure.

    Good view, though.

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