Men at Work
at the Azores
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| Furnas; IV.1998
all pictures S. Visser |
Ponta del Gada, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 | Lagoa, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 | Feteiras; IV.1998 |
| The Azores are extremely rich in men-at-work-signs.
The isles are probably the most active center of speciation,
more than Alençon in France.
When I emptied the mailbox (a real snail-mailbox: snails rasped some letters away when I was abroad.) I felt the same helplessness as with the South-African rock-signs. They all look different. Compare heaps (number, shape, size), posture, bottom-line (present, absent), spade. |
Still, it is possible to lump them together
in three groups:
+ squat people; one heap (top row) + slender persons; two heaps (middle) + novelty panels (bottom row) The first group seems most specific. The other groups show Portuguese influence. |
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| Lagoa, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 | Lagoa, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 | Lagoa, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 |
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It is probably only a matter of time before the diversity on the Azores succumbs to the emptiness of the continental sign: the new worker popping up everywhere in Spain, Portugal and Italy. |
| Furnas, IV.1998 | Várzea, IV.1998 | Ribera Grande, Saõ Miguel; XII.2000 |
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| More signs from the Azores: Children crossing - Falling rocks |