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Posted: 15 May 2019

Taken: 26 Feb 2019

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miner •

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The miner

The miner
This statue is in Pendeen, near the Geevor mine. See also PiP.

From the inscription:
"Hard rock breeds hard men
Who slip between earth's cracks for a living;
The dark chasm which closes around you,
Tight like a fist, draws you down
Into the mine's gullet, the belly of the beast..."

My thanks to John Fitzgerald for bringing to my attention this musical link which pretty much says it all.

Gudrun, Erhard Bernstein, Berny, Marije Aguillo and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo

21 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
beautiful dedication to one of the most difficult works
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Two superb pictures George. The b&w one works very well. Also good text and link.
5 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe colosse.Leur travail devait etre penible.******
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome shot of an often unappreciated profession!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Simply beautiful; taken with a qwell chosen pov George.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Great perspective, George, and an impressive statue. You could have used Big Bad John by Jimmie Dean as your musical link!
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Thanks for the visit, comments and faves, George.
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Wow...what a cool sculpture. Love the detail, love the inscription. And I also loved the link too. All together make a really super presentation. Makes me think about the hard life of these folk. Really great. I am sure I'll be reflecting on your show during the day, thanks George! :)
5 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
It looks so much stronger in b/w George! The light on the face ist wonderful!
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Super, George ! Great view to this monument !
5 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Excellent, well done.
Have a great evening...
5 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
An excellent work, George!
5 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Proud sculpture and a great inscription George, not a job I would have wanted !
Very apt music link
5 years ago.
 Dave Roberts 2014
Dave Roberts 2014
Excellent!
5 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Marvellous detail and beautifully presented, George. A spot-on musical match too.

Thank you for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music
5 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
A BEAUTIFUL AND FITTING TRIBUTE
5 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
Two wonderful images, George. I really like your pov on the main photo.

And a good ol' song too!
5 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
2 good photos, George, and I definitely prefer the B&W version. Mining - a job I'd hate. So dark and claustrophobic. The inscription is perfect.
5 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel club
émouvant poême...un métier si difficile
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Good that you found such places George. Certainly the old mines of Cornwall are very interesting. My own ancestors worked in their tin mines. A hard life for sure. The video/music is most appropriate too. Here is one of my old Cornish mines too.

Regards, Herb
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

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