With anticipation I headed to the Art Gallery of South Australia to see the exhibition. It was raining on the way up and North Terrace was a little wet but the buildings are still magnificent.
The volunteer at the information desk seemed to be quite surprised that I had come all the way from N.S.W, to see the exhibition, even after explaining that I was very interested in calligraphy and practiced Western Calligraphy. When she took me through to the room, I could see why. It was just that, a room. I had been expecting a much bigger exhibition with more pieces in it. I was disappointed, as this had been the reason I had come to South Australia, though the room next door, which housed The Power of Pattern: The Ayako Mitsui Collection, proved to be a pleasant surprise.
So I would suggest that if you are thinking of coming to this exhibition ensure there is something else on in Adelaide that you also want to see.
The weather was now matching my mood, damp and grey and after lunch I decided to head back up to the shopping precinct for some shopping therapy when some how I found that I had wandered in to the State Library of South Australia. I had been viewing an exhibition in The Institute Building and wandered down a corridor into what turned out to be another part of the State Library.
Now they say that every cloud has a silver lining, and the State Library turned out to be mine.
Hopefully I have this correct (you can confirm on the State Library of South Australia's website) but I think I had found myself in the Mortlock Wing of the Library.
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| Elegance at its height. |
Housed on the ground floor of this wonderful wing, is a social history of South Australia. The history covers many varied elements of South Australia's rich heritage, arts, political, and of course wine. Turning a corner to another display case I came across these beautiful manuscripts, which totally brightened my day and were a pleasure to pour over.
Each manuscript is the property of the library and were photographed with no flash, so as not to affect the documents in anyway.
I was now very happy and had seen some beautiful works of calligraphy. All of these manuscripts were in the Winery section, and I had to laugh, when reading the explanation of one of the documents, to find that it laid out the consequences for monks who sampled the produce.
On the walk home from the State Library and Art Gallery, I came across this sign for a cafe not far from the hotel. I loved the Art Deco feel to it. Some days it pays to lift your eyes to the sky!
