Wednesday, March 31, 2010

They're Everywhere! (Or Ought to Be)

Having lunch at a terrific gallery/restaurant in Savannah, and we look up to see a big old grand piano sitting in the middle of the room. Not being played. Just sitting there. There is even a bench blocking the keyboard. Hmmm...

There is art all around--after all it's a gallery. It's not at all obvious if this piano is playable or is just a massive centerpiece for the funky dining room.

Doesn't matter. The mere presence of a grand piano raises the room's feeling from average to special. It might be played. (Or there may not even be keys in it--who knows? Who cares? It's there!)

Someone found this piano and put it right here. There is such potential that it makes the entire room feel more artsy.Wonder what transformations would take place if it were played?

When you're in Savannah, stop by SoHo South and check out the piano. And the art and food. It all goes together, if you ask me, and the food is just as creative as you'd expect from a room with a mysterious grand piano . . . just quietly sitting there, waiting . . .

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful photo! Can't wait to go to SoHo on my next trip to Savannah (whenever that may be...!).

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  2. Yes! The mere "SHAPE" of a grand piano is so pleasing and enticing...like the shape of a violin one sees in all those "still life" paintings from the "Age of Enlightenment" ...
    something about those wonderful shapes begs our attention, you know?

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