After summer rain, this peaceful park has a cascading waterfall and a full water hole. Groups of young people lounge in the late afternoon sun after a swim. A languid couple relax, chatting, the only people caught in the photograph.
Another place is demarcated by the padlocked BBQ pit and roughly erected, frequently ignored security tape roping off seating and tables. Covid-19 social distancing rules are still loosely prescribed, even in this isolated spot. In this year of coronavirus, the graffiti on display is
alternatively a wailed cry to Jesus or one of disdain – “Jesus!” – concerning the restrictions imposed in Arcadia.
一場夏季雨後，這個寧靜的公園出現了一個傾注的瀑布和一個完整的水洞。一群年輕人在池中暢泳後，在夕陽下悠然自得。照片中唯一的人物就是一對從容的情人，兩人神情輕鬆，你一言我一語。另一個地方的燒烤爐被鎖起，旁邊的椅桌由保安膠帶隨意圍起，但市民大都漠視。即使在這個偏僻的地方，2019冠狀病毒的社交距離規則仍然在目，雖然人們只勉強遵守。疫情嚴峻的一年，展出的塗鴉是一個對上帝的哀號，亦是怒喊——「耶穌！」，對遠離塵囂仍存在的枷鎖表態。
Photo: John Batten