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Albany Bulb

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    These photographs are just a few I have taken over the last ten years at The Albany Bulb, also known as the Landfill, the Waterfront and just The Bulb. It is a place I feel passionate about. That much is obvious. There are many of us who believe that this piece of the much hyped Eastshore State Park should have been left untouched and unmanaged - because it is a unique example of what happens when a place naturally and organically self regulates. But the dogma of 'preservation' and 'conservation areas' 'resource protection', 'habitats' and 'liability' overrules all individual identity. They cannot leave anything untouched, un-designed. It is as if if they (the park planners) didn't make it, it has no value. Rules, guidelines, regulations, interpretive signage, fences, safety, sanctioned art - it leaves nothing to the imagination. That is what the landfill meant to us - a place of unlimited imagination.
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May 02, 2008

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Deb in Minnesota

Jill, you have reminded me that we do need a place of unlimited imagination. Thanks for sharing some of your landfill photos. My favorite is the one of the sun.

Jackie

Great photos Jill! Although I enjoyed the look back, it also left me feeling empty and sad.

I hope it's okay that I posted one of your photos and linked to your blog on http://www.albanybulb.com.

As usual, you say it so much better than I ever could.

nina

Thank you for sharing these. I have always enjoyed them. Although now I feel a bit mournful. Unexpected art is a necessity in a world of conformity.

neen

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